Start Tony Pollard or J.K. Dobbins? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB: 17.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 52%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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J.K. Dobbins

RB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 8.9; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs RB: 19.7; 13th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 44%; Through Week 6
Target share: 5%; Through Week 6

Should I drop J.K. Dobbins for Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 13.1 points and J.K. Dobbins at 8.9, a gap of 4.3. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins this week yet, so his 8.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (9.0 and 8.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and J.K. Dobbins at 90.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for J.K. Dobbins yet. His market-based projections were 9.0 and 8.7 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 8.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tony Pollard 4.3 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

CLE allowed 17.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 19 more yards.

J.K. Dobbins and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 23 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, J.K. Dobbins 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 7

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard played 52 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: 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, J.K. Dobbins played 44 percent of DEN snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 3 against LAR: 33 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 49 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 4 against SF: 21 of 65 snaps, 11 carries for 40 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 5 against LAC: 32 of 62 snaps, 18 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

J.K. Dobbins, Week 6 against SEA: 31 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 5 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, 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 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 J.K. Dobbins for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for J.K. Dobbins?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), J.K. Dobbins 92 (9.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over J.K. Dobbins.