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Tony Pollard Tennessee Titans · #20

Running Back · 6' 0", 209 lbs · Memphis, TN · Age 29

Tony Pollard is a Running Back for the Tennessee Titans, drafted 128th overall, 2019. In 2026 he ran for 221 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 8 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 128th overall8-yr veteran
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Season avg221 rush yds · 1 td · 8 rec
Career avg6,003 rush yds · 34 td · 258 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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221rush yds
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8rec
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Scouting report

Tony Pollard — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tony Pollard is a Running Back for the Tennessee Titans, drafted 128th overall, 2019. In 2026 he ran for 221 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 8
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Rushing
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Rushing volume
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Receiving
Solid · offense
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All-purpose
Excellent · offense
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Volume share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Tony Pollard stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #146 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
665Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tony Pollard — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
221 YDS
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Scoring
1 TD
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Receiving
24 YDS
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All-purpose
245 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Tony Pollard

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
612
rush yds
268–956
3
td
1–4
21
rec
7–34
113
rec yds
28–199
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 221 → projected 612 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+430.0
Age curve
-39.1
Net vs last season+390.9 rush yds
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tony Pollard career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
201915455215107562
202016435428192627
2021157192393371056
2022161,0079393711378
2023171,0056553111316
2024161,0795412381317
2025171,0825332061288
2026 in progress · 4 games42211824245
Career1166,003342581,7867,789
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Tennessee Titans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
99off index
86def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (99), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 99, pass rush 99, coverage 73.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #90 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tony Pollard

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-04-30

The beginning

Tony Pollard is a Running Back for the Tennessee Titans, in his 8th NFL season.

Tennessee Titans

Turning pro

Drafted 128th overall, 2019 as a Running Back.

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Tony Pollard is a Tennessee Titans running back, drafted 128th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has rushed for 6,003 yards and 34 touchdowns and caught 258 passes.

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Most recently he ran for 221 yards with 1 touchdown and added 8 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
209 lbs
Draft
128th overall, 2019
Born
Memphis, TN
Age
29
Jersey
#20
Background

Tony Pollard is from Memphis, TN and is 29 years old. He was drafted 128th overall, 2019 and plays running back at 6' 0", 209 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has run for 6,003 yards and 34 touchdowns while adding 258 catches. Pollard is currently on the Tennessee Titans roster.

The person

Tony Pollard is a featured every-down back who has amassed 7,789 scrimmage yards and 34 rushing touchdowns over 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Rushing6,003 career rushing yards and 34 touchdowns.
Receiving back258 receptions for 1,786 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 1,082 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree128th overall, 2019.
Durability116 career games played.
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FAQ

Tony Pollard — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tony Pollard, answered.

What position does Tony Pollard play?
Tony Pollard is a Running Back for the Tennessee Titans.
When was Tony Pollard drafted?
Tony Pollard was drafted 128th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Tony Pollard played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Tony Pollard's career stats?
He has rushed for 6,003 yards and 34 touchdowns and caught 258 passes.
Tony Pollard career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB1
listed starter
Snap share
53%
of offensive snaps
Target share
10%
WOPR 0.17
Rush share
60%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (RB1) on the current depth chartWorkhorse back: 60% of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs NYJ
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
46
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
64
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NYJW2 vs PHIW3 @ NYGW4 @ BALW5 vs HOUW6 @ INDW7 vs CLEW8 @ CINW9 · BYEW10 vs JAXW11 @ DALW12 @ JAXW13 vs WASW14 @ DETW15 vs INDW16 @ LVW17 vs PITW18 @ HOU

Each week grades Tony Pollard's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
12
since 2019
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
8
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Foot2026 Wk3 · Ankle2025 Wk9 · Neck2024 Wk18 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk17 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk16 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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