Start Bhayshul Tuten or Tony Pollard? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Bhayshul Tuten at 11.0 points and Tony Pollard at 10.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Bhayshul Tuten at 53.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 40% chance to score a touchdown (15, 15, 16 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Tony Pollard at 47.5 rushing yards, 6.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 41% chance to score a touchdown (11, 8, 9 and 14 books).

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 0.9 points ahead of Tony Pollard on the books.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten played 50 percent of JAX snaps, took 53 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 1 against CLE: 28 of 57 snaps, 15 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Tony Pollard played 53 percent of TEN snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 1 against NYJ: 26 of 50 snaps, 7 carries for 35 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 2 against PHI: 29 of 53 snaps, 14 carries for 64 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 carries for 23 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 8.3 PPR points.

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.

Tony Pollard, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 14 carries for 48 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Bucky Irving over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start David Montgomery over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start David Montgomery over Tony Pollard.
• Start Tony Pollard over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start Tony Pollard over Jeremiyah Love.