Tony Pollard Week 11 Outlook - Titans at Ravens

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Nov 19th 2020, 8:50am EST

Over the last four games, Elliott looks like a shell of his former self. It's not all his fault, of course, as he's lost his starting quarterback and starting left tackle on the offensive line. In those four games, he's combined for 208 yards on 61 carries (3.41 yards per carry) and 12 receptions for 65 yards. He hasn't scored in that time, either, leaving him as the RB31 over that span, behind guys like Jerick McKinnon and J.D. McKissic. To be fair, his last two games were among the worst you can have as a running back against the Eagles and Steelers, but he's no longer the must-start RB1 you drafted. If you're looking for touchdowns against the Vikings, you might not find them. On the year, they're tied for the league's lowest touchdown output to running backs (5). While their pass defense has been bad, they've been a stout unit up front from an efficiency standpoint, allowing the fifth-fewest fantasy points per weighted opportunity. The two running backs who were able to total more than 75 yards on the ground were Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor, who both totaled 26 carries. As a whole, they've allowed 135.2 total yards per game to running backs, which isn't great when you see that Pollard has been getting 35 percent of the touches over the last four weeks (and has been more efficient). That may've had something to do with Elliott's hamstring, but it brings on some additional risk. Elliott should be considered a middling RB2 who needs to find his way into the end zone, but I'm one who believes the bye week came at the perfect time for him. Pollard has at least eight touches in each of the last five games, so he can be played as an RB4 in a pinch, though it is a tough matchup.