Josh believes Tony Pollard will bounce back after a disappointing 2024 split with Tyjae Spears. He cited Tennessee’s offseason overhaul—signing LT Dan Moore, sliding rookie JC Latham to RT, and adding veteran guard Kevin Southerner—which could give the Titans five plus starters up front. Pollard’s early-season burst and tackle-breaking returned last year, and a more functional line plus an upgraded passing game should translate those touches into far more scoring opportunities even if the workload remains 1A/1B.

Pat Mayo warned drafters away from Tony Pollard, pointing to three red flags the market is glossing over. First, even after offseason additions the Titans’ line projects as no better than league-average; Mayo reminded listeners Tennessee finished bottom-five in ESPN’s run-block win rate last year, a problem that ‘even Derrick Henry couldn’t overcome down the stretch.’ Second, Pollard is an aging back coming off a career-high 323 touches and now has legitimate thunder-and-lightning competition from Tajay Spears, who siphoned 41% of third-down snaps in 2024. Finally, the Titans carry one of Vegas’ three lowest implied win totals (6.5), creating negative game scripts that suppress RB rushing volume. Mayo summed it up: ‘Bad offense, mediocre O-line, aging back with competition – that’s not a situation I’m going out of my way for.’

Jake Ciely compared Tony Pollard to the old Lamar Miller archetype—exciting in small doses but the same fantasy producer regardless of touch count. Pollard handled snap shares north of 90 % in several 2024 games yet finished only RB22 in PPR points per game. Ciely has him ranked in the mid-to-late 20s and bet he would ‘chew a hat’ if Pollard cracks RB1 territory. He cited a still-questionable Titans offensive line (despite incremental upgrades), an aging unit overall, and meaningful competition from Tajay Spears. Unless Tennessee’s offense takes an unexpected leap, Ciely believes Pollard is a safe but capped RB2 profile, not a league-winning target.

Rich Hribar said he would still draft Tony Pollard ahead of Jordan Mason in this draft pocket because Pollard is "probably going to get touches" every week, while Mason is a touchdown-or-bust play who must share snaps with Aaron Jones. Hribar expects Tennessee to feature Pollard as its primary back, giving him both a safer floor and a clearer ceiling than Mason, whose best-case scenario hinges on an injury or unexpected usage shift.

Kerrane chose Tony Pollard over Aaron Jones when forced to grab an RB1 in the seventh. He’s "more worried about Jordan Mason than Tyjae Spears" and believes Pollard is still the better pure runner than Spears. Conversely, Minnesota’s Aaron Jones may no longer be a better runner than goal-line hammer Mason, raising the risk Jones devolves into a timeshare. With ambiguous backfields, Kerrane wants the side where the veteran could still clearly lead the committee, which he thinks is Pollard in Tennessee.

Whalen knocked Tony Pollard into the back half of Tier 5 because the Titans have said they want a true 1A/1B with Tyjae Spears. Pollard already finished as RB21 last season on heavier volume in Dallas; a near-even split plus a weaker Tennessee offense makes it hard to see a path back to top-15 territory.

Peter Overzet endorsed Tony Pollard as the final running back offering undisputed bell-cow upside before the draft board turns into committee chaos. Pollard and Aaron Jones form Peter’s personal cut-off: both have shown 20-touch workloads and now step into ‘mystery-box’ offenses with rookie quarterbacks that could tilt surprisingly run-heavy. Once those two are gone, you are forced into contingent-upsider types or three-way backfields. Grabbing Pollard in the 9th–10th round range of the Badge Bros Brawl lets you bank early-season volume while everyone else scrolls for handcuffs. Overzet advised pouncing whenever Pollard slips past pick 90, calling it the last reasonable shot at a weekly top-12 back who is still affordable in shallow drafts.

PPRTyler locked in Tony Pollard specifically because "Pollard's the Week 17 double with New Orleans." Already holding Kamara-Olave, Tyler views the Cowboys-Saints finale as one of the few shoot-out spots on the slate and wants exposure on both sides. Despite Pollard entering his age-27 season, Tyler is unconcerned, joking that "31's the new 25" for backs and emphasizing the correlation edge outweighs any age-related worries.

Siegele labeled Tony Pollard a complete hands-off in Round 7. Pollard’s 12% missed-tackle rate ranked near the bottom for starters, and his -1.0 fantasy points over expected showed no big-play juice to offset a capped workload. Tennessee’s plan to rotate bigger backs at the goal line and slot Tyjae Spears in on passing downs leaves Pollard fighting for low-value early carries in an offense expected to trail often. Add in last year’s ankle mileage and a 4.2 YPC that looks even worse once you factor in light-box rate, and Siegele sees almost no path to league-winning production. He concedes Pollard could pay off in a narrow scenario where everything breaks perfectly, but with wideouts like Keon Coleman and breakout-tight-end shots still on the board, the opportunity cost is devastating. Unless Pollard slides multiple rounds, Siegele is out in both best ball and season-long formats.

