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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.

#0RB Fred Taylor, NE
Bye Week: 8

Handcuff: #40RB Sammy Morris
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#36RB Steve Slaton, HOU @BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD vs. OAK [27.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#26RB Tim Hightower, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#32RB Chris Wells, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#1RB Adrian Peterson, MIN
Bye Week: 9

Handcuff: #57RB Chester Taylor
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#29RB Justin Forsett, SEA vs. DET [24.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @NO [21.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL @PHI [18.7 pts allowed to RBs]


#2RB Chris Johnson, TEN
Bye Week: 7

Handcuff: #68RB LenDale White
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#34RB Laurence Maroney, NE @TB [23.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD @KC [22.8 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#35RB Jamaal Charles, KC vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#3RB Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
Bye Week: 7

Handcuff: #87RB Greg Jones
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#34RB Laurence Maroney, NE @TB [23.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD @KC [22.8 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#35RB Jamaal Charles, KC vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#4RB Ray Rice, BAL
Bye Week: 7

Handcuff: #61RB Willis McGahee
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#34RB Laurence Maroney, NE @TB [23.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD @KC [22.8 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#35RB Jamaal Charles, KC vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#5RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR
Bye Week: 4

Handcuff: #28RB Jonathan Stewart
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#36RB Steve Slaton, HOU vs. OAK [27.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG @KC [22.8 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL @DEN [18.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#38RB Felix Jones, DAL @DEN [18.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#35RB Jamaal Charles, KC vs. NYG [18.5 pts allowed to RBs]


#6RB Steven Jackson, STL
Bye Week: 9

Handcuff: #89RB Samkon Gado
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#29RB Justin Forsett, SEA vs. DET [24.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @NO [21.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL @PHI [18.7 pts allowed to RBs]


#7RB Cedric Benson, CIN
Bye Week: 8

Handcuff: #73RB Bernard Scott
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#36RB Steve Slaton, HOU @BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD vs. OAK [27.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#26RB Tim Hightower, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#32RB Chris Wells, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#8RB Rashard Mendenhall, PIT
Bye Week: 8

Handcuff: #52RB Willie Parker
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#36RB Steve Slaton, HOU @BUF [30.7 pts allowed to RBs]
#25RB Ladainian Tomlinson, SD vs. OAK [27.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#26RB Tim Hightower, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#32RB Chris Wells, ARI vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. ATL [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]


#9RB Frank Gore, SF
Bye Week: 6

Handcuff: #56RB Glen Coffee
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [23.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#39RB Carnell Williams, TB vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#33RB Knowshon Moreno, DEN @SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG @NO [21.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#26RB Tim Hightower, ARI @SEA [19.5 pts allowed to RBs]


#10RB Joseph Addai, IND
Bye Week: 6

Handcuff: #41RB Donald Brown
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @TB [23.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#39RB Carnell Williams, TB vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#33RB Knowshon Moreno, DEN @SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG @NO [21.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#26RB Tim Hightower, ARI @SEA [19.5 pts allowed to RBs]


#11RB LeSean McCoy, PHI
Bye Week: 4

Handcuff: #65RB Brian Westbrook
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#36RB Steve Slaton, HOU vs. OAK [27.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG @KC [22.8 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL @DEN [18.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#38RB Felix Jones, DAL @DEN [18.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#35RB Jamaal Charles, KC vs. NYG [18.5 pts allowed to RBs]


#12RB Thomas Jones, NYJ
Bye Week: 9

Handcuff: #46RB Shonn Greene
Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#29RB Justin Forsett, SEA vs. DET [24.6 pts allowed to RBs]
#27RB Reggie Bush, NO vs. CAR [22.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#37RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs. SD [21.4 pts allowed to RBs]
#28RB Jonathan Stewart, CAR @NO [21.0 pts allowed to RBs]
#30RB Marion Barber, DAL @PHI [18.7 pts allowed to RBs]


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