Week 15 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 15 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 12/12/2019

ELITE RB1

Christian McCaffrey (vs SEA)
Derrick Henry (vs HOU)
Ezekiel Elliott (vs LAR)

STRONG RB1

Chris Carson (at CAR)
Saquon Barkley (vs MIA)
Dalvin Cook (at LAC)
Melvin Gordon (vs MIN)

BOOM/BUST RB1

Aaron Jones (vs CHI)
Austin Ekeler (vs MIN)

HIGH FLOOR RB1

Leonard Fournette (at OAK)
Nick Chubb (at ARI)
Todd Gurley (at DAL)

BOOM/BUST RB2

Mark Ingram (vs NYJ) **Thursday**
Josh Jacobs (vs JAX) **Monitor Status**
Raheem Mostert (vs ATL)
James Conner (vs BUF)

HIGH FLOOR RB2

Joe Mixon (vs NE)
Alvin Kamara (vs IND)
Devin Singletary (at PIT)
LeVeon Bell (at BAL) **Thursday**

FLEX APPEAL

Patrick Laird (at NYG)
Phillip Lindsay (at KC)
Devonta Freeman (at SF) **Monitor Status**
Kareem Hunt (at ARI)
Miles Sanders (at WAS)
Kenyan Drake (vs CLE)
James White (at CIN)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Adrian Peterson (vs PHI)
David Montgomery (at GB)
Latavius Murray (vs IND)
Boston Scott (at WAS)
Alexander Mattison (at LAC)
Sony Michel (at CIN)
Marlon Mack (at NO)
Duke Johnson Jr (at TEN)
Tarik Cohen (at GB)
Nyheim Hines (at NO)
Chris Thompson (vs PHI)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Damien Williams (vs DEN) **Monitor Status**
LeSean McCoy (vs DEN)
Ronald Jones II (at DET)
Peyton Barber (at DET)
Carlos Hyde (at TEN)
Bo Scarbrough (vs TB)
DeAndre Washington (vs JAX)
Jamaal Williams (vs CHI)
Matt Breida (vs ATL)
Tevin Coleman (vs ATL)
JD McKissic (vs TB)
David Johnson (vs CLE)
Royce Freeman (at KC)

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