Start Tony Pollard or J.K. Dobbins? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start J.K. Dobbins over Tony Pollard

- Books imply
- 10.1
- fantasy pts
- JAX D vs RB
- 12.6
- 8th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 43%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 0%
- Through Week 1

- Books imply
- 9.4
- fantasy pts
- PHI D vs RB
- 18.9
- 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 52%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start J.K. Dobbins over Tony Pollard in Week 2.
De-vigged player props project J.K. Dobbins at 10.1 points and Tony Pollard at 9.4, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take J.K. Dobbins at ADP 82 and Tony Pollard at 70.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
Player prop markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
That puts J.K. Dobbins 0.7 points ahead of Tony Pollard on the books.
Week 2 matchups
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.
J.K. Dobbins and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
JAX allowed 12.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 34 yards and no touchdowns against JAX and caught passes for 42 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Tony Pollard has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.
J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
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.
Through Week 1, J.K. Dobbins played 43 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
J.K. Dobbins, Week 1 against KC: 22 of 51 snaps, 8 carries for 36 yards, 0 targets 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.
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.
In 2025, J.K. Dobbins played 10 games for DEN and scored 115.9 PPR points, 11.6 a game, finishing RB43.
He ran 153 times for 772 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 11 of 14 targets for 37 yards.
He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB26 · TEN · bye 9
2025 vs rush yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 54
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB36 · DEN · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 8-2
- Overall rank
- 107
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 8
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board53
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 8
- Board size244 draftable players
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