Start MarShawn Lloyd or Tony Pollard? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start MarShawn Lloyd over Tony Pollard in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project MarShawn Lloyd at 10.8 points and Tony Pollard at 9.2, a gap of 1.6. Drafters take MarShawn Lloyd at ADP 40 and Tony Pollard at 34.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 9.2 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 10.8 fantasy points for MarShawn Lloyd, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts MarShawn Lloyd 1.6 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.

MarShawn Lloyd and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 8.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 47 yards and no touchdowns against NYJ and caught passes for 11 more yards.

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

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

MarShawn Lloyd 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, MarShawn Lloyd played 44 percent of GB snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

MarShawn Lloyd, Week 1 against MIN: 30 of 68 snaps, 13 carries for 37 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.

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 Chuba Hubbard over Tony Pollard.
• Start D'Andre Swift over Tony Pollard.
• Start Jadarian Price over Tony Pollard.
• Start MarShawn Lloyd over Blake Corum.
• Start D'Andre Swift over MarShawn Lloyd.
• Start MarShawn Lloyd over Jacory Croskey-Merritt.