Tyjae Spears Fantasy Football Week 8 Scouting Report

Tyjae Spears
RB
, Tennessee Titans

Age: 23
Weight: 195 lbs
Height: 5' 11"
College: Tulane

ADP: 93
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
25	114	1	12	76

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by Bill Riccette

· Sep 29 · 9:36 AM EDT

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 at Miami Dolphins

Tyjae Spears has become a change-of-pace back to Tony Pollard. Pollard has 50 touches to Spears' 22 this season. Spears ran the football just twice against the Packers. Week 4 brings a more favorable matchup for the Titans, but Spears is a deeper-league option only with his limited work.

by Bill Riccette

· Sep 21 · 4:15 PM EDT

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 vs. Green Bay Packers

Tyjae Spears has started taking a backseat to Tony Pollard, being more of a change-of-pace back rather than the 1B to Pollard's 1A. He has 16 touches to Pollard's 41. Spears is also dealing with an ankle injury, though he did practice in full on Friday. Spears is a deep flex option as long as he remains a clear No. 2 behind Pollard, even in a favorable matchup against the Packers.

by Bill Riccette

· Sep 15 · 9:45 AM EDT

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs. New York Jets

Tyjae Spears saw four targets in Week 1, but so did Tony Pollard. Spears also had just four rushing attempts to Pollard's 16. Spears will have a chance to make some noise this week against the Jets, who surprisingly struggled against the run last week and that was with the 49ers not having Christian McCaffrey. But for now, Spears is taking somewhat of a backseat to Pollard. Consider Spears a deeper flex this week.

by Bill Riccette

· Jul 31 · 12:25 AM EDT

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Tyjae Spears had a very impressive rookie season, compiling almost 850 yards from scrimmage and caught 52 passes. All while Derrick Henry was still rumbling. Spears had seven games with at least five targets. No reason to think his involvement in the passing game is going to diminish anytime soon.

Fantasy Downside

Despite his strong rookie season, the Titans went out and quickly scooped up Tony Pollard in free agency. Pollard is likely to get the early-down work while Spears could be the third-down back. This is going to be a classic timeshare in Nashville.

2024 Bottom Line

Spears was exciting to watch as a rookie and will be again in his second season. But with Pollard expected to get plenty of early-down work, Spears' fantasy ceiling is capped. Consider him a Flex with RB2 upside thanks to his high passing volume.

by Spencer Babbitt

· Dec 29, 2023 · 4:48 PM EST

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 at Houston Texans
Tyjae Spears saw nine carries and an impressive six targets last week against Seattle, which he turned into 67 scoreless yards. Spears has been impressive at times this season and projects for an exciting role next year, but the fact remains that he is firmly behind Derrick Henry when it comes to usage. As usual, Spears projects better for fantasy when the Titans are trailing and that could be the case this Sunday when they take on the Texans in Houston as four-point underdogs. Spears' sporadic usage makes him tough to start in fantasy, but there are worse options out there for a desperation flex in deep leagues.

by Spencer Babbitt

· Dec 21, 2023 · 5:03 PM EST

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 16 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 16 vs. Seattle Seahawks
Tyjae Spears maintained his typical role in Week 15 when he spelled Derrick Henry for nine carries and a reception on 52% of the Titans' offensive snaps. That workload only resulted in 37 scoreless yards, which goes to show that Spears has a very low floor despite some intriguing skills and a consistent passing game role. Spears and the other Titans get a good matchup this week against a soft Seattle defense, but his usage is too sparse to trust as a fantasy starter. That being said, Spears is a very interesting stash in keeper and dynasty leagues with Henry's future in Tennessee uncertain after this year.

by Spencer Babbitt

· Dec 13, 2023 · 6:53 PM EST

TEN RB Tyjae Spears - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 vs. Houston Texans
Tyjae Spears actually played nearly 65% of the Titans' offensive snaps in Week 14 against Miami as he and Derrick Henry both saw great usage against the Dolphins. Henry went off for 120 yards and two touchdowns, but Spears saw 16 carries and six targets totaling 88 scrimmage yards of his own. Unfortunately, Henry's goal-line dominance means Spears only has one touchdown on the season from way back in Week 5. Spears's primary path to fantasy success is through the passing game, which makes him inherently game script dependent. The Texans are not an overly imposing matchup and Spears should be rostered in all formats by now, but he is a risky start in the fantasy playoffs as long as Henry is healthy.