The NFL released their 2020 schedule and now we get to examine the bye weeks for each team and see when the top players will have the week off as we mold our pre-draft strategies to ensure proper depth and to make sure there is not too much overlay with key players that share the same bye. Let's check it out!
Week 5 Bye - Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
Key Players
Week 6 Bye - New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots
Key Players
QB | Drew Brees , Russell Wilson , Derek Carr , Jarrett Stidham |
RB | Alvin Kamara , Josh Jacobs , Sony Michel l, Chris Carson |
WR | Michael Thomas , Emmanuel Sanders , Tyler Lockett , D.K. Metcalf, Julian Edelman , Mohamed Sanu , N'Keal Harry , Henry Ruggs, Tyrell Williams , Hunter Renfrow |
TE | Darren Waller , Jared Cook , Will Dissly , Greg Olsen , Devin Asiasi |
Week 7 Bye - Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars
Key Players
QB | Philip Rivers , Kirk Cousins , Ryan Tannehill , Gardner Minshew |
RB | Derrick Henry , Dalvin Cook , Leonard Fournette , Marlon Mack , Jonathan Taylor |
WR | T.Y. Hilton , D.J. Chark , Adam Thielen , A.J. Brown, Michael Pittman, Justin Jefferson, Laviska Shenault |
TE | Jonnu Smith , Kyle Rudolph , Jack Doyle , Trey Burton , Tyler Eifert |
Week 8 Bye - Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos
Key Players
QB | Lamar Jackson , Kyler Murray , Deshaun Watson , Ben Roethlisberger , Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock |
RB | Mark Ingram , J.K. Dobbins, David Johnson , Duke Johnson , James Conner , Kenyan Drake , Phillip Lindsay , Melvin Gordon |
WR | DeAndre Hopkins , Christian Kirk , Marquise Brown , JuJu Smith-Schuster , Brandin Cooks , Will Fuller , Courtland Sutton , Jerry Jeudy, Terry McLaurin |
TE | Mark Andrews , Eric Ebron , Vance McDonald , Noah Fant |
Week 9 Bye - Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles
Key Players
QB | Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield , Jared Goff , Carson Wentz |
RB | Joe Mixon , Nick Chubb , Kareem Hunt , Miles Sanders, Cam Akers |
WR | Tyler Boyd , A.J. Green , Odell Beckham , Jarvis Landry , Cooper Kupp , Robert Woods , Alshon Jeffery , DeSean Jackson |
TE | Austin Hooper , Zach Ertz , Dallas Goedert , Tyler Higbee |
Week 10 Bye - Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers
Key Players
QB | Dak Prescott , Matt Ryan , Patrick Mahomes , TyRod Taylor |
RB | Ezekiel Elliott , Todd Gurley , Austin Ekeler , Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
WR | Amari Cooper , Michael Gallup , CeeDee Lamb, Julio Jones , Calvin Ridley , Tyreek Hill , Keenan Allen , Mike Williams |
TE | Travis Kelce , Hunter Henry , Hayden Hurst , Blake Jarwin |
Week 11 Bye - Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers
Key Players
QB | Josh Allen , Nick Foles , Tua Tagovailoa, Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold , Jimmy Garoppolo |
RB | Saquon Barkley , Le'Veon Bell , Tevin Coleman , Raheem Mostert , Jordan Howard , Matt Breida , David Montgomery , Tarik Cohen , Devin Singletary , Zack Moss |
WR | Stefon Diggs , John Brown , DeVante Parker , Jamison Crowder , Breshad Perriman , Golden Tate , Sterling Shepard , Darius Slay ton, Allen Robinson , Deebo Samuel |
TE | George Kittle , Evan Engram , Mike Gesicki , Chris Herndon , Cole Kmet, Jimmy Graham , Dawson Knox |
Week 13 Bye - Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers
Key Players