Week 6 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 6 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 10/11/2018

ELITE RB1

Todd Gurley (at DEN)

STRONG RB1

Melvin Gordon (at CLE)

SOLID RB1

James Conner (at CIN)
Ezekiel Elliott (vs JAX)
Joe Mixon (vs PIT)
Saquon Barkley (vs PHI) **Thursday**
Christian McCaffrey (vs WAS)

Sony Michel (vs KC) **Monitor Status**

PPR RB1/NON-PPR RB2

James White (vs KC)
Chris Thompson (vs CAR)

BOOM/BUST RB2

Jordan Howard (at MIA)
Kareem Hunt (at NE)
David Johnson (at MIN)
Aaron Jones (vs SF)
Isaiah Crowell (vs IND) **Monitor Status**

HIGH FLOOR RB2

TJ Yeldon (at DAL)

Chris Carson (vs OAK - London)
Bilal Powell (vs IND) **Strong RB2 if Crowell Out**

FLEX APPEAL

Carlos Hyde (vs LAC)
Dalvin Cook (vs ARI) **Monitor Status**
Latavius Murray (vs ARI) **Strong RB2 if Cook Out**
Alfred Morris (at GB)
Mike Davis (vs OAK - London)
Austin Ekeler (at CLE)
Tarik Cohen (at MIA)
Kenyan Drake (vs CHI)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Javorius Allen (at TEN)
Phillip Lindsay (vs LAR)
Marshawn Lynch (vs SEA - London)
Adrian Peterson (vs CAR) **Monitor Status**
Alex Collins (at TEN)
Devonta Freeman (vs TB) **Monitor Status**
Corey Clement (at NYG) **Thursday**
LeSean McCoy (at HOU)
Wendell Smallwood (at NYG) **Thursday**
Jamaal Williams (vs SF)
Nyheim Hines (at NYJ)
Dion Lewis (vs BAL)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Royce Freeman (vs LAR)
Marlon Mack (at NYJ)
Tevin Coleman (vs TB) **Flex Appeal if Freeman Out**
Alfred Blue (vs BUF)
Lamar Miller (vs BUF)
Ty Montgomery (vs SF)
Kyle Juszczyk (at GB)
Ronald Jones (at ATL)
Jalen Richard (vs SEA - London)
Frank Gore (vs CHI)
Peyton Barber (at ATL)
Duke Johnson Jr (vs LAC)
Ito Smith (vs TB) **Flex Appeal if Freeman Out**
Nick Chubb (vs LAC)

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