Braelon Allen or Tony Pollard: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 10:06 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Wrong: 7.6 to 12.4

Pollard projects lower, 11.1 to 13.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 68 for Pollard, 180 for Allen.

Start

Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at IND · final

Market projected: 11.1; pre-game
IND D vs RB: 26.8; 5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 62 of 100 at RB
Target share: 5%; Week 6
Scored: 7.6; PPR pts

Sit

Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · at NE · final

Market projected: 13.8; pre-game
NE D vs RB: 21.6; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 85 of 100 at RB
Target share: 7%; Week 6
Scored: 12.4; PPR pts

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Braelon Allen?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Tony Pollard over Braelon Allen in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 11.1 points and Braelon Allen at 13.8, a gap of 2.7. Tony Pollard still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 68 against 180, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.8 fantasy points for Braelon Allen, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 67 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 12, 13 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 57 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 12, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Braelon Allen 2.7 points ahead of Tony Pollard on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Braelon Allen and NYJ visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 40 more yards.

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

IND allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and a touchdown a game against IND and caught passes for 53 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Tony Pollard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Braelon Allen played 56 percent of NYJ snaps, took 45 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 2 against GB: 23 of 74 snaps, 5 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 3 against DET: 34 of 66 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 3 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 4 against CHI: 30 of 32 snaps, 14 carries for 59 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Tony Pollard played 52 percent of TEN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 42 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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.

How Week 6 went

Tony Pollard scored 7.6 PPR points and Braelon Allen scored 12.4.

The call was wrong: Braelon Allen outscored Tony Pollard by 4.8.

Tony Pollard finished 3.5 points below the 11.1 the market projected.

Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 7.6 PPR points.

Tony Pollard finished as the week's RB31 in PPR scoring.

Braelon Allen finished 1.4 points below the 13.8 the market projected.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards, 12.4 PPR points.

Braelon Allen finished as the week's RB18 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Braelon Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Braelon Allen projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Braelon Allen for Tony Pollard?
No. Keep Braelon Allen: he projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games).