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Tony Pollard

Tony Pollard

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  • Teammate Carnell Tate (a top target) is out, so Pollard may see more targets.

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Games
8
2026 season
PPR PPG
14.6
RB19 overall
Total pts
116.5

This is how RBs have played against the Raiders in the 2026 season.

RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Raiders in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1MIAMIADe'Von Achane113605430010.6
2LACLACOmarion Hampton239412221017.5
3NONOTravis Etienne13570221309.0
4KCKCKenneth Walker III221772112030.9
5NENERhamondre Stevenson136413321017.5
6BUFBUFJames Cook229513358024.3
7LALAKyren Williams169912222018.1
8NYJNYJBraelon Allen211471226023.3
Average17.696.10.92.52.421.60.018.9
Median18.594.51.02.02.021.00.017.8
High2317725458030.9
Low1136011209.0

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

RB1 avg pts
18.9
PPR per game
Rank
7
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+17%
lg avg 16.1
How Tony Pollard should do vs the RaidersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Raiders, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Tony Pollard has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Raiders opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Tony Pollard will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Raiders avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Tony Pollard's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Tony Pollard usually produces.

Projected is Tony Pollard's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Raiders were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1NYJ735021-104.4
2PHI1464011107.5
3NYG177404422013.6
4BAL16481422013.0
5HOU1452010005.2
6IND1976010007.6
7CLE2512933326036.5
8CIN2111725320028.7
Pollard avg16.674.40.82.61.88.80.014.6
Raiders RB1 avg17.696.10.92.52.421.60.018.9
Difference+1.0+21.8+0.1-0.1+0.6+12.9+0.0+4.3
Projected as RB118.783.80.83.02.09.90.019.4

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Pollard averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Tony PollardGood confidence · 19.4 proj pts7/10 start
  • Tony Pollard averages 14.6 PPR points over 8 games (recent-weighted 18.8) and has played as the team's RB1.
  • The Raiders have allowed 18.9 points to RB1s over 8 games (+17% vs league). The model applies 73% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +13% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (10.9) is blended in at 20% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 19.4 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 13.1 and a top-tier one about 20.9.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreTony Pollard vs the Raiders

Prediction for Tony Pollard

Nobody knows which slot Tony Pollard will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Raiders.

If Tony Pollard plays as
19.4
projected PPR points

I predict about 19.4 points for Tony Pollard if playing as a RB1. Tony Pollard has averaged 14.6 over 8 games, and the Raiders have given up 18.9 to RB1s (+17% vs the league average of 16.1).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Tony Pollard scored: Wk 1 4.4, Wk 2 7.5, Wk 3 13.6, Wk 4 13.0, Wk 5 5.2, Wk 6 7.6, Wk 7 36.5, Wk 8 28.7. Average 14.6; weighted toward recent games it is 17.2.

2. The defense. Over 8 games, the Raiders allowed 18.9 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 16.1, so that is +17%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 8 defensive games, only 73% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +13% adjustment (x1.13).

4. Result. 17.2 x 1.13 = 19.4. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Tony Pollard is to reach it as a RB1.

43%
chance of 19+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (19.4) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 11.8 points, leaning on Tony Pollard's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 19.

With only 8 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • RB1s have averaged 17.6 carries, 96.1 rushing yards and 2.4 receptions against the Raiders across 8 games.
  • The Raiders allow 18.9 PPR points to RB1s, +17% versus the league average of 16.1 (ranked 7 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • Outlier: Week 4, Kenneth Walker III (30.9 pts, 177 rush yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 18.9 vs 17.2; rush yds 96.1 vs 84.6. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • Outlier: Week 8, Braelon Allen (147 rush yds) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: rush yds 96.1 vs 88.9. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • 7 of 8 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 9.0 to 30.9 (median 17.8).
  • Every RB1 in the sample cleared 30 rushing yards.
  • RB1s scored a touchdown in 6 of 8 games (75%).

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.