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It's hard to find consistently good running backs in fantasy football. Each year, there are only a few that have zero games with less than double-digit PPR fantasy points. This year, there are none, though, since Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry finally logged his first game of just single-digit scoring.
So it's always worth looking into matchups, recent injury data, and usage trends for RBs that aren't elite must-starts like King Henry. Three RBs comfortably at least a tier below him are New York Jets running back Breece Hall, Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard (ankle), and New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (ankle).
We'll dig into some data and give recommendations about these three dudes below.
Should I Start Breece Hall for Fantasy Football?
Hall appears to have recovered from his knee injury, at least enough to be removed from the injury report. He didn't see much work last week, though. A late rush score saved his fantasy day, and he ended up with 13.1 PPR fantasy points, but on just 48% of offensive snaps, which led to nine carries for 30 yards and two catches for 21 yards.
Breece Hall doing what he does best and EASILY picks up the first down 💨pic.twitter.com/AFQV9Ju9m1
— Jets Nation (@JetsNationCP) December 15, 2024
The matchup against the Los Angeles Rams isn't a great one. LA's offense is elite, and when the Jets are down, quarterback Aaron Rodgers tries to play like he's still 25 and throws the ball down the field regardless of whether Hall is wide open for a first down. That works against teams with bad pass defenses and bad pass-rushes.
But the Rams have been good at getting pressure, especially against weak offensive lines, as we saw in Week 15. Hall checks in as an RB3/FLEX for this game. His ceiling is impacted by Rodgers being bad, poor OL play, lack of targets, and possibly restricted snaps. We'd recommend starting him, but manage your expectations.
Should I Start Tony Pollard for Fantasy Football?
Pollard didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, but we're accustomed to seeing this. He doesn't seem to be in danger of missing Week 16, so we'll assume he plays. And he'll have a nice matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, who have a bad defense vs. RBs fantasy-wise.
Tony Pollard is 18 yards from 1,000 rushing yards on the season and 26 yards from a career-high. He is currently 2nd in the AFC in rush yards
RT to send Tony to the Pro Bowl! #ProBowlVote + @Tp__5 pic.twitter.com/OMKEFWZ76j
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) December 18, 2024
But he re-injured his ankle in Week 15, so that's a concern. Strangely enough, Titans head coach Brian Callahan has insisted time and time again that he'll use backup RB Tyjae Spears more, but in close games, Pollard has been the workhorse. Spears got much more work last week, but TEN was down by multiple scores for much of that game.
TP's practice status on Friday becomes very important. If it's a DNP, fantasy managers should be worried. He becomes a risky RB3/FLEX due to the ailment, but should still be started in most leagues.
Should I Start Tyrone Tracy Jr. for Fantasy Football?
He's dealing with an ankle injury as well but logged limited practices on both Wednesday and Thursday. It's easier to imagine that he plays without restrictions. He gets a nice matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, who allow a ton of receptions to the opposing team's running backs this season.
That Tyrone Tracy Jr. next-level vision that shows up on tape everrry single week on multiple snaps.#Giants pic.twitter.com/4J5PKdqOL3
— Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL) November 11, 2024
Tracy has impressed in his rookie season, but the team's offense has been mostly a disaster. Still, quarterback Drew Lock (heel, elbow) was removed from the injury report, and he threw the ball the rookie back's way 10 times in Week 14. It seems like that will continue.
We like him as a low-end RB2 this week. He should be started.
