Fantasy Football Start/Sit: Tony Pollard, Josh Jacobs, Travis Etienne Jr (Week 2)

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Here is our fantasy football start/sit article, including all the players we’re calling sleepers and duds this week. Below, let’s take a closer look at a few players to consider this week.

Tony Pollard (RB – TEN)

“Tony Pollard had a nice first week against the Chicago Bears and looked like the leader in the Titans backfield. Tyjae Spears was the preferred back on passing downs, and against the New York Jets, there could be plenty of passing down opportunities for Spears. The Jets had a rough outing against Jordan Mason and the 49ers, and they will look to right the ship this week against a Titans team that fell apart last week versus the Bears. Pollard needs to do it again in order to obtain every-week consideration, and this is his game to prove it.”
– Ed Birdsall (Talking Points Sports)

“Tony Pollard looked great in Week 1! Fantasy owners should be excited! BUT….he plays against the Jets this week! The rest of the season is looking pretty good for Pollard as he seems to have captured the main role in the Titans backfield, but temper expectations this week against a great run defense.”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)

“Tony Pollard worries me as a top-40 FLEX option in Week 2. He had a fine debut for the Titans in Week 1, and his 16 carries to four for Spears jumps off the box score page. But this week, he’ll face a tougher Jets run defense who should get back on track after getting torched by Jordan Mason on Monday night. The Titans could be playing from behind a bit more in this contest, and that would mean more involvement from Tyjae Spears as the passing down back. ”
– Bart Wheeler (Hail to Fantasy Football)

Josh Jacobs (RB – GB)

“Many have high hopes for Josh Jacobs this week because of the matchup. The Indianapolis Colts got obliterated by Joe Mixon in Week 1, giving up 25.3 fantasy points on 33 touches. Yet, they also were destroyed by C.J. Stroud and the passing attack. Unfortunately, the Green Bay Packers will start Malik Willis this week, meaning the Colts can do everything to stop the run with the little threat of a competent passing attack. More importantly, Mixon had a massive Week 1 performance because of volume and not talent. His 13-percent missed tackle forced rate ranked 15th among 25 running backs with at least 12 rushing attempts, while he had a zero percent explosive run (per Fantasy Points Data). Expect Indianapolis to crowd the line of scrimmage and contain Jacobs, making Willis beat them.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)

Travis Etienne Jr. (RB – JAC)

“Travis Etienne going against the Cleveland Browns will be tough. We saw that even in a blowout win for the Cowboys, they couldn’t run on that Browns front seven. If Tank Bigaby is going to split carries moving forward, that means fewer opportunities for Etienne to have an RB1 upside in this game. You must hope he can see more than two targets in Week 2. Etienne may be someone you want to avoid this week.”
– Steven Pintado (The Fantasy Coaches)

“Travis Etienne is an easy fade after seeing fellow running mate Tank Bigsby look good on the same amount of carries. In fact, Bigsby nearly doubled Etienne’s production. Etienne saved his fantasy day with a touchdown, but there will be less room down in close against a stout Cleveland front. Etienne will also need to see more than three targets to produce high-end RB numbers, and I think he will falter again in Week 2, with the very real potential he doesn’t find the end zone. Bigsby could even challenge for goal-line work, but the real issue here is the limited production against a mediocre Dolphins defense last week.”
– Jeremy Shulman (Fantasy Football Universe)