Ian Hartitz projected the Titans to dial back Tony Pollard’s 2024 workhorse usage and give Tyjae Spears more touches in 2025. He noted that Pollard wore down and again dealt with minor injuries, while Spears—despite playing hurt—finished RB5 overall in PPR scoring during the fantasy playoffs. Hartitz believes Tennessee prefers a near-even backfield split similar to Mike Vrabel’s old Henry–Hilliard rotations. In that setup Spears would see enough weekly snaps to be a usable RB4/FLEX, with league-winning upside if Pollard misses time. He framed Spears as this year’s “Chase Brown”—a high-leverage handcuff worth stashing in Best Ball and late-round season-long builds.

Hayden Winks is back in on Tyjae Spears, calling 2024 the perfect time to buy after two quiet seasons chased casual drafters away. Winks expects Tennessee’s retooled offensive line and an upgraded quarterback room to unlock the explosive plays Spears flashed as a rookie. With Derrick Henry gone, only Tony Pollard and a day-three rookie stand between Spears and 15-touch workloads, and his pass-catching skill set keeps him on the field in negative scripts. Winks is scooping Spears around pick 100, forecasting multiple 20-point games that can vault best-ball teams into Underdog’s playoff rounds.

Ian Hartitz labeled Tyjae Spears his favorite mid-round hybrid play—usable in the flex now with league-winning upside later. The Titans talked up a 50/50 "1A-1B" split all last year, and whenever Spears was healthy he played big snaps, including a 63% rate in Week 16 before a concussion and an overall RB5 finish in fantasy playoffs (Weeks 15-17). Coaches showed they are comfortable leaving either back on the field for entire drives—Tony Pollard topped 90% once, Spears was headed there before injuries. If Pollard misses time, Hartitz projects Spears for 18 touches and top-12 weekly finishes. Even without an injury, 10–12 carries plus 4–5 targets keeps him viable. He compared the profile to Chase Brown’s late-season eruption and is scooping Spears where others chase sexier names.

Tyler Knaeble called Tyjae Spears a slam-dunk upside pick in Best Ball builds. Knaeble reminded viewers that when Tony Pollard missed time late last season, Spears produced two separate top-3 weekly finishes (Week 15 and Week 17), proving he can swing playoff rounds as a standalone starter. With Pollard now projected for feature-back work in Tennessee, Knaeble views Spears as the clear contingency play who would immediately inherit goal-line and every-down snaps if Pollard goes down. Because of that asymmetric payoff and a current late-round ADP, Knaeble said he is comfortable hammering Spears wherever he needs running-back juice.

Billy Jones said he is actively drafting Tyjae Spears at his current Round-13 price, arguing the sophomore back’s 2024 setup is identical to last year but in a noticeably better offense. Tennessee replaced Derrick Henry with Tony Pollard yet retained the same snap split—Spears already handled 48 % of third-down snaps and caught 52 passes as a rookie. Billy expects the Titans to run more plays and create more red-zone trips under new coordinator Brian Callahan, giving Spears an outside shot at 70+ targets and 6–8 total touchdowns. With half-PPR scoring emphasizing receptions, Jones sees Spears as the kind of weekly FLEX scorer who can buoy running-back-light Best Ball builds without ever cracking pick 120.