Popular Week 16 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 16 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for Breece Hall, Tony Pollard, Tyrone Tracy Jr. compared to others. You can also use the free Who Should I Start tool to run your own start/sit comparisons, up to four players at once:
Jerome Ford or Tony Pollard
Isaac Guerendo or Breece Hall
Jerome Ford or Tyrone Tracyjr
Brian Robinsonjr or Breece Hall
Rhamondre Stevenson or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dandre Swift or Tyrone Tracyjr
Brian Robinsonjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Rachaad White or Breece Hall
Chuba Hubbard or Breece Hall
Rachaad White or Tyrone Tracyjr
Courtland Sutton or Breece Hall
Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard
Breece Hall or Tony Pollard
Joe Mixon or Breece Hall
Tony Pollard or Tyrone Tracyjr
Bucky Irving or Breece Hall
Calvin Ridley or Tyrone Tracyjr
Ladd Mcconkey or Tyrone Tracyjr
Khalil Shakir or Tyrone Tracyjr
Terry Mclaurin or Breece Hall
Isiah Pacheco or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jayden Reed or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jerome Ford or Breece Hall
Joe Mixon or Tony Pollard
Rico Dowdle or Breece Hall
Bucky Irving or Tony Pollard
Rhamondre Stevenson or Tony Pollard
Courtland Sutton or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jordan Addison or Tyrone Tracyjr
Najee Harris or Tyrone Tracyjr
Aaron Jones or Breece Hall
Adam Thielen or Tyrone Tracyjr
Josh Downs or Tyrone Tracyjr
Rachaad White or Tony Pollard
Dandre Swift or Breece Hall
Dandre Swift or Tony Pollard
Isaac Guerendo or Tyrone Tracyjr
Rico Dowdle or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jayden Reed or Breece Hall
Patrick Taylorjr or Breece Hall
Calvin Ridley or Tony Pollard
Devonta Smith or Tony Pollard
Jalen Mcmillan or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jauan Jennings or Breece Hall
Alexander Mattison or Tyrone Tracyjr
Courtland Sutton or Tony Pollard
Garrett Wilson or Tony Pollard
Isaac Guerendo or Tony Pollard
Patrick Taylorjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Travis Etiennejr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Adam Thielen or Breece Hall
Alvin Kamara or Breece Hall
Dk Metcalf or Tony Pollard
Jakobi Meyers or Breece Hall
Jauan Jennings or Tony Pollard
Jauan Jennings or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jerry Jeudy or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jonathan Taylor or Breece Hall
Jonnu Smith or Breece Hall
Kenneth Walkeriii or Tyrone Tracyjr
Ladd Mcconkey or Breece Hall
Malik Nabers or Tony Pollard
Tyrone Tracyjr or Breece Hall
Zay Flowers or Tony Pollard
Zay Flowers or Tyrone Tracyjr
Aaron Jones or Tony Pollard
Alexander Mattison or Tony Pollard
Amari Cooper or Tyrone Tracyjr
Bucky Irving or Tyrone Tracyjr
James Cook or Breece Hall
Javonte Williams or Tony Pollard
Kendre Miller or Tyrone Tracyjr
Ladd Mcconkey or Tony Pollard
Najee Harris or Tony Pollard
Tee Higgins or Tony Pollard
Tyjae Spears or Tony Pollard
Amari Cooper or Breece Hall
Cooper Kupp or Breece Hall
Deandre Hopkins or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dj Moore or Tony Pollard
Isiah Pacheco or Tony Pollard
Javonte Williams or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tony Pollard
Jerry Jeudy or Tony Pollard
Jonnu Smith or Tyrone Tracyjr
Khalil Shakir or Tony Pollard
Malik Nabers or Breece Hall
Rhamondre Stevenson or Breece Hall
Tank Bigsby or Tyrone Tracyjr
Terry Mclaurin or Tony Pollard
Tony Pollard or Breece Hall
Tyjae Spears or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tony Pollard
Zach Charbonnet or Breece Hall
Amari Cooper or Tony Pollard
Darnell Mooney or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dj Moore or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jalen Mcmillan or Tony Pollard
James Conner or Breece Hall
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Breece Hall
Jayden Reed or Tony Pollard
Kenneth Walkeriii or Tony Pollard
Mike Evans or Breece Hall
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Alvin Kamara or Tyrone Tracyjr
Bijan Robinson or Breece Hall
Brian Thomasjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Chase Brown or Breece Hall
Chuba Hubbard or Tony Pollard
Davante Adams or Breece Hall
David Njoku or Tyrone Tracyjr
