Week 16 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 16 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 12/19/2019

ELITE RB1

Christian McCaffrey (at IND)

STRONG RB1

Ezekiel Elliott (at PHI)
Chris Carson (vs ARI)
Saquon Barkley (at WAS)
Joe Mixon (at MIA)

BOOM/BUST RB1

Austin Ekeler (vs OAK)
Derrick Henry (vs NO)
Mark Ingram (at CLE)
Nick Chubb (vs BAL)
Aaron Jones (at MIN)

SOLID RB1

Miles Sanders (vs DAL)
Leonard Fournette (at ATL)
Alvin Kamara (at TEN)

HIGH FLOOR RB2

Mike Boone (vs GB) **Monitor Mattison Practice Reports**
Devin Singletary (at NE) **Saturday**
Adrian Peterson (vs NYG)
Raheem Mostert (vs LAR) **Saturday**
Le’Veon Bell (vs PIT)

HIGH CEILING RB2

Kenyan Drake (at SEA)
Melvin Gordon (vs OAK)

FLEX APPEAL

DeAndre Washington (at LAC)
Kerryon Johnson (at DEN) **Monitor Status**
James Conner (vs NYJ)
James White (vs BUF) **PPR RB2/Saturday**
Kareem Hunt (vs BAL) **PPR RB2**
Phillip Lindsay (vs DET)
Todd Gurley (at SF) **Saturday**
Marlon Mack (vs CAR)
Carlos Hyde (at TB) **Saturday**
Devonta Freeman (vs JAX)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Myles Gaskin (vs CIN)
Boston Scott (vs DAL) **PPR Special**
Tarik Cohen (vs KC) **PPR Special**

DESPERATION PLAYS

Sony Michel (vs BUF) **Saturday**
David Montgomery (vs KC)
Ronald Jones II (vs HOU) **Saturday**
Darwin Thompson (at CHI)
Duke Johnson Jr (at TB) **Saturday**
Jalen Richard (at LAC)
Gus Edwards (at CLE)
Latavius Murray (at TEN)
Jamaal Williams (at MIN)
Ameer Abdullah (vs GB) **Monitor Mattison Status**
Chris Thompson (vs NYG)
Peyton Barber (vs HOU) **Saturday**
Matt Breida (vs LAR) **Saturday**
Dare Ogunbowale (vs HOU) **Saturday**
Tony Pollard (at PHI)
David Johnson (at SEA)
Tevin Coleman (vs LAR) **Saturday**

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