Start Bhayshul Tuten or Tony Pollard? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard

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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 56%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.3; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs RB: 17.9; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 95 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Bhayshul Tuten?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 89 (9.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 11.9 points and Tony Pollard at 11.3, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (11.9 and 11.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 11.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.2, 11.1 and 12.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and Tony Pollard at 68.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bhayshul Tuten yet. His market-based projections were 11.9 and 11.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 0.7 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 10.2, 11.1 and 12.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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

That puts Bhayshul Tuten 0.6 points ahead of Tony Pollard on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 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, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 58 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, 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.

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 Bhayshul Tuten?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bhayshul Tuten projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 89 (9.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Tony Pollard?
No. Keep Bhayshul Tuten: he projects 121 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (12.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 89 (9.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.

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