Start Tony Pollard or TreVeyon Henderson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB: 17.9; 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 58%; Through Week 7
Target share: 8%; Through Week 7

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TreVeyon Henderson

RB · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 7.3; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs RB: 26.4; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 32%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Should I drop TreVeyon Henderson for Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 15.4 points and TreVeyon Henderson at 7.3, a gap of 8.0. Tony Pollard's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson this week yet, so his 7.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.0, 7.3 and 4.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and TreVeyon Henderson at 63. Market coverage on Tony Pollard is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.4 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

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

No Week 8 player market is posted for TreVeyon Henderson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 7.3 and 4.8 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Tony Pollard 8.0 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson 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.

TreVeyon Henderson and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 26.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIA and caught passes for 46 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 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, TreVeyon Henderson played 32 percent of NE snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 16 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 31 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 9 yards.

TreVeyon Henderson, Week 7 against CHI: 13 of 54 snaps, 3 carries for 9 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 14 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 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 TreVeyon Henderson for Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for TreVeyon Henderson?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 90 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 9 games), TreVeyon Henderson 42 (4.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tony Pollard over TreVeyon Henderson.

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