Greg Brainos said Tony Pollard should be an auto-click in the sixth-round range of Best Ball Mania because the surrounding talent jump in Tennessee sets him up for a ceiling season. Brainos noted Pollard “looked really good last year” despite a bottom-five pass offense and now gets 1) a rebuilt offensive line after the Titans spent free-agent money and draft capital at both tackle spots, and 2) a “huge upgrade at quarterback” in rookie Cam Ward. Pollard’s efficiency spikes in games Tennessee wins – he averaged 19.1 half-PPR points in victories versus 9.7 in losses – so any lift from Ward’s passing improves Pollard’s weekly ceiling. With no proven competition behind him and the staff publicly promising to stay run-heavy inside the 10, Brainos believes Pollard pays off even if the offense is merely league-average and smashes if the Titans outperform expectations.

Sean Koerner cautioned drafters against assuming another true workhorse season for Tony Pollard. Koerner ranks Pollard around RB24 and expects a much tighter committee now that Tyjae Spears is healthy and Bill Callahan keeps stressing the need for a bigger between-the-tackles back (Tennessee drafted Khalel Mullings and just signed Tyrion Davis-Price). Last year’s 60-plus percent snap share and unexpected passing-down usage were inflated by Spears missing most of the season, so Koerner projects a sizable cut in targets and potentially in goal-line carries if the newly added power back sticks. He likened Pollard’s range of outcomes to a frozen-pond scenario—anything from another James Conner-style resurgence to a volume collapse—making him a volatile RB2 and someone he is monitoring closely throughout camp.

Calling Tony Pollard a “condom pick,” JSU warned drafters that selecting him at his current sixth-/seventh-round DraftKings ADP requires everything to break perfectly—something he doubts will happen in Tennessee. The Titans did beef up their offensive line, but JSU stressed that Pollard’s efficiency cratered when handed a true workhorse role in Dallas (his yards after contact fell from 3.8 in 2022 to 2.4 in 2024). If first- and second-down snaps shift into a near-even split with Tyjae Spears, Pollard loses the very volume drafters are paying for, leaving him as an expensive committee back. JSU also pointed out that new OC Nick Holz comes from a Shanahan tree that rotates runners situationally, further muddying Pollard’s touch outlook. Unless Pollard monopolizes goal-line work—unlikely given Spears’ 70 % success rate on carries inside the five last year—JSU sees little chance Pollard returns value and much greater probability he torpedoes early-round builds.

The What hyped Tony Pollard as a priority pick, labeling him “the grown-ass man whose yams never stop moving.” He believes Pollard’s contract incentives will keep the coaching staff funneling high-leverage touches—especially red-zone carries—his way all season, even if ankle or knee flare-ups crop up. The What added that Dallas’ offensive line remains a strength, giving Pollard clean lanes to cash in those incentive-driven opportunities. Despite general market concern over last year’s efficiency dip, he trusts volume tied to money-based milestones and views Pollard as the kind of RB anchor who can inject needed “soul and juice” into a wide-receiver-heavy best-ball build.

Jake Ciely refuses to rank Tony Pollard inside his top 25 backs, slotting him RB31 after crunching last year’s numbers. Even with Tyjae Spears banged up and workload peaking, Pollard mustered only an RB22 finish and sat between DeAndre Swift and Rachaad White in fantasy points per game—hardly league-winning company. Ciely doubts a rookie QB (Cam Ward) and rebuilt offensive line instantly morph the Titans into a top-10 scoring unit, which means Pollard’s 259 touches from 2024 might represent his ceiling, not his median. He also flagged Spears’ 2023 playoff explosion as evidence Pollard can lose the job outright if efficiency dips again. Bottom line: Ciely views Pollard as a replaceable volume play and prefers cheaper high-upside bets like Tyjae Spears or Chase Brown.

Mike Wright told listeners he is taking Tony Pollard every time he sees him in the seventh round, even over Travis Etienne, because he doesn’t buy the Titans’ renewed talk of a strict timeshare with Tyjae Spears. Wright reminded the audience that the staff made the same committee promises last preseason, only for Pollard to dominate early-season touches while Spears was fantasy-irrelevant until December. Pollard’s passing-game chops (107 receptions over the last three years) give him a safer weekly floor than Etienne, whose target share cratered to 7.5% in 2024. With an ADP that now bakes in the fear of a backfield split, Wright sees Pollard as a classic buy-low bell-cow candidate who still owns goal-line equity and every-down potential if Week-1 usage mirrors last year’s reality rather than the offseason coach-speak.

Alex Blickle recommended drafting Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears together in 2025 best-ball contests. Pollard profiles as Tennessee’s early-down and goal-line hammer, whereas Spears offers explosiveness and high-end receiving chops if the Titans fall behind. Both backs have previously handled full NFL workloads, satisfying his requirement that either player could become a three-down option if the other is injured. Because their fantasy production is expected to tilt with game script – Pollard thriving in positive scripts, Spears in negative – Blickle believes the pair will rarely spike in the same week yet should give managers at least one strong score almost every week while preserving paths to 25-point ceilings when workload consolidates. With Pollard’s name value pushing him up boards and Spears lagging several rounds behind, Blickle sees the combo as an inexpensive way to harness inverse correlation without sacrificing overall upside.

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.