Start Tony Pollard or Tyler Allgeier? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tony Pollard over Tyler Allgeier in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 9.2 points and Tyler Allgeier at 7.5, a gap of 1.7.

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 (12, 8, 8 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.5 fantasy points for Tyler Allgeier, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Tyler Allgeier at 25.5 rushing yards, 11.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (6, 5, 3 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tony Pollard 1.7 points ahead of Tyler Allgeier on the market projections.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is listed as questionable with a foot injury.

Tyler Allgeier 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, Tyler Allgeier played 51 percent of ARI snaps, took 32 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 1 against LAC: 44 of 75 snaps, 17 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 2 against SEA: 32 of 50 snaps, 5 carries for 10 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 9 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 3 against SF: 31 of 87 snaps, 2 carries for -1 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 10 yards.

Tyler Allgeier, Week 4 against NYG: 36 of 66 snaps, 8 carries for 42 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 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, Tyler Allgeier played 17 games for ATL and scored 123.0 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing RB39.

He ran 143 times for 514 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 96 yards.

He was on the field for 30 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 Blake Corum over Tyler Allgeier.
• Start Brian Robinson over Tyler Allgeier.
• Start Bucky Irving over Tyler Allgeier.