Fantasy Football Player Notes

Since Week 2, Tony Pollard has been the RB34 in fantasy points per game, averaging 17.4 touches and 67.8 total yards. During that span, he has had two RB2 weekly finishes (RB16, RB24). Across his last five games, he has had a 56.9% snap rate, 68.4% of the rushing work, a 30.6% route share, and a 5.5% target share. Among 39 qualifying backs, Pollard has been solid, ranking 15th in yards after contact per attempt and 21st in explosive run rate. If Cam Ward can provide somewhere in the vicinity of decent quarterback play and move the offense, Pollard could be an RB2 again this week. Cleveland's run defense has been horrible, allowing the second-highest explosive run rate, the 12th-highest rushing success rate, the fourth-most yards after contact per attempt, and the sixth-highest missed tackle rate.