Start Derrick Henry. Henry is projected for 16.7 PPR points vs 13.1 for Tony Pollard, and faces the 3rd-softest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Derrick Henry RB · BAL | Tony Pollard RB · TEN | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 16.7 | 13.1 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 15.8 | 12.1 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 18.8 | 14.1 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.4 (RB13) | 13.0 (RB21) |
| Opponent | vs BUF | vs CIN |
| Opponent vs. position | 3rd-softest (27.3 pts/g allowed) | 4th-toughest (17.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 68% carry share (last 3) | 82% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · RB2 | START · RB2 |
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Start Derrick Henry. Henry projects for 16.7 PPR points vs BUF, against 13.1 for Tony Pollard vs CIN: a 3.6-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Derrick Henry is projected to score more: 16.7 PPR points to 13.1 for Tony Pollard.
The sources range from 15.8 to 18.8 for Henry and from 12.1 to 14.1 for Pollard. Even Pollard's highest projection is below Henry's lowest.
Derrick Henry is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Henry at 15.8 PPR points, against 12.1 for Tony Pollard.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Derrick Henry has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Henry at 18.8 PPR points, against 14.1 for Tony Pollard.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Derrick Henry plays BUF and Tony Pollard plays CIN in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Henry faces the 3rd-softest defense against RBs and Pollard faces the 4th-toughest defense against RBs, so Derrick Henry has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games Derrick Henry has drawn 68% of his team's carries, and Tony Pollard 82% of his team's carries.
Tony Pollard has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Derrick Henry nor Tony Pollard has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Derrick Henry is projected by 6 of them and Tony Pollard by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.