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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 []
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#1RB Arian Foster, HOU Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #33RB Ben Tate Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Alex Green, GB @MIN [23.5 pts allowed] #29RB Andre Brown, NYG @PHI [20.7 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @JAC [19.1 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @ARI [18.3 pts allowed] #42RB Bilal Powell, NYJ @CIN [17.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @OAK [16.6 pts allowed] #27RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [14.0 pts allowed] #2RB Ray Rice, BAL Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #68RB Bernard Pierce Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Alex Green, GB @MIN [23.5 pts allowed] #29RB Andre Brown, NYG @PHI [20.7 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @JAC [19.1 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @ARI [18.3 pts allowed] #42RB Bilal Powell, NYJ @CIN [17.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @OAK [16.6 pts allowed] #27RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [14.0 pts allowed] #3RB LeSean McCoy, PHI Bye Week: 12 Handcuff: #81RB Bryce Brown Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @WSH [24.8 pts allowed] #25RB Chris Johnson, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #28RB Shonn Greene, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @CLE [20.0 pts allowed] #35RB Rashard Mendenhall, ARI vs. IND [19.1 pts allowed] #4RB Marshawn Lynch, SEA Bye Week: 12 Handcuff: #59RB Robert Turbin Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @WSH [24.8 pts allowed] #25RB Chris Johnson, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #28RB Shonn Greene, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @CLE [20.0 pts allowed] #35RB Rashard Mendenhall, ARI vs. IND [19.1 pts allowed] #5RB DeMarco Murray, DAL Bye Week: 11 Handcuff: #91RB Phillip Tanner Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #31RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. SF [19.9 pts allowed] #35RB Rashard Mendenhall, ARI @JAC [19.9 pts allowed] #39RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. SF [19.9 pts allowed] #41RB William Powell, ARI @JAC [19.9 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @TB [19.1 pts allowed] #42RB Bilal Powell, NYJ @BUF [19.1 pts allowed] #6RB Darren McFadden, OAK Bye Week: 7 Handcuff: Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #25RB Chris Johnson, TEN vs. SF [23.3 pts allowed] #28RB Shonn Greene, TEN vs. SF [23.3 pts allowed] #27RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. STL [20.7 pts allowed] #38RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. STL [20.7 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND vs. DEN [20.0 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND vs. DEN [20.0 pts allowed] #32RB Alex Green, GB vs. CLE [19.1 pts allowed] #7RB Adrian Peterson, MIN Bye Week: 5 Handcuff: #46RB Toby Gerhart Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #36RB Michael Bush, CHI vs. NO [23.5 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF vs. HOU [23.3 pts allowed] #32RB Alex Green, GB vs. DET [20.5 pts allowed] #33RB Ben Tate, HOU @SF [20.4 pts allowed] #29RB Andre Brown, NYG vs. PHI [20.0 pts allowed] #35RB Rashard Mendenhall, ARI vs. CAR [19.1 pts allowed] #41RB William Powell, ARI vs. CAR [19.1 pts allowed] |
#8RB Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. IND [23.3 pts allowed] #36RB Michael Bush, CHI @GB [22.9 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @CAR [20.7 pts allowed] #32RB Alex Green, GB vs. CHI [19.1 pts allowed] #31RB Mark Ingram, NO @NYJ [18.3 pts allowed] #39RB Pierre Thomas, NO @NYJ [18.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @NE [17.8 pts allowed] #9RB Ryan Mathews, SD Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #67RB Danny Woodhead Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Alex Green, GB @MIN [23.5 pts allowed] #29RB Andre Brown, NYG @PHI [20.7 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @JAC [19.1 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @ARI [18.3 pts allowed] #42RB Bilal Powell, NYJ @CIN [17.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @OAK [16.6 pts allowed] #27RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [14.0 pts allowed] #10RB Jamaal Charles, KC Bye Week: 10 Handcuff: #0RB Knile Davis Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL vs. SEA [24.8 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND vs. STL [23.5 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND vs. STL [23.5 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT vs. BUF [20.0 pts allowed] #31RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. DAL [19.9 pts allowed] #39RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. DAL [19.9 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF vs. CAR [19.1 pts allowed] #11RB C.J. Spiller, BUF Bye Week: 12 Handcuff: #24RB Fred Jackson Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @WSH [24.8 pts allowed] #25RB Chris Johnson, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #28RB Shonn Greene, TEN @OAK [23.5 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND @ARI [23.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @CLE [20.0 pts allowed] #35RB Rashard Mendenhall, ARI vs. IND [19.1 pts allowed] #12RB Matt Forte, CHI Bye Week: 8 Handcuff: #36RB Michael Bush Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #32RB Alex Green, GB @MIN [23.5 pts allowed] #29RB Andre Brown, NYG @PHI [20.7 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF @JAC [19.1 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @ARI [18.3 pts allowed] #42RB Bilal Powell, NYJ @CIN [17.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @OAK [16.6 pts allowed] #27RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [14.0 pts allowed] #13RB Trent Richardson, CLE Bye Week: 10 Handcuff: #80RB Montario Hardesty Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL vs. SEA [24.8 pts allowed] #30RB Donald Brown, IND vs. STL [23.5 pts allowed] #40RB Vick Ballard, IND vs. STL [23.5 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT vs. BUF [20.0 pts allowed] #31RB Mark Ingram, NO vs. DAL [19.9 pts allowed] #39RB Pierre Thomas, NO vs. DAL [19.9 pts allowed] #43RB Kendall Hunter, SF vs. CAR [19.1 pts allowed] #14RB Reggie Bush, DET Bye Week: 9 Handcuff: Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins: #33RB Ben Tate, HOU vs. IND [23.3 pts allowed] #36RB Michael Bush, CHI @GB [22.9 pts allowed] #37RB Jacquizz Rodgers, ATL @CAR [20.7 pts allowed] #32RB Alex Green, GB vs. CHI [19.1 pts allowed] #31RB Mark Ingram, NO @NYJ [18.3 pts allowed] #39RB Pierre Thomas, NO @NYJ [18.3 pts allowed] #44RB Isaac Redman, PIT @NE [17.8 pts allowed] |
