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Ideal Bye Week Running Backs

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 []

#1RB Arian Foster, HOU
Bye Week: 8

Handcuff: #41RB Ben Tate
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#40RB Toby Gerhart, MIN vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#32RB Michael Bush, CHI vs. CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND @TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#39RB Peyton Hillis, KC vs. OAK [20.1 pts allowed]
#26RB Willis McGahee, DEN vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB @MIN [18.5 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB @MIN [18.5 pts allowed]


#2RB Ray Rice, BAL
Bye Week: 8

Handcuff: #70RB Bernard Pierce
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#40RB Toby Gerhart, MIN vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#32RB Michael Bush, CHI vs. CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND @TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#39RB Peyton Hillis, KC vs. OAK [20.1 pts allowed]
#26RB Willis McGahee, DEN vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB @MIN [18.5 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB @MIN [18.5 pts allowed]


#3RB LeSean McCoy, PHI
Bye Week: 7

Handcuff: #115RB Dion Lewis
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#27RB James Starks, GB @STL [22.6 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed]
#30RB C.J. Spiller, BUF vs. TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]


#4RB Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
Bye Week: 6

Handcuff: #114RB Greg Jones
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#39RB Peyton Hillis, KC @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#44RB Ryan Williams, ARI vs. BUF [23.2 pts allowed]
#33RB Isaac Redman, PIT @TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed]
#36RB Jahvid Best, DET @PHI [20.3 pts allowed]
#37RB Mikel Leshoure, DET @PHI [20.3 pts allowed]


#5RB Ryan Mathews, SD
Bye Week: 7

Handcuff: #79RB Le'Ron McClain
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#27RB James Starks, GB @STL [22.6 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed]
#30RB C.J. Spiller, BUF vs. TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]


#6RB Chris Johnson, TEN
Bye Week: 11

Handcuff: #73RB Javon Ringer
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#25RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#29RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#42RB Mike Tolbert, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]


#7RB Darren McFadden, OAK
Bye Week: 5

Handcuff: #78RB Marcel Reece
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#27RB James Starks, GB @IND [22.8 pts allowed]
#44RB Ryan Williams, ARI @STL [22.6 pts allowed]
#43RB David Wilson, NYG vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed]
#40RB Toby Gerhart, MIN vs. TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#33RB Isaac Redman, PIT vs. PHI [20.3 pts allowed]
#26RB Willis McGahee, DEN @NE [18.8 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND vs. GB [18.6 pts allowed]


#8RB Marshawn Lynch, SEA
Bye Week: 11

Handcuff: #59RB Justin Forsett
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#25RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#29RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#42RB Mike Tolbert, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]


#9RB Matt Forte, CHI
Bye Week: 6

Handcuff: #32RB Michael Bush
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#39RB Peyton Hillis, KC @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#44RB Ryan Williams, ARI vs. BUF [23.2 pts allowed]
#33RB Isaac Redman, PIT @TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB vs. KC [20.4 pts allowed]
#36RB Jahvid Best, DET @PHI [20.3 pts allowed]
#37RB Mikel Leshoure, DET @PHI [20.3 pts allowed]


#10RB Jamaal Charles, KC
Bye Week: 7

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#27RB James Starks, GB @STL [22.6 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed]
#30RB C.J. Spiller, BUF vs. TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB vs. NO [20.0 pts allowed]


#11RB Adrian Peterson, MIN
Bye Week: 11

Handcuff: #40RB Toby Gerhart
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#25RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#29RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#42RB Mike Tolbert, CAR vs. TB [27.7 pts allowed]
#28RB Doug Martin, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#34RB LeGarrette Blount, TB @CAR [25.3 pts allowed]
#31RB Pierre Thomas, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]
#35RB Mark Ingram, NO @OAK [20.1 pts allowed]


#12RB DeMarco Murray, DAL
Bye Week: 5

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#27RB James Starks, GB @IND [22.8 pts allowed]
#44RB Ryan Williams, ARI @STL [22.6 pts allowed]
#43RB David Wilson, NYG vs. CLE [21.4 pts allowed]
#40RB Toby Gerhart, MIN vs. TEN [21.0 pts allowed]
#33RB Isaac Redman, PIT vs. PHI [20.3 pts allowed]
#26RB Willis McGahee, DEN @NE [18.8 pts allowed]
#38RB Donald Brown, IND vs. GB [18.6 pts allowed]


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