Start Tony Pollard or TreVeyon Henderson? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson

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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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TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 9.0; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.4; 7th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 36%; Through Week 6
Target share: 3%; Through Week 6

Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson 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), TreVeyon Henderson 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 13.1 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 9.0, a gap of 4.2. 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 TreVeyon Henderson this week yet, so his 9.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (7.9 and 10.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and TreVeyon Henderson at 63.

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 TreVeyon Henderson yet. His market-based projections were 7.9 and 10.0 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tony Pollard 4.2 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson 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.

TreVeyon Henderson and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 28 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, TreVeyon Henderson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

TreVeyon Henderson 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, TreVeyon Henderson played 36 percent of NE snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 3 against JAX: 23 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 4 against BUF: 28 of 76 snaps, 14 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 5 against LV: 12 of 75 snaps, 4 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 6 against NYJ: 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 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.

In 2025, TreVeyon Henderson played 17 games for NE and scored 206.2 PPR points, 12.1 a game, finishing RB21.

He ran 180 times for 911 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 35 of 42 targets for 221 yards.

He was on the field for 46 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 TreVeyon Henderson 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), TreVeyon Henderson 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for TreVeyon Henderson?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), TreVeyon Henderson 65 (6.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.