Week 1 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 1 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/10/2020

ELITE RB1

Christian McCaffrey (vs LV)
Dalvin Cook (vs GB)
Derrick Henry (at DEN)
Josh Jacobs (at CAR)
Ezekiel Elliott (at LAR)

STRONG RB1

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (vs HOU) **Thursday**
Saquon Barkley (at PIT)
Alvin Kamara (vs TB)
James Conner (at NYG)
Joe Mixon (vs LAC)

SOLID RB1

Chris Carson (at ATL)
Todd Gurley (vs SEA)
Aaron Jones (at MIN)
Mark Ingram (vs CLE)
Nick Chubb (at BAL)

SOLID RB2

Austin Ekeler (at CIN)
Kenyan Drake (at SF)
David Johnson (at KC) **Thursday**
Raheem Mostert (vs ARI)
Marlon Mack (at JAX)

BOOM/BUST RB2

Zack Moss (vs NYJ)
Jonathan Taylor (at JAX)
Antonio Gibson (vs PHI)
Le’Veon Bell (vs BUF)

FLEX APPEAL

Kareem Hunt (at BAL)
Jordan Howard (at NE)
Melvin Gordon (vs TEN)
Phillip Lindsay (vs TEN)

Boston Scott (at WAS) **PPR Special**

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Cam Akers (vs DAL)
J.K. Dobbins (vs CLE)
James Robinson (vs IND)
Devin Singletary (vs NYJ)
Ronald Jones II (at NO)
Matt Breida (at NE)
James White (vs MIA) **PPR Special**
Tarik Cohen (at DET) **PPR Special**
Chris Thompson (vs IND) **PPR Special**
Duke Johnson Jr (at KC) **PPR Special/Thursday**

Corey Clement (at WAS)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Latavius Murray (vs TB)
Leonard Fournette (at NO)
Kerryon Johnson (vs CHI)
Adrian Peterson (vs CHI)
Joshua Kelley (at CIN)
Tevin Coleman (vs ARI)
Sony Michel (vs MIA)
Rex Burkhead (vs MIA) **PPR Special**
Jerick McKinnon (vs ARI) **PPR Special**
Malcolm Brown (vs DAL)
Darrell Henderson (vs DAL)
Carlos Hyde (at ATL)
Jamaal Williams (at MIN)
Tony Pollard (at LAR)
LeSean McCoy (at NO) **PPR Special**
D’Andre Swift (vs CHI)
Darrel Williams (vs HOU) **Thursday**
Ryan Nall (at DET)
Frank Gore (at BUF)
Benny Snell (at NYG)
Anthony McFarland (at NYG)
Justin Jackson (at CIN)
Chase Edmonds (at SF)

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