Analyze Tony Pollard's matchup for week 11
Pollard is stuck in a 50/9% snap-share, averaging 8.3 PPR pts, and draws a Texans defense that’s 4th-toughest on RBs—sit him.
Houston allows only 17.2 RB fantasy pts per game and has given up 7 rushing TDs all year while bottling up pass-catching backs. Tennessee’s dead-last scoring offense and a near-perfect 50/50 split with Tyjae Spears caps Pollard’s touches and TD upside.
Since Week 6 Pollard has played exactly half the snaps, averaged 39.7 rush yds and zero TDs over his last three, and been out-scored by Spears.
Tony Pollard’s collapse from 2022’s RB8 finish to 2025’s RB24 has been stark. The explosive plays vanished—no run over 41 yards this year—and the Titans’ league-worst scoring pace has erased the goal-line opportunities he still needs. A 50.9% snap share since Tyjae Spears’ return has turned Pollard into a touchdown-dependent flex whose ceiling is capped at 14.8 PPR points (Week 1) and whose floor sits in the 6–8 point range. Against a Texans front seven that ranks fourth in fewest RB fantasy points allowed, that profile is unstartable. Houston has surrendered only 109 receiving yards to backs through six games and forces opponents to win through the air—directly undercutting Pollard’s already dwindling pass-game usage. With the Titans managing a league-low 49 red-zone plays, both Pollard and Spears are starved for scoring chances, and the rookie quarterback’s growing pains keep drives short. Unless your roster is decimated by byes, leave Pollard on the bench and stream backs with clearer weekly roles or better touchdown equity.