Week 8 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 8 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 10/24/2019

ELITE RB1

Dalvin Cook (vs WAS) **Thursday**
Christian McCaffrey (at SF)

SOLID RB1

James Conner (vs MIA)
Aaron Jones (at KC)
Chris Carson (at ATL)
Alvin Kamara (vs ARI) **Monitor Status**
Leonard Fournette (vs NYJ)
Saquon Barkley (at DET)
Josh Jacobs (at HOU) **Monitor Status**
Le’Veon Bell (at JAX)

VOLUME RB2

Sony Michel (vs CLE)
Derrick Henry (vs TB)
Todd Gurley (vs CIN)
Nick Chubb (at NE)
Chase Edmonds (at NO) **Monitor Johnson Status**
Austin Ekeler (at CHI) **PPR Special**
Marlon Mack (vs DEN)
James White (vs CLE) **PPR Special**

FLEX APPEAL

David Montgomery (vs LAC)
LeSean McCoy (vs GB)
Jordan Howard (at BUF)
Tevin Coleman (vs CAR)
Ty Johnson (vs NYG)
Latavius Murray (vs ARI)
Phillip Lindsay (at IND)
Royce Freeman (at IND)
Carlos Hyde (vs OAK)
Melvin Gordon (at CHI)
Devonta Freeman (vs SEA)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Jamaal Williams (at KC)
Matt Breida (vs CAR)
Joe Mixon (at LAR)
Alexander Mattison (vs WAS) **Thursday**
Duke Johnson Jr (vs OAK)
Miles Sanders (at BUF)
J.D. McKissic (vs NYG)
Darrell Henderson (vs CIN) **Monitor Brown Status**
Devin Singletary (vs PHI)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Adrian Peterson (at MIN) **Thursday**
Wendell Smallwood (at MIN) **Thursday**
Mark Walton (at PIT)
Kenyan Drake (at PIT)
Ronald Jones (at TEN)
Peyton Barber (at TEN)
Tarik Cohen (vs LAC)
Damien Williams (vs GB)
Benny Snell (vs MIA) **Monitor Conner Status**
Jalen Richard (at HOU) **Monitor Jacobs Status**
DeAndre Washington (at HOU) **Monitor Jacobs Status**
Nyheim Hines (vs DEN)

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