Week 16 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 16 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 12/24/2020

ELITE RB1

Derrick Henry (at GB)
Alvin Kamara (vs MIN) **Friday**
Dalvin Cook (at NO) **Friday**

STRONG RB1

David Montgomery (at JAX)
Nick Chubb (at NYJ)
Aaron Jones (vs TEN)

SOLID RB1

David Johnson (at CIN)
Josh Jacobs (vs MIA) **Saturday**
Jonathan Taylor (at PIT)
Miles Sanders (at DAL)

HIGH FLOOR RB2

Austin Ekeler (vs DEN) **PPR Special**
J.K. Dobbins (vs NYG)
Chris Carson (vs LAR)
James Robinson (vs CHI) **Monitor Status**
Kareem Hunt (at NYJ)
DAndre Swift (vs TB) **Saturday**
Leonard Fournette (at DET) **Saturday**
Melvin Gordon (at LAC)
J.D. McKissic (vs CAR) **Monitor Gibson Status**
Kenyan Drake (at SF) **Monitor Edmonds Status/Saturday**

EMERGENCY RB2/FLEX APPEAL

Darrell Henderson (at SEA)
Giovani Bernard (vs HOU)
Zack Moss (vs NE)
Jeff Wilson (at ARI) **Saturday**
Myles Gaskin (at LV) **Saturday**
LeVeon Bell (vs ATL)
Mike Davis (at WAS)

WHAT-THE-HECK FLEX

Ezekiel Elliot (vs PHI) **Monitor Status**
Tony Pollard (vs PHI) **Monitor Elliott Status/Strong RB2 if Elliott Out**
Gus Edwards (vs NYG)
Nyheim Hines (at PIT)
Sony Michel (at BUF) **Monitor Harris Status**
Malcolm Brown (at SEA)
Chase Edmonds (vs SF) **Monitor Status/Saturday**
Frank Gore (vs CLE)
James White (at BUF) **PPR Special**

Benny Snell (vs IND)

James Conner (vs IND)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Latavius Murray (vs MIN) **Friday**
Devin Singletary (vs NE)
Wayne Gallman (at BAL)
Kalen Ballage (vs DEN)
Carlos Hyde (vs LAR)
Ito Smith (at KC)
Salvon Ahmed (at LV) **Saturday**
Darrel Williams (vs ATL)
Ty Johnson (vs CLE)

Dare Ogunbowale (vs CHI)

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