A reporter asked Titans OC Brian Daboll on Thursday about his backfield plan, and Daboll invoked all the phrases that fantasy managers hate to hear if they're hoping to start a team's RB.
What They're Saying: The Dreaded 'Hot Hand'
Daboll: "I have confidence in all those guys. Sometimes you ride the hot hand when you’re in the game. Other times you go ahead and mix and match personnel. … How many we use or who we use, I think that’s going to be dependent on how much we’re running the ball, how much we’re doing different things. I don’t think you wanna tire one guy out. I think it’s important to have them all available and to use as many as you can."
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: Tennessee Backfield Will Take Patience
That description shouldn't actually surprise you. It matches how the Titans played Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears in the preseason.
We're still betting that Pollard and Spears work well ahead of Nicholas Singleton and Julius Chestnut. But if you drafted Pollard hoping to snag a late fantasy starter, then you landed a risky option.
Spears has looked like the value play from here, with some established NFL usage and production, upside athleticism, and an ADP in low RB4 to RB5 range.
Sunday will finally give us our first look at actual full-game usage.
No Titans RB sits higher than 30th in our rankings for any format, so you should be trying not to use any in Week 1 if you can help it.
