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Fresh off a full week of preseason action, we’ve got ADP movement across the board! We kicked off last week’s risers and fallers with a set of players seeing movement based on training camp hype and injuries.
This week, the majority of movement can be attributed to real football.
The weekend was certainly full of hype but many teams blessed us with key indicators we can directly apply to our fantasy drafts. And, as a result, this week’s risers and fallers list has a theme that is focused on hotly debated players with uncertain positioning on their teams.
Let’s kick things off with a riser and faller combination that I’ve been on pins and needles waiting to talk about — a riser and faller from the same backfield!
FALLER: Tony Pollard, RB, Tennessee Titans
RISER: Tyjae Spears, RB, Tennessee Titans
I’m not joking when I say I’ve been patiently waiting for the moment Pollard falls while Spears rises, specifically for this article.
I’ve spent much of the offseason debating who the Titans’ true RB1 is. Like many fantasy analysts, I’d hoped the exit of Derrick Henry meant Spears could ascend to lead back after a promising showing in 2023.
Instead of leading with Spears and adding a complementary short-yardage back, the Titans added Pollard, a back who profiles very similarly to Spears.
All the offseason debates can finally be put to rest because the Titans were very generous and gave us a sneak peek at the running back usage for this season. Pollard started the game, but Spears played immediately and the splits were fairly even. They were the only backs who played with the starters and were used interchangeably — both used on all downs and in the red zone. Spears got the touchdown.
The touchdown and excitement of snaps with starters are helping to raise Spears’ ADP and Pollard’s ADP is naturally falling. Using two backs across all downs isn’t common practice. But again, Pollard and Spears are extremely similar and that type of usage would work well…
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Publish date : 2024-08-13 14:47:43
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