Deebo Samuelsr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dk Metcalf or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jalen Hurts or Breece Hall
James Cook or Tony Pollard
Jameson Williams or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jonathan Taylor or Tony Pollard
Jonnu Smith or Tony Pollard
Jordan Addison or Tony Pollard
Kendre Miller or Tony Pollard
Rome Odunze or Tyrone Tracyjr
Sincere Mccormick or Tyrone Tracyjr
Travis Kelce or Tony Pollard
Tucker Kraft or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tyreek Hill or Tony Pollard
Tyreek Hill or Tyrone Tracyjr
Aaron Jones or Tyrone Tracyjr
Adam Thielen or Tony Pollard
Alexander Mattison or Breece Hall
Alvin Kamara or Tony Pollard
Breece Hall or Tyrone Tracyjr
Brian Robinsonjr or Tony Pollard
Brian Thomasjr or Tony Pollard
Calvin Ridley or Breece Hall
Deandre Hopkins or Tony Pollard
Derrick Henry or Breece Hall
Derrick Henry or Tyrone Tracyjr
Devin Singletary or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dk Metcalf or Breece Hall
Drake London or Breece Hall
Drake London or Tony Pollard
Garrett Wilson or Tyrone Tracyjr
George Kittle or Breece Hall
George Pickens or Breece Hall
Jakobi Meyers or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jaylen Warren or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jonathan Taylor or Tyrone Tracyjr
Josh Downs or Tony Pollard
Josh Jacobs or Tony Pollard
Kareem Hunt or Tony Pollard
Keenan Allen or Tony Pollard
Keenan Allen or Tyrone Tracyjr
Kenneth Walkeriii or Breece Hall
Marvin Harrisonjr or Tony Pollard
Marvin Harrisonjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Patrick Taylorjr or Tony Pollard
Quentin Johnston or Tyrone Tracyjr
Romeo Doubs or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tank Bigsby or Tony Pollard
Tee Higgins or Breece Hall
Tyreek Hill or Breece Hall
Xavier Worthy or Tony Pollard
Aj Brown or Breece Hall
Ameer Abdullah or Tony Pollard
Ameer Abdullah or Tyrone Tracyjr
Bo Nix or Breece Hall
Breece Hall or Breece Hall
Brian Thomasjr or Breece Hall
Brock Bowers or Tyrone Tracyjr
Cade Otton or Tyrone Tracyjr
Caleb Williams or Breece Hall
Cedric Tillman or Tony Pollard
Ceedee Lamb or Tyrone Tracyjr
Chase Brown or Tony Pollard
Chase Brown or Tyrone Tracyjr
Chris Godwin or Tony Pollard
Cj Stroud or Breece Hall
Cooper Kupp or Tony Pollard
Cooper Kupp or Tyrone Tracyjr
Craig Reynolds or Tyrone Tracyjr
Davante Adams or Tony Pollard
Davante Adams or Tyrone Tracyjr
David Montgomery or Tony Pollard
Deebo Samuelsr or Tony Pollard
Dernest Johnson or Tyrone Tracyjr
Devon Achane or Tony Pollard
Devonta Smith or Breece Hall
Devonta Smith or Tyrone Tracyjr
Dj Moore or Breece Hall
Dorian Thompsonrobinson or Breece Hall
Garrett Wilson or Breece Hall
George Pickens or Tony Pollard
Gus Edwards or Tyrone Tracyjr
Isiah Pacheco or Breece Hall
Jahmyr Gibbs or Breece Hall
Jakobi Meyers or Tony Pollard
Jamaal Williams or Tony Pollard
Jamarr Chase or Tony Pollard
James Cook or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jameson Williams or Tony Pollard
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tyrone Tracyjr
Jaylen Waddle or Breece Hall
Jerry Jeudy or Breece Hall
Kendre Miller or Breece Hall
Khalil Shakir or Breece Hall
Kimani Vidal or Tony Pollard
Kyren Williams or Breece Hall
Kyren Williams or Tony Pollard
Kyren Williams or Tyrone Tracyjr
Malik Nabers or Tyrone Tracyjr
Marvin Harrisonjr or Breece Hall
Michael Pittmanjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Mike Evans or Tyrone Tracyjr
Najee Harris or Breece Hall
Puka Nacua or Breece Hall
Quentin Johnston or Tony Pollard
Raheem Mostert or Breece Hall
Ray Davis or Tyrone Tracyjr
Romeo Doubs or Tony Pollard
Sam Laporta or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tank Bigsby or Breece Hall
Tee Higgins or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tj Hockenson or Tyrone Tracyjr
Travis Kelce or Tyrone Tracyjr
Trey Mcbride or Breece Hall
Trey Mcbride or Tony Pollard
Trey Mcbride or Tyrone Tracyjr
Ty Johnson or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tyjae Spears or Breece Hall
Tyler Allgeier or Breece Hall
Tyler Allgeier or Tyrone Tracyjr
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tyrone Tracyjr
Xavier Worthy or Tyrone Tracyjr
Zach Charbonnet or Tony Pollard
Zay Flowers or Breece Hall
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