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Start Tony Pollard or RJ Harvey? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET.

Start Tony Pollard over RJ Harvey

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects
11.3
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs RB
17.9
4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
95 of 100 at RB
Snap share
58%
Through Week 7
Target share
8%
Through Week 7
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RJ Harvey

RB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects
9.7
recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
15 of 100 at RB
Snap share
39%
Through Week 7
Target share
17%
Through Week 7

Should I drop RJ Harvey for Tony Pollard?

Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Tony Pollard 89 (9.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over RJ Harvey.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tony Pollard over RJ Harvey in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 11.3 points and RJ Harvey at 9.7, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Tony Pollard this week yet, so his 11.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.2, 11.1 and 12.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for RJ Harvey this week yet, so his 9.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.9, 8.7 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and RJ Harvey at 100.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tony Pollard yet. His market-based projections were 10.2, 11.1 and 12.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for RJ Harvey yet. His market-based projections were 10.9, 8.7 and 9.6 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Tony Pollard 1.5 points ahead of RJ Harvey on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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

CIN allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 32 more yards.

RJ Harvey and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, RJ Harvey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

RJ Harvey is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tony Pollard played 58 percent of TEN snaps, took 70 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 7 against CLE: 47 of 63 snaps, 25 carries for 129 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 26 yards, 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 7, RJ Harvey played 39 percent of DEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 4 against SF: 29 of 65 snaps, 7 carries for 25 yards, 10 targets and 10 catches for 68 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 5 against LAC: 23 of 62 snaps, 3 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

RJ Harvey, Week 6 against SEA: 24 of 60 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown.

RJ Harvey, Week 7 against ARI: 16 of 61 snaps, 3 carries for 6 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 54 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, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop RJ Harvey for Tony Pollard?

    Not on these numbers alone. RJ Harvey projects 85 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 9 games) and Tony Pollard 89 (9.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over RJ Harvey.

  • Should I drop Tony Pollard for RJ Harvey?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tony Pollard projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 9 games) and RJ Harvey 85 (9.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over RJ Harvey.

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