Start Bijan Robinson or Tony Pollard? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bijan Robinson over Tony Pollard

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 26.1; recent weeks avg
SF D vs RB: 23.6; 10th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 68%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 17.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Tony Pollard.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bijan Robinson over Tony Pollard in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 26.1 points and Tony Pollard at 13.1, a gap of 13.0. No player market is posted for Bijan Robinson this week yet, so his 26.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (30.8 and 21.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and Tony Pollard at 68.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bijan Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 30.8 and 21.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 26.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bijan Robinson 13.0 points ahead of Tony Pollard on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 23.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 87 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 45 more yards.

Tony Pollard and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 17.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 19 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bijan Robinson played 68 percent of ATL snaps, took 64 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 48 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 3 against GB: 51 of 71 snaps, 29 carries for 194 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 4 against NO: 34 of 57 snaps, 19 carries for 145 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bijan Robinson, Week 5 against BAL: 52 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 86 yards, 7 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard played 52 percent of TEN snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 3 against NYG: 32 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

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: 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Bijan Robinson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Tony Pollard.
Should I drop Bijan Robinson for Tony Pollard?
No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (22.4 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bijan Robinson over Tony Pollard.