Start Tony Pollard or J.K. Dobbins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Tony Pollard at 9.9 points and J.K. Dobbins at 9.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.9 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have Tony Pollard at 47.5 rushing yards, 6.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 39% chance to score a touchdown (11, 8, 9 and 14 books).

Player prop markets imply 9.1 fantasy points for J.K. Dobbins, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The books have J.K. Dobbins at 50.5 rushing yards, with a 42% chance to score a touchdown (5 and 15 books).

That puts Tony Pollard 0.7 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on the books.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

J.K. Dobbins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Tony Pollard played 53 percent of TEN snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 31 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.

Tony Pollard, Week 2 against PHI: 29 of 53 snaps, 14 carries for 64 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 1 yards.

Through Week 2, J.K. Dobbins played 38 percent of DEN snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 21 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.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 2 against JAX: 21 of 62 snaps, 10 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.

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 3 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.
• Start David Montgomery over Tony Pollard.
• Start Tony Pollard over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Jeremiyah Love.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over TreVeyon Henderson.