Start Tony Pollard or Emanuel Wilson? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over Emanuel Wilson

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 53 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs KC

Market projects: 12.3; recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB: 19.0; 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 42 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 39%; Through Week 6
Target share: 4%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tony Pollard for Emanuel Wilson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Emanuel Wilson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tony Pollard over Emanuel Wilson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 15.6 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.3, a gap of 3.3. Tony Pollard'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. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (10.0, 14.2 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Market coverage on Tony Pollard 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 15.6 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 68 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (6 and 10 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 14.2 and 12.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 12.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Emanuel Wilson is 0-1 touchdowns (4 market sources).

That puts Tony Pollard 3.3 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host KC on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 64 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Emanuel Wilson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard played 55 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: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Emanuel Wilson played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 3 against WAS: 24 of 67 snaps, 9 carries for 14 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Emanuel Wilson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Emanuel Wilson projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Emanuel Wilson. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Tony Pollard?
No. Keep Emanuel Wilson: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.7 a game over 10 games), Tony Pollard 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Emanuel Wilson.