Week 4 Running Back Tiers

Sigmund Bloom's Week 4 Running Back Tiers Sigmund Bloom Published 09/30/2021

ELITE RB1

Derrick Henry (at NYJ)

STRONG RB1

Austin Ekeler (vs LV)
Alvin Kamara (vs NYG)
Joe Mixon (vs JAX) **Thursday**
Dalvin Cook (vs CLE)
Aaron Jones (vs PIT)

BOOM/BUST RB1

Najee Harris (at GB)
Jonathan Taylor (at MIA)
Saquon Barkley (at NO)

STRONG RB2

Antonio Gibson (at ATL)
Chris Carson (at SF)
Darrell Henderson (vs ARI) **Monitor Status**
D’Andre Swift (at CHI)
Ezekiel Elliott (vs CAR)

VOLUME RB2

David Montgomery (vs DET)
Nick Chubb (at MIN)

FLEX APPEAL

Leonard Fournette (at NE)
Chase Edmonds (at LAR)
Zack Moss (vs HOU)
James Robinson (at CIN)
Chuba Hubbard (at DAL)
Cordarrelle Patterson (vs WAS)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire (at PHI)
Kareem Hunt (at MIN)
Miles Sanders (vs KC)

WHAT THE HECK FLEX

Myles Gaskin (vs IND)
Mike Davis (vs WAS)
Peyton Barber (at LAC) **Monitor Jacobs Status**
Tony Pollard (vs CAR)
Kenyan Drake (at LAC)
Melvin Gordon (vs BAL)
Javonte Williams (vs BAL)
Nyheim Hines (at MIA)
Ty’Son Williams (at DEN)
Latavius Murray (at DEN)
Michael Carter (vs TEN)
Jamaal Williams (at CHI)

DESPERATION PLAYS

Damien Harris (vs TB)
J.D. McKissic (at ATL)
Devin Singletary (vs HOU)
Jeremy McNichols (at NYJ)
Brandon Bolden (vs TB)
Kyle Juszczyk (vs SEA)
Alexander Mattison (vs CLE) **Monitor Cook Status**

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