Week 2 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 2 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/16/2021

ELITE RB1

Christian McCaffrey (vs NO)

STRONG RB1

Nick Chubb (vs HOU)
Alvin Kamara (at CAR)
Chris Carson (vs TEN)
Dalvin Cook (at ARI)

HIGH CEILING RB1

Austin Ekeler (vs DAL)
Aaron Jones (vs DET)
Joe Mixon (at CHI)
Saquon Barkley (at WAS) **Thursday**

BOOM/BUST RB1

Derrick Henry (at SEA)

STRONG RB2

David Montgomery (vs CIN)
Antonio Gibson (vs NYG) **Thursday**
Darrell Henderson (at IND)

VOLUME RB2

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (at BAL)
Najee Harris (vs LV)
Jonathan Taylor (vs LAR)

RB2/FLEX APPEAL

Miles Sanders (vs SF)
Kareem Hunt (vs HOU)
Ezekiel Elliott (at LAC)
Elijah Mitchell (at PHI)
Chase Edmonds (vs MIN)
D’Andre Swift (at GB)
Jamaal Williams (at GB)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Damien Harris (at NYJ)
Javonte Williams (at JAX)
Melvin Gordon (at JAX)
Devin Singletary (at MIA)
Leonard Fournette (at JAX)
A.J. Dillon (vs DET)
Nyheim Hines (vs LAR)
Kenyan Drake (vs PIT)
Myles Gaskin (vs BUF)
Mike Davis (at TB)
James Conner (vs MIN)

DESPERATION PLAYS

James White (at NYJ)
Ronald Jones II (at JAX)
Latavius Murray (vs KC)
Ty’Son Williams (vs KC)
Trey Sermon (at PHI) **Monitor Status**
James Robinson (vs DEN)
Tony Pollard (at LAC)
Josh Jacobs (at PIT)
Larry Rountree (vs DAL)
Damien Williams (vs CIN)
Carlos Hyde (vs DEN)
Rhamondre Stevenson (at NYJ)
Mark Ingram (at CAR)

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