Can Tony Pollard be an every week FLEX option?
Yahoo Fantasy's Josh Norris and Hayden Winks debate the potential for Pollard to break through for fantasy managers in 2026. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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He turned 275 touches into over 1,200 yards and five touchdowns last year.
If you had Tony Pollard on your team, you didn't feel that at all until super late in the season- Yep.
Like the final four or five weeks, where you didn't even wanna start him 'cause you couldn't trust him at that point.
But he went nuclear, in that spot.
However, that still only equaled the running back 30 end points per game, which is basically where he's going right now, again, on Yahoo.
He was running back 22 in the previous two years.
So I guess my question is like, because of the offense, because of the situation that he's in, is this just a small wooden player?
Or Hayden, do you actually see a potential big win outcome?
And when you get those in round six or round seven at running back, it does massive favors for your fantasy team.
I can see him finishing as like the running back 24 or so, kind of in that range.
I'm expecting the Titans to get a little bit better, but I still think that Cam Ward's like very much a project.
I have like some long-term faith with him, but I think it's gonna take like the, the next couple seasons to get there.
And the offensive line is just, it's a, it's still a disaster.
I think that was like the reason why he had the yardage 'cause they would give him the volume, but he did not have the touchdowns to like make him that relevant.
So, I think it also partially comes down to like, are we serious with Tyjae Spears or not?
Like at some point, like they've, they've- Right like attempted it then pulled him back, then like made him a receiver and then never the rushing stuff like- Well, and now you have Day Ball who has not coached him before.
Like I am- Right I like Tyjae Spears a lot.
There were moments the previous season at the end of the year that he like really flashed as a pass catcher.
But, I don't know.
Like are you clicking Tony Pollard's name this year?
I, I am because I want a running back in my flex in- Okay that kind of-- I like, Jaylen Warren in that range.
I like kinda Pollard in that range, and then Chuba's gonna fall to me, and then I think I'll probably draft some Chuba.
The, the, I kinda like those guys, for where they're being drafted.
I think like where they're drafted versus the receivers next to them, raw fantasy points to see like who's more likely to hit your flex, DK Metcalf or like Tony Pollard.
Like I don't even think that's close.
Like to me it would like definitely be Tony Pollard.
So I kinda gravitate towards this like dead zone running back, but they're, they're priced pretty similarly.
