In PPR, Gio has finished RB: 19, 8, 24 and 26 per week. He is very consistent, but he is not performing as a #1 RB on a weekly basis.
Ok so I decided to try to look at this from a weekly basis using the first four games of data in standard and PPR leagues.
Standard leagues points by game over the first four weeks:
The average points of the top 12 RB over four weeks is 57.7 there are only 3RB that have scored above this average Freeman, Charles and Peterson. RB 4 to RB 12 have scored 56-47.3 points.
So 13 points a game would be around RB1 level for a weekly performance.
Tier 1
Freeman 4.7 11.9 37.3 32.9
Charles 16.3 18.7 26.2 14.5 - injured now
Peterson 5.2 19.2 24.6 15.4
Bell has two good games since coming back
Gurley after a rough start has two games above 13 points
Here are the other RB ahead of Bernard in total points over 4 weeks. I re-sorted them based on how many games they had above 13 none had more than 2 games above this level.
Forte 22.6 10.5 7.4 15.5
Ivory 22 6 0 22.6
Murray L 8 14.7 20.9 6.1
Hill 18.3 4.1 2.1 24
Woodhead 18.2 10.4 4.3 13.8
So if you agree with the five above being RB1 these RB could also be considered RB based on scoring over 13 twice. That is 10 RB minus Charles is 9 leaving 3 top 12 spots remaining. Some of these RB may fall out of the RB1 tier moving forward as well. Forte seems like the only real lock to maintain RB1 performance out of these RB.
Randle 10.7 6.5 28.5 8.6
Ingram 12.2 11.8 15.9 12.8
Williams K 11.5 9.7 17 13
Johnson C 3.7 7.2 27 9.4
Hyde 30.2 6.1 6.1 2.2
Lewis 12 19.8 12.7 BYE
Bernard 8.8 13.9 8.3 12.2
Bernard has been similar to this group of RB in terms of total points and points per game. I think you could see any of these RB end up as RB 12 or better. Some of the RB in the
Other RB who might overtake this group are Lacy Gore and perhaps West replacing Charles.
In PPR
The average points of the top 12 RB over four weeks is 68.6 points there are only 4 RB that have scored above this average Freeman, Charles Ingram and Peterson. RB 5 to RB 12 have scored 67-55.2 points.
So 15 points a game would be around RB1 level for a weekly performance.
Tier 1
Freeman 7.7 15.9 42.3 37.9
Charles 21.3 18.7 31.2 20.5
Ingram 20.2 12.8 20.9 18.8
Peterson 8.2 19.2 24.6 19.4
Bell L 26.2 28 only 2 games but performing at RB1 level
Gurley seems to be getting the workload that I could see him being a RB1 in PPR format as well.
Forte 27.6 14.5 7.4 17.5
Murray L 15 17.7 21.9 9.1
Woodhead 22.2 16.4 7.3 17.8
Randle 13.7 7.5 30.5 8.6
Lewis 16 23.8 17.7 BYE
Williams K 11.5 11.7 17 16
Bernard 14.8 16.9 11.3 12.2
Bernard has been similar to this group of RB in terms of total points and points per game. I think you could see any of these RB end up as RB 12 or better.
Other RB who might overtake this group are Lacy Gore and perhaps West replacing Charles.
The time share definitely hurts Bernards upside. I like Bernard better than some of the RB who have outscored him thus far although they are in better situations for opportunity.
I see him as closer to the RB 12 than RB 24 is I guess the point I am trying to make.