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Start Corey Kiner or Tony Pollard? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 11:21 PM ET.

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Start

RB · NE · at DET

Market projects
13.6
fantasy pts
DET D vs RB
18.2
4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
63 of 100 at RB
Snap share
13%
Through Week 9
Target share
1%
Through Week 9
Sit

RB · TEN · vs JAX

Market projects
12.2
fantasy pts
JAX D vs RB
17.7
2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
60 of 100 at RB
Snap share
62%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Corey Kiner for Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Corey Kiner over Tony Pollard, 13.6 to 12.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Corey Kiner over Tony Pollard in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Corey Kiner at 13.6 points and Tony Pollard at 12.2, a gap of 1.5. Corey Kiner'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. Market coverage on Corey Kiner is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.6 fantasy points for Corey Kiner, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Corey Kiner is 53 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.2 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, 12 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (7, 6, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Corey Kiner 1.5 points ahead of Tony Pollard on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Corey Kiner and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 18.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 75 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 24 more yards.

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

JAX allowed 17.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 68 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX and caught passes for 33 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Corey Kiner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Corey Kiner is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Corey Kiner played 13 percent of NE snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 1 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Corey Kiner, Week 6 against NYJ: 12 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 7 against CHI: 6 of 54 snaps, 4 carries for 13 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 8 against MIA: 11 of 60 snaps, 7 carries for 38 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Corey Kiner, Week 9 against GB: 11 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 55 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Tony Pollard played 62 percent of TEN snaps, took 71 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Tony Pollard, Week 8 against CIN: 63 of 77 snaps, 21 carries for 117 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 20 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Corey Kiner played 4 games for ARI and scored 9.3 PPR points, 2.3 a game, finishing RB112.

He ran 12 times for 58 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards.

He was on the field for 7 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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Corey Kiner for Tony Pollard?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Corey Kiner over Tony Pollard, 13.6 to 12.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Tony Pollard for Corey Kiner?

    No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 81 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 8 games), Corey Kiner 22 (3.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Corey Kiner over Tony Pollard, 13.6 to 12.2 projected PPR points.

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