Start David Montgomery or Tony Pollard? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start David Montgomery over Tony Pollard
- BUF D vs RB
- 33.9
- 7th most to RBs (2026)
- NYJ D vs RB
- 8.8
- 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start David Montgomery over Tony Pollard in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take David Montgomery at ADP 58.4 overall and Tony Pollard at 69.3.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for David Montgomery in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Tony Pollard in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
David Montgomery and HOU host BUF.
BUF allowed 33.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns against BUF and caught passes for 17 more yards.
Tony Pollard and TEN host NYJ.
NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, David Montgomery has the softer matchup.
Injury status
David Montgomery was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Tony Pollard was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, David Montgomery played 17 games for DET and scored 166.9 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing RB27.
He ran 158 times for 716 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 29 targets for 192 yards.
He was on the field for 37 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
David Montgomery, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 8 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards, 6.5 PPR points.
David Montgomery, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 22 of 64 snaps, 10 carries for 25 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards, 6.0 PPR points.
David Montgomery, Week 16 of 2025 against PIT: 13 of 74 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.4 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.
Tony Pollard, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 37 of 74 snaps, 18 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 11.5 PPR points.
Tony Pollard, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 40 of 73 snaps, 21 carries for 102 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 10.2 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB10 · HOU · bye 8
2025 vs rush yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 26
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
Ranked behind
RB26 · TEN · bye 9
2025 vs rush yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 54
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board28
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 3
- Board size244 draftable players
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