Start Tony Pollard or Tyjae Spears? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tony Pollard over Tyjae Spears in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 9.2 points and Tyjae Spears at 5.0, a gap of 4.3.

What the market projects

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

The market has Tony Pollard at 48.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 29% chance to score a touchdown (11, 8, 8 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.0 fantasy points for Tyjae Spears, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Tyjae Spears at 14.5 rushing yards, 9.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 15% chance to score a touchdown (7, 8, 7 and 12 market sources).

That puts Tony Pollard 4.3 points ahead of Tyjae Spears on the market projections.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Tyjae Spears is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Tony Pollard played 53 percent of TEN snaps, took 60 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 43 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.

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.

Through Week 4, Tyjae Spears played 42 percent of TEN snaps, took 17 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyjae Spears, Week 1 against NYJ: 25 of 50 snaps, 3 carries for 12 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 2 against PHI: 19 of 53 snaps, 7 carries for 41 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 29 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 3 against NYG: 28 of 60 snaps, 3 carries for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tyjae Spears, Week 4 against BAL: 23 of 64 snaps, 2 carries for 7 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -1 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, Tyjae Spears played 13 games for TEN and scored 111.7 PPR points, 8.6 a game, finishing RB44.

He ran 72 times for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 45 of 50 targets for 264 yards.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tony Pollard.
• Start Tony Pollard over Blake Corum.
• Start Tony Pollard over Brian Robinson.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Tyjae Spears.
• Start Blake Corum over Tyjae Spears.
• Start Brian Robinson over Tyjae Spears.