Start Rhamondre Stevenson or Tony Pollard? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Tony Pollard in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Rhamondre Stevenson at 14.1 points and Tony Pollard at 11.1, a gap of 3.0. Drafters take Rhamondre Stevenson at ADP 61 and Tony Pollard at 68.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for Rhamondre Stevenson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rhamondre Stevenson is 55 rushing yards, 21 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (13, 14, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.1 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 57 rushing yards, 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 12, 11 and 14 market sources).

That puts Rhamondre Stevenson 3.0 points ahead of Tony Pollard on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Rhamondre Stevenson and NE host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 23.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 102 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 28 more yards.

Tony Pollard and TEN visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 26.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and a touchdown a game against IND and caught passes for 53 more yards.

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

Injury status

Rhamondre Stevenson is not on the injury report.

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Rhamondre Stevenson played 64 percent of NE snaps, took 40 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 2 against PIT: 20 of 55 snaps, 6 carries for 43 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 3 against JAX: 33 of 63 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 4 against BUF: 50 of 76 snaps, 13 carries for 47 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rhamondre Stevenson, Week 5 against LV: 53 of 75 snaps, 13 carries for 64 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Tony Pollard played 52 percent of TEN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 42 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Rhamondre Stevenson played 14 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing RB25.

He ran 130 times for 603 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 37 targets for 345 yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Rhamondre Stevenson.
• Start Tony Pollard over Alvin Kamara.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Tony Pollard.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.