Tyjae Spears
2025 Season Outlooks
Spears will again work in tandem with Tony Pollard this season, and Spears can be a high-end flex in that role. He's worth drafting with a mid-to-late-round pick in all leagues. In 2024, Spears missed five games due to hamstring and concussion injuries, and Pollard was the lead running back for the Titans. But Spears had five games with double digits in touches, and he scored at least 11.9 PPR points in four of those outings, including two games with at least 21.6 PPR points. Spears played one game last season without Pollard, and Spears had 20 carries for 95 yards and three catches for 8 yards on four targets in Week 17 against Jacksonville. Coach Brian Callahan said in May that "hopefully that division of labor gets a little more evenly distributed" this season between both running backs, and Spears could be a surprise Fantasy option with more work. He also has star potential if Pollard were to miss any time due to injury. Spears is a great running back to stash on your bench, and we would draft him as early as Round 9 in a 12-team league.
Spears is entering his third NFL season after spending the first two in a backup/change-of-pace capacity. He'll miss, at least, the first four games of the season due to injury. The 2023 third-round pick was expected to take on a larger role, but instead was a clear second to Tony Pollard for most of the season. In 11 games with Pollard, Spears trailed in snaps (255 to 381), carries (64 to 150), routes (126 to 161) and targets (32 to 38). Spears saw a late-season boost in usage and scored four TDs in a two-game stretch, but he averaged 7.6 touches and 5.7 fantasy points per game prior to that, and Pollard is still atop the depth chart. Perhaps Spears will carry his late-season momentum into 2025 once he's back on the field, but odds are he'll remain a moderately-used receiving complement to Pollard. He's worth no more than a bench spot.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#194
PPR
#167
Half-PPR
#175
Superflex
#156
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 339.1 | 3.1 | 28.1 | 212.6 | 0.9 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#134
Pick 12.02
PPR
#161
Pick 14.05
Half-PPR
#162
Pick 14.06
Superflex
#138
Pick 12.06
Injury Risk
High
Depth Chart
- 1. Tony Pollard
- 2. Tyjae Spears
- 3. Julius Chestnut
- 4. Kalel Mullings
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