Start Ashton Jeanty or Tony Pollard? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB: 21.4; 16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 72 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 7
Target share: 17%; Through Week 7

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB: 17.9; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Ashton Jeanty?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tony Pollard 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 15.5 points and Tony Pollard at 15.4, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tony Pollard's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.4, 16.1 and 16.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Ashton Jeanty at ADP 25 and Tony Pollard at 68.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 14.5, 16.1 and 16.0 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.7 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.4 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Ashton Jeanty 0.2 points ahead of Tony Pollard on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Tony Pollard and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 7, Tony Pollard played 58 percent of TEN snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 4 against BAL: 34 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 48 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tony Pollard, Week 5 against HOU: 30 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 7 against CLE: 47 of 63 snaps, 25 carries for 129 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tony Pollard played 17 games for TEN and scored 185.8 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing RB23.

He ran 242 times for 1082 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 41 targets for 206 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tony Pollard 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Tony Pollard?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tony Pollard 90 (10.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard.

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