Week 5 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 5 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 10/08/2020

ELITE RB1

Alvin Kamara (vs LAC)
Dalvin Cook (at SEA)
Ezekiel Elliott (vs NYG)

STRONG RB1

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (vs LV) **Monitor Game Status**
Kareem Hunt (vs IND)
Derrick Henry (vs BUF) **Monitor Game Status**

SOLID RB1

James Conner (vs PHI)
Raheem Mostert (vs MIA) **Monitor Status**
Mike Davis (at ATL) **PPR Special**
James Robinson (at HOU)
Joe Mixon (at BAL)
Chris Carson (vs MIN)

HIGH CEILING RB2

Antonio Gibson (vs LAR)

HIGH FLOOR RB2

Josh Jacobs (at KC) **Monitor Game Status**
Jonathan Taylor (at CLE)

Miles Sanders (at PIT)

FLEX APPEAL

Devin Singletary (at TEN) **Monitor Moss and Game Status** **PPR Special**
David Johnson (vs JAX)
Latavius Murray (vs LAC)
Ke’Shawn Vaughn (at CHI) **Thursday** **PPR Special**
Le’Veon Bell (vs ARI) **Monitor Status**
Ronald Jones II (at CHI) **Thursday**
David Montgomery (vs TB) **Thursday**
Joshua Kelley (at NO)
Melvin Gordon (at NE) **Monitor Lindsay and Game Status**

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Jerick McKinnon (vs MIA) **Monitor Mostert Status** **PPR Special**
Kenyan Drake (at NYJ)
Todd Gurley (vs CAR)
Devonta Freeman (at DAL) **PPR Special**
Mark Ingram (vs CIN)
Damien Harris (vs DEN) **Monitor Game Status**
Nyheim Hines (at CLE) **PPR Special**
Chase Edmonds (at NYJ) **PPR Special**
Myles Gaskin (at SF) **PPR Special**
James White (vs DEN) **Monitor Game Status** **PPR Special**
Gus Edwards (vs CIN)
J.K. Dobbins (vs CIN)
Phillip Lindsay (at NE) **Monitor Status and Game Status**
Darrell Henderson (at WAS)
Duke Johnson Jr (vs JAX) **PPR Special**

DESPERATION PLAYS

Zack Moss (at TEN) **Monitor Status**
Cam Akers (at WAS) **Monitor Status**
Anthony McFarland (vs PHI)
J.D. McKissic (vs LAR)
Malcolm Brown (at WAS)
Wayne Gallman (at DAL)
D’Ernest Johnson (vs IND)
Justin Jackson (at NO)
Rex Burkhead (vs DEN) **Monitor Game Status**
Frank Gore (vs ARI)
Matt Breida (at SF)
Alexander Mattison (at SEA)
Jordan Howard (at SF)
Brian Hill (vs CAR)
Deejay Dallas (vs MIN)
Travis Homer (vs MIN)
Jordan Wilkins (at CLE)
Trenton Cannon (at ATL)
Giovani Bernard (at BAL)
Tony Pollard (vs NYG)

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