While handcuffing your stud running back (drafting his actual NFL backup) is critical in fantasy football, it's also important to draft players to fill in for him when he's on a bye. This page identifies the non-fantasy starting RBs that have the easiest match-ups on the stud's bye week. Points allowed to RBs listed in []
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#1RB LeSean McCoy, PHI Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #66RB Ronnie Brown Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #34RB DeMarco Murray, DAL vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #27RB Michael Bush, OAK vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed] #2RB Ray Rice, BAL Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #58RB Ricky Williams Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @CAR [25.3 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @CAR [25.3 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @CAR [25.3 pts allowed] #37RB Jackie Battle, KC @IND [22.8 pts allowed] #42RB Dexter McCluster, KC @IND [22.8 pts allowed] #44RB Joseph Addai, IND vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. OAK [20.1 pts allowed] #3RB Adrian Peterson, MIN Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #70RB Toby Gerhart Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #38RB Ladainian Tomlinson, NYJ @BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed] #32RB Cedric Benson, CIN @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #28RB Daniel Thomas, MIA @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #4RB Matt Forte, CHI Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #54RB Marion Barber Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #44RB Joseph Addai, IND @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #26RB Mike Tolbert, SD @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #34RB DeMarco Murray, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #5RB Fred Jackson, BUF Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: #0RB Johnny White Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #34RB DeMarco Murray, DAL vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #27RB Michael Bush, OAK vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed] #6RB Arian Foster, HOU Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #39RB Ben Tate Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Ryan Grant, GB vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #28RB Daniel Thomas, MIA vs. BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #36RB Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #37RB Jackie Battle, KC @NE [18.8 pts allowed] #42RB Dexter McCluster, KC @NE [18.8 pts allowed] #27RB Michael Bush, OAK @MIN [18.5 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL @WAS [18.3 pts allowed] | #7RB Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #63RB Deji Karim Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #38RB Ladainian Tomlinson, NYJ @BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed] #32RB Cedric Benson, CIN @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #28RB Daniel Thomas, MIA @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #8RB Michael Turner, ATL Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #56RB Jacquizz Rodgers Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #44RB Joseph Addai, IND @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #26RB Mike Tolbert, SD @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #34RB DeMarco Murray, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #9RB Darren McFadden, OAK Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #27RB Michael Bush Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @STL [22.6 pts allowed] #44RB Joseph Addai, IND @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #26RB Mike Tolbert, SD @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #33RB Felix Jones, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #34RB DeMarco Murray, DAL @PHI [20.3 pts allowed] #10RB Jahvid Best, DET Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: #0RB Kevin Smith Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed] #38RB Ladainian Tomlinson, NYJ @BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #39RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed] #32RB Cedric Benson, CIN @TEN [21.0 pts allowed] #28RB Daniel Thomas, MIA @KC [20.4 pts allowed] #11RB Ryan Mathews, SD Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #26RB Mike Tolbert Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #36RB Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #32RB Cedric Benson, CIN vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #43RB Ryan Grant, GB vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #27RB Michael Bush, OAK vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed] #12RB Chris Johnson, TEN Bye Week: 6 Handcuff: #0RB Jamie Harper Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #29RB Darren Sproles, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #40RB Mark Ingram, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #41RB Pierre Thomas, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed] #36RB Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. BUF [23.2 pts allowed] #32RB Cedric Benson, CIN vs. IND [22.8 pts allowed] #43RB Ryan Grant, GB vs. STL [22.6 pts allowed] #27RB Michael Bush, OAK vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed] |