Start Jaylen Warren or Tony Pollard? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jaylen Warren over Tony Pollard in Week 2.

Tony Pollard is priced by the books at 9.4 projected points and Jaylen Warren has too little of his market posted to price, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Jaylen Warren at ADP 62 and Tony Pollard at 70.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaylen Warren in Week 2.

Player prop markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Week 2 matchups

Jaylen Warren and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 84 yards and no touchdowns against NE and caught passes for 26 more yards.

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

PHI allowed 18.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 101 yards and a touchdown against PHI and caught passes for -2 more yards.

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

Injury status

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jaylen Warren played 37 percent of PIT snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 1 against ATL: 25 of 67 snaps, 10 carries for 46 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

Through Week 1, Tony Pollard played 52 percent of TEN snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 1 against NYJ: 26 of 50 snaps, 7 carries for 35 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jaylen Warren, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 14 carries for 66 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 14.9 PPR points.

Jaylen Warren, Week 17 of 2025 against CLE: 21 of 66 snaps, 12 carries for 64 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.4 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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jaylen Warren over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start David Montgomery over Jaylen Warren.
• Start Jaylen Warren over Jadarian Price.
• Start Chuba Hubbard over Tony Pollard.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Tony Pollard.
• Start Jadarian Price over Tony Pollard.