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One of the most explosive playmakers at the running back position, fantasy owners have been begging for Pollard to take over as the starter in Dallas for multiple seasons. Despite carrying the ball over 100 fewer times than him, Pollard finished less than 300 yards behind Elliott on the ground while also out-producing him by 50 yards on eight fewer receptions in the passing game.
All of these numbers would seem to indicate that the Cowboys would be wise to get Pollard more involved in the offense and begin to phase Elliott out, but word out of Cowboys camp continues to be that the team is fully in on Elliott. While they're excited about what Pollard can bring to the table, and perhaps he'll end up being the lead back in the future, it's going to be tough to imagine that Dallas opts to hand the keys to the backfield over to Pollard here in 2021.
With that in mind, the ever-converging ADPs of Elliott and Pollard doesn't seem to make a ton of sense. Sure, we may want Pollard to take over the backfield, but unless the team is in agreement, the best-case scenario looks to be more like what we saw from the Broncos in 2021 when Melvin Gordon and Javonte Williams were touching the ball almost equally each week. Both of those backs were productive and viable starters, but neither was a big difference maker primarily due to the other player.
Of course, if Elliott does go down with an injury, it's definitely Tony Pollard's time to shine. There's some value in that lottery ticket, but paying a sixth-round pick for a guy who's yet to even be hinted at as being the starter by his own coaching staff seems like it could end up being a decision that fantasy managers end up regretting.
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