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Tony Pollard

RB - TEN

Height: 6-0

Weight: 215 lbs

Age: 27

College: Memphis

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2024 Season Outlooks

Pollard's first shot at being a feature back didn't go as planned. He received 55 more carries than the year before and produced two fewer yards on the ground. He saw 12 more targets and had 60 fewer receiving yards. Needless to say, the efficiency regressed with volume. But that may not be the full story. Pollard himself has said he wasn't 100% to start the season and his rushing production did pick up in the second half. In Tennessee he'll compete for touches with Tyjae Spears and while we expect Pollard to be the 1A, we do envision a close split. Start looking for Pollard in Round 5 as a low-end No. 2 running back and be thrilled if he falls to you in Round 6.

Even though Pollard enters his sixth season in the NFL, it's fair to ask, just who is this guy? Is he the ultra-efficient game-breaker from his Pro Bowl 2022 effort? Or is he the tailback who struggled to sustain steady production as the Cowboys' lead back last season? The reality could be somewhere between these extremes. The presence of Tyjae Spears is notable, as he consumed 150 touches last season, including the majority of work on third downs. There was room for Derrick Henry to command a major workload in a backfield with Spears, yet Henry is a singular talent and archetype. Given Spears' proficient receiving profile, it's likely Pollard's ability to be efficient on early downs and in the red zone will dictate his fantasy stock this season. Targeting Pollard as a borderline RB2 or flex candidate could still prove rewarding on a team that aggressively went after him in free agency.