Start Jeremiyah Love over Tony Pollard — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Start Love — the consensus rank and projection edges are too wide to ignore.

Jeremiyah Love is the higher consensus play (RB11 to RB28) and projects 14.7 to Pollard's 11.5. Pollard's edge is availability, a clean report to Love's Questionable. The gap is narrow.

In standard scoring this is a coin flip.

Jeremiyah Love

RB11ARIvs LAC

11.012.814.7 Projected Points

Sit

Tony Pollard

RB28TENvs NYJ

9.810.711.5 Projected Points

Toss-Up· medium

Why Jeremiyah Love

Sit

Sit — RB11 consensus, projects RB16 this week: LAC is the 8th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 17.0 implied team total caps the ceiling.

Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
LAC ranks 8 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 17.0 team points as 11.5-point underdogs.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart.

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Why Tony Pollard

Toss-Up· medium

RB1 and lead back. Slashing one-cut runner with reliable pass-game involvement and 1,000-yard volume.

RB28 with a 63% snap share and 3-point favorite script, but an 8% target share caps the PPR floor — a fringe flex, not a set-and-forget start.

NYJ ranks 25 of 32 against RBs (one of the softer matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 21.3 team points as 3.0-point favorites.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 63% snap share in 2025.

The call

Role is real: 63% snap share over 17 games makes him the primary back, and a -3.0 spread with a 21.3 implied total points to a healthy dose of second-half carries if Tennessee is ahead.
The receiving side is the problem — an 8% target share means his PPR floor lives and dies on rushing volume and goal-line work, which is why he lands at RB28 on 11.5 projected points.
The DvP composite of 25 of 32 reads soft, but it comes with a 0-game sample and 0.00 confidence, so there's no real matchup edge to bank on here.
Tips to start if your alternative is a bench-level committee back or a low-volume WR3; tips to sit if you have anyone with a defined passing-game role.

Head-to-head stats

Metric	Jeremiyah Love	Tony Pollard
Projected points	11.012.814.7	9.810.711.5
Consensus rank	RB11	RB28
Opponent vs position	LAC · 8 of 320-game sample	NYJ · 25 of 320-game sample
Rushing Yards	9 of 32	28 of 32
Rushing TDs	12 of 32	29 of 32
Rushing Attempts	6 of 32	30 of 32
Receptions	6 of 32	8 of 32
Receiving Yards	7 of 32	21 of 32
Anytime TD	6 of 32	32 of 32
Target share	—	8%(2025)
Reception share	—	10%(2025)
Implied total · spread	17.0+11.5	21.3-3.0
Depth chart	RB1	RB1
Snap share	—	63%(2025)
Injury designation	Questionable	—
Start/Sit record	—	0–0+1 toss-up