Week 1 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 1 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/09/2021

ELITE RB1

Dalvin Cook (at CIN)
Alvin Kamara (vs GB) **in Jacksonville**
Christian McCaffrey (vs NYJ)

STRONG RB1

Derrick Henry (vs ARI)
Nick Chubb (at KC)
Chris Carson (at IND)
James Robinson (at HOU)
Aaron Jones (vs NO) **in Jacksonville**
Jonathan Taylor (vs SEA)
Austin Ekeler (at WAS) **Monitor Status**

SOLID RB1

Joe Mixon (vs MIN)
Najee Harris (at BUF)
Antonio Gibson (vs LAC)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire (vs CLE)

STRONG RB2

Darrell Henderson (vs CHI)
Raheem Mostert (at DET)
Miles Sanders (at ATL)
Saquon Barkley (vs DEN)
Ezekiel Elliott (at TB) **Thursday**
Ty’Son Williams (at LV)
Damien Harris (vs MIA)

SOLID RB2

Javonte Williams (at NYG)
David Montgomery (at LAR)

FLEX APPEAL

Kareem Hunt (at KC)
Ronald Jones II (vs DAL) **Thursday**
Josh Jacobs (vs BAL) **Monitor Status**
Trey Sermon (at DET)
D’Andre Swift (vs SF)
Mike Davis (vs PHI)
Chase Edmonds (at TEN)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

James White (vs MIA)
Melvin Gordon (at NYG)
James Conner (at TEN)
A.J. Dillon (vs NO) **In Jacksonville**
Myles Gaskin (at NE)
Nyheim Hines (vs SEA)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Ty Johnson (at CAR)
Leonard Fournette (vs DAL) **Thursday**
Jamaal Williams (vs SF)
Zack Moss (vs PIT)
Kenyan Drake (vs BAL) **Monitor Jacobs Status**
Phillip Lindsay (vs JAX)
Giovani Bernard (vs DAL) **Thursday**
J.D. McKissic (vs LAC)
Carlos Hyde (at HOU)
Sony Michel (vs CHI)
Trenton Cannon (at LV)
Joshua Kelley (at WAS) **Monitor Ekeler Status**
Justin Jackson (at WAS) **Monitor Ekeler Status**
Damien Williams (at LAR)
Alexander Mattison (at CIN)
Tony Pollard (at TB) **Thursday**
Michael Carter (at CAR)
Mark Ingram (vs JAX)
Tony Jones (vs GB) **In Jacksonville**
Darrel Williams (vs CLE)
Jerick McKinnon (vs CLE)
Tevin Coleman (at CAR)
David Johnson (vs JAX)
Cordarrelle Patterson (vs PHI)
Boston Scott (at ATL)

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