Tony Pollard vs. Terry McLaurin: Who Should You Start in Week 8?

Start Tony Pollard. Terry McLaurin is on a bye, and Tony Pollard is projected for 13.1 PPR points vs CIN.

Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET

Tony Pollard vs. Terry McLaurin: Week 8 side by side

Tony Pollard
RB · TEN
Terry McLaurin
WR · WAS
Projection (Week 8, avg of sources)13.1—
Floor (lowest source)12.1—
Ceiling (highest source)14.1—
StatChasers projection13.0 (RB21)—
Opponentvs CINBye
Opponent vs. position4th-toughest (17.9 pts/g allowed)—
Recent usage82% carry share (last 3)—
PositionRBWR
Our callSTART · RB2SIT · No projection

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Tony Pollard vs. Terry McLaurin Week 8 Start/Sit FAQ

Should I start Tony Pollard or Terry McLaurin in Week 8?

Start Tony Pollard. Terry McLaurin is on a bye, while Tony Pollard projects for 13.1 PPR points vs CIN.

Who has the better matchup in Week 8, Tony Pollard or Terry McLaurin?

Tony Pollard plays CIN and Terry McLaurin is on a bye in Week 8.

Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.

Does PPR scoring change Tony Pollard vs. Terry McLaurin?

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.

Are Tony Pollard and Terry McLaurin playing in Week 8?

Tony Pollard has no injury designation, and Terry McLaurin is on a bye.

Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.

Where do the Tony Pollard and Terry McLaurin projections come from?

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). Tony Pollard is projected by 6 of them and Terry McLaurin by 0.

A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.

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