• Tony Pollard
    Position: RB
    Team: DAL
    Draft Year: 2019
    Round: 4 (pick: 26)
    DOB: 04/30/1997
    Height: 6'0"
    Weight: 208 lbs.
    College: Memphis
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    RushingReceiving
    YearGPRrsh/ydsaveTDsrec/ydsaveTDsFSV
    202016 41 101/435 4.3 4 28/192 6.9 1 121
    201915 50 86/455 5.3 2 15/107 7.1 1 89
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2021 Stats | DALWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 24% 34% 38% 30% 40% 29% - - - - - - - - - - - 32%
rshYds 14 109 60 67 75 41 - - - - - - - - - - - 366
rushes 3 13 11 10 14 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 61
rshTDs 0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
recYds 29 31 5 0 28 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 115
Tar/Rec 4/4 3/3 1/1 0/0 4/4 3/3 - - - - - - - - - - - 15/15
TM Tar% 7% 11% 0% 0% 13% 6% - - - - - - - - - - - 8%
recTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
FScore 4 20 6 6 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54
FS/PPR 8 23 7 6 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
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2020 Stats | DALWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 14% 10% 7% 27% 23% 36% 34% 22% 32% - 32% 36% 39% 37% 90% 47% 41% 32%
rshYds 10 6 0 16 30 31 16 40 57 - 60 12 22 39 69 12 15 435
rushes 2 2 0 3 6 10 8 7 9 - 5 4 8 11 12 9 5 101
rshTDs 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
recYds 22 3 -5 16 2 9 6 24 1 - 0 10 6 9 63 8 18 192
Tar/Rec 3/2 1/1 1/1 2/1 3/2 4/2 1/1 2/2 2/1 - 0/0 2/2 1/1 2/2 9/6 2/1 5/3 40/28
TM Tar% 8% 2% 2% 3% 9% 8% 5% 6% 5% - 0% 6% 2% 9% 27% 7% 11% 7%
recTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
FScore 3 0 -1 9 3 4 2 6 5 0 12 2 2 10 25 2 3 92
FS/PPR 5 1 0 10 5 6 3 8 6 0 12 4 3 12 31 3 6 120
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2019 Stats | DALWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
rshYds 24 22 103 - 19 13 28 - 21 -4 12 19 7 - 131 0 60 455
rushes 13 4 13 - 4 3 8 - 3 1 2 4 3 - 12 2 14 86
rshTDs 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 2
recYds 0 3 25 - 0 0 0 - 9 0 44 9 0 - 12 0 5 107
Tar/Rec 0/0 1/1 3/3 - 0/0 0/0 0/0 - 3/1 0/0 4/4 4/3 1/0 - 2/2 0/0 2/1 20/15
recTDs 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 1
FScore 2 2 18 0 1 1 2 0 3 -1 11 2 0 0 20 0 6 74
FS/PPR 2 3 21 0 1 1 2 0 4 -1 15 5 0 0 22 0 7 89
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Tony Pollard 2021 Outlook
Make no mistake, Ezekiel Elliott is the clear-cut lead back here. He's paid to handle the featured role for the Cowboys. But, as SBNation.com put it, "The guy behind him is chomping at the bit for more chances. ..." Pollard burst onto the scene in 2020 to contribute in multiple facets, including the passing game and in special teams. He didn't post huge numbers (435 yards on 101 carries for 27.2 yards per game), but there were several instances in which Mike McCarthy relied on him for the brunt of the team's backfield production. Most notable was a Week 15 performance in a win over San Francisco, when Pollard rushed 12 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns, adding in another 63 yards receiving on six catches. He was dynamic in ways Elliott had failed to be for much of the year and brought back a level of explosiveness and big play ability out of the backfield (per FantasyPros.com, a league-leading 83.4 percent of Pollard's rushing yards came after contact). That said, Pollard played just 28 percent of the team's offensive snaps last season. Fantasy managers expecting Pollard to be more than a change of pace -- or to get a marked increase in snap share -- would be off-base.

Tony Pollard 2020 Outlook
Dallas "resolved" its problems with this position group in 2019 when they drafted Pollard, who "threatened" to take Ezekiel Elliott's job during training camp before Elliott and the Cowboys agreed to a trend-setting, $90 million pact. Last year's drama, though, is last year's drama and there are no cliffhangers in Dallas this time around. The Cowboys' running back room is settled for the next three years with Pollard locked in as one of the top handcuffs in fantasy. As a rookie, he had two 100-yard rushing games, finishing with 455 yards on 86 carries with two touchdowns. He caught 15 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. In his 101 touches backing up Elliott, Pollard averaged 0.88 fantasy points per touch, tying him with Zeke among RBs. Is it possible we might see even more of him this season? Could he be a multifaceted player in new HC Mike McCarthy's offense who could fill the Ty Montgomery role? As ESPN.com reminded readers, Montgomery was a receiver who moved to running back. Perhaps Pollard can do the reverse, as he played receiver at Memphis. He has a versatile skillset that could earn touches in different ways than he saw as a rookie. We're unlikely to get a good feel for that given the unique offseason, but it's something worth watching as the season draws nearer.

Tony Pollard 2019 Outlook
As SBNation.com pointed out, the Cowboys have wanted a change-of-pace back for a while now. They had their eyes on Donnel Pumphrey, but the Eagles traded up for him in the 2017 draft. They were intrigued by Nyheim Hines a year later, but the Colts snatched him up a round earlier than the Cowboys were perhaps comfortable with. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Cowboys came away from this year's draft with a similar-style player in Pollard. The former Tiger is a gadget player that can impact the game in a variety of ways -- be it running the football, as a receiver out of the backfield, or in the return game. Darrell Henderson was the lead back for Memphis, but Pollard was still able to account for over 1,000 yards of offense and nine touchdowns in 2018, in addition to his 600-plus kick return yards. Tavon Austin is entering a contract season, so Pollard has a golden opportunity to showcase his skill set and overtake Austin's role in the offense. OC Kellen Moore reportedly had a big say in adding Pollard to the team, perhaps foreshadowing what the offense will look like this year and beyond. We'll see if Pollard can find a way to fit in behind Ezekiel Elliott.