Week 3 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 3 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/23/2021

ELITE RB1

Christian McCaffrey (at HOU)
Derrick Henry (vs IND)

STRONG RB1

Dalvin Cook (vs SEA) **Monitor Status**
Austin Ekeler (at KC)
Aaron Jones (at SF)

SOLID RB1

Nick Chubb (vs CHI)
Joe Mixon (at PIT)
Saquon Barkley (vs ATL)
Alvin Kamara (at NE)

STRONG RB2

Chris Carson (at MIN)
David Montgomery (at CLE)

HIGH FLOOR RB2

Jonathan Taylor (at TEN)
Najee Harris (vs CIN)
D’Andre Swift (vs BAL)

FLEX APPEAL

Trey Sermon (vs GB) **Monitor Status**

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (vs LAC)
Chase Edmonds (at JAX)
James Robinson (vs ARI)
Kenyan Drake (vs MIA)
Miles Sanders (at DAL)
Tony Pollard (vs PHI)
Ezekiel Elliott (vs PHI)
Antonio Gibson (at BUF)
Leonard Fournette (at LAR)
Damien Harris (vs NO)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Ty’Son Williams (at DET)
James White (vs NO)
Cordarrelle Patterson (at NYG)
Mike Davis (at NYG)
Devin Singletary (vs WAS)
Melvin Gordon (vs NYJ)
Myles Gaskin (at LV)
Javonte Williams (vs NYJ)
Sony Michel (vs TB) **Monitor Henderson Status**
J.D. McKissic (at BUF)
Kareem Hunt (vs CHI)
James Conner (at JAX)
Latavius Murray (at DET)
Jamaal Williams (at SF)

DESPERATION PLAYS

David Johnson (vs CAR) **Thursday**
Michael Carter (at DEN)
Zack Moss (vs WAS)
Nyheim Hines (at TEN)
Kenneth Gainwell (at DAL)
Jacques Patrick (vs GB) **Monitor Sermon/Mitchell Status**
Trenton Cannon (vs GB) **Monitor Sermon/Mitchell Status**
Kyle Juszczyk (vs GB) **Monitor Sermon/Mitchell Status**
Mark Ingram (vs CAR)
Phillip Lindsay (vs CAR)
Jeremy McNichols (vs IND)
Alexander Mattison (vs SEA) **Monitor Cook Status**
Ty Johnson (at DEN)
Ronald Jones II (at LAR)
Peyton Barber (vs MIA)

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