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Aaron Jones vs Tony Pollard

Aaron Jones gets more of his team's runs (62% vs 60%) and more of its passes (15% vs 10%). Near the end zone, Tony Pollard has had more chances (17 vs 8 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (43% vs 33%). Aaron Jones is scoring more fantasy points a game (12.9 vs 9.6, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 14.6 vs 14.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

RBMIN

Aaron Jones
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
12.9
Expected points per gameEst.
14.6

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBTEN

Tony Pollard
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.6
Expected points per gameEst.
14.0

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Aaron Jones and Tony Pollard, season usage side by side
StatAaron JonesTony Pollard
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets1511
Target share15%10%
Catches98
Receiving yards6824
Runs
Carries7254
Carry share62%60%
Rushing yards297221
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances817
Red-zone share33%43%
Goal-line runs16
End-zone targets00
Touchdowns
Touchdowns11
Expected touchdownsEst.1.03.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)12.99.6
Fantasy points (PPR)51.538.5
Expected points per gameEst.14.614.0
Points vs expectedEst.−1.8−4.4

Week by week

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Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

  • Aaron Jones
  • Tony Pollard
Carry share by week
WeekAaron JonesTony Pollard
135%against GB50%against NYJ
282%against CHI48%against PHI
374%against TB81%against NYG
465%against MIA62%against BAL

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Aaron Jones and Tony Pollard
LeaderboardAaron JonesTony Pollard
Carry share leaders#12of 66 running backs#14of 66 running backs
Target share leaders#9of 28 running backs#19of 28 running backs
Red-zone share leaders#18of 55 running backs#9of 55 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders#24of 108 running backs#8of 108 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders#31of 108 running backs#11of 108 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#15of 108 running backs#18of 108 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Aaron Jones

Role up

Aaron Jones's target share rose to 24% in week 4 (8 targets), from 10% in weeks 1-3.

Target share, week 4
24%
Targets, week 4
8
Target share, weeks 1–3
10%
Targets, weeks 1–3
7

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Tony Pollard

Touchdowns below usage

Tony Pollard has scored 1 touchdown on opportunities that usually produce 3.3, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
1
Expected touchdownsEst.
3.3
Expected PPR per gameEst.
14.0
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
−4.4

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Red-zone role

Tony Pollard has 17 of TEN's 40 red-zone opportunities (43%), including 6 carries inside the 5.

Red-zone opportunities
17
Team red-zone opportunities
40
Red-zone share
43%
Carries inside the 5
6

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

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