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: #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] |