Greg Brainos is buying Tony Pollard at current price even after OC Callahan floated a "1A/1B, 50-50" split with Tyjae Spears. He reminded viewers that Callahan also said he would not force a rotation if one back is rolling and Pollard was the clearly better runner last year despite practicing on a still-healing broken leg. Now fully healthy, Pollard gets a full offseason program while Spears carries durability red flags (smaller frame, no ACL). Brainos believes the most likely outcome is Pollard re-emerging as the lead and that the muddy WR tier around him makes Pollard a ceiling bet worth prioritizing in best ball.

When the board flattened out in the 70s, Davis Mattek selected Tony Pollard as his RB2 behind Breece Hall, stating he’s "totally comfortable" with Pollard in that range. Mattek believes there isn’t a meaningful difference between Pollard and backs like Brian Robinson Jr. or Isaiah Pacheco, but Pollard offers pass-catching juice and explosive-play upside that fits best-ball scoring. By taking Pollard, he leverages a tier where he dislikes the wide receivers and shores up a two-RB anchor build before diving into his favorite late-round flyers. The pick underscores Mattek’s view that the mid-RB cluster is interchangeable, so securing one with receiving equity is the optimal tiebreaker.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is happily scooping Tony Pollard wherever the veteran back slides because of recent "even-split" comments from Titans coach Brian Callahan. Pat reminded viewers that the same staff has floated a heavier Tyjae Spears workload every offseason, yet never followed through once real games started. The market is already knocking Pollard’s ADP—he noted Pollard is now lasting several picks past his 72.3 average in most BBM6 rooms—so Pat views the dip as pure value. His thesis: coach-speak risk is fully priced in, while the upside of a proven three-down back switching to an explosive Titans offense isn’t. He urged drafters to “take the scoop on a Pollard fall right now” rather than chase the rising Spears price.

Davis Mattek urged drafters to tread carefully with Tony Pollard now that he has landed in Tennessee. Mattek noted that Pollard’s Round-6 Eliminator price assumes a 70-percent workload that may never materialize because Tyjae Spears earned a 49-percent route rate and averaged 5.2 yards per touch as a rookie. Mattek expects new OC Nick Holtz to maintain a split backfield similar to what he deployed at Ohio State, forecasting an ugly 13-to-15 carry ceiling for Pollard with short-yardage work tilting Spears’ way. In a format where running backs need 20-point games to crack weekly starting lineups, Mattek said paying pick 72 for a committee back is “lighting equity on fire” and advised pivoting to cheaper upside WRs instead.

Davis Mattek said Tony Pollard is the ideal "anchor" RB1 when you punt the position early. Pollard’s weekly workload should be locked-in enough to cover the inevitable slow starts from cheaper backs you draft later. Mattek is not banking on Pollard delivering league-winning spike weeks, but he values the veteran’s combination of three-down skill-set and early-season floor to keep a thin RB room competitive while the rest of the roster (elite QB, TE and a slew of breakout-chasing wideouts) does the ceiling lifting.

Erik Beimfohr said Tony Pollard is the easiest click in mid-rounds, admitting he has drafted Pollard on every Best Ball team so far. The Titans added Cam Ward at quarterback, signed Calvin Ridley, and spent multiple picks on pass catchers while ignoring running back until late-round flyer Blake Mullings—leaving Pollard with a clear three-down path. Beimfohr emphasized Pollard’s pass-catching chops, which gain extra juice on full-PPR sites he’s currently drafting. With Tennessee’s offense “actually competent” for the first time in years and Pollard still grading well in efficiency metrics, Beimfohr thinks drafters are over-reacting to last season’s Dallas disappointment. Because Pollard’s ADP floats in the fifth-sixth range, he fits any roster construction: hero-RB builds, zero-RB rooms that need a safe floor, or WR-heavy starts looking for bankable receptions. Beimfohr views him as a no-brainer value who will close the summer several rounds earlier once the market realizes the Titans are not the 2023 Patriots.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said he is "totally in" on Tony Pollard at his current Round-7 price, arguing that Tennessee’s offense will take a noticeable step forward with Sam Ward—whom he considers an upgrade over Will Levis—guiding the scheme. Pat expects a faster tempo and more red-zone trips, two areas that cratered last season and dragged down Pollard’s efficiency in Dallas. Even a modest jump to league-average scoring, Pat explained, would push Pollard back toward the 0.9 fantasy points per touch he logged in 2022, a level that easily smashes a seventh-round investment in half-PPR best-ball formats.

Erik Beimfohr called Tony Pollard “100 percent mis-priced” in early DraftKings best-ball lobbies. Pollard was a 2–3 turn pick in his final year with Dallas, and Beimfohr argued his 2023 production was actually solid given the Titans’ dumpster-fire offense. Tennessee has since invested in rookie quarterback Cam Ward and bolstered the supporting cast, giving Pollard a realistic chance at both goal-line work and an enhanced passing-game role—key in full-PPR scoring. At a current ADP hovering around pick 100, drafters are paying for Pollard’s floor while getting his top-15 weekly ceiling for free. Beimfohr is scooping him as an RB2 or even RB1 in builds where he spends early capital on elite quarterbacks or receivers.

Beimfohr called Tony Pollard "100 percent mis-priced" now that he’s slipping into the sixth round on DraftKings. He reminded listeners Pollard was a 2/3-turn pick two seasons ago in Dallas, yet still managed a "pretty solid" fantasy year amidst the Titans’ dumpster-fire offense. Tennessee has since added Cam Ward and significantly upgraded the line and receiving corps, which should restore neutral- or positive-script snaps and both goal-line and pass-catching chances. DraftKings’ full-PPR scoring further accentuates Pollard’s receiving pedigree—he has averaged 2.7 receptions per game over the last three years. Beimfohr is drafting him aggressively now, predicting the market will correct once preseason depth-chart reports show Pollard as a 65-percent-snap workhorse.