Who Should I Start? Josh Jacobs or Tony Pollard

Thursday, October 30, 6:49 PM

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (calf) continues to deal with a calf injury and was limited again during Thursday's practice, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. Jacobs has played through a calf injury each of the last two weeks, although he's had his two lowest snap rates in those games at just over 50%. The 27-year-old had only 33 rushing yards on 13 carries in the Sunday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he also found the end zone on the ground for the fourth straight week. While Jacobs hasn't gone over 100 yards in a game yet in 2025, he's been money for fantasy managers with nine rushing touchdowns in seven games played. The only game in which he didn't find the end zone was on Sept. 21 in the upset loss to the Cleveland Browns. Jacobs should be active this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, where he'll be a touchdown-dependent midrange RB1 in fantasy.

Thursday, October 30, 5:17 PM

Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard's (neck) Week 9 status was in question when he missed the team's first practice of the week on Wednesday due to a neck injury. However, he's back on the right track to play this Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers after he returned to a full practice on Thursday. As long as the 28-year-old doesn't suffer a setback with his neck injury on Friday, he should be fine to play this weekend. The Chargers' defense has been much more susceptible to the run game in recent weeks, but Pollard won't be much more than a low-upside RB3/flex in Week 9 for fantasy purposes with backfield mate Tyjae Spears starting to see more involvement in what is becoming more of a timeshare in Tennessee. Pollard has surpassed double-digit half-PPR points just twice in eight games in 2025 and has only two touchdowns in one of the worst offenses in football.