TyjaeSpears

News: 4 days agoSpears rushed 10 times for 27 yards and two touchdowns and brought in three of four targets for 39 yards in the Titans' 38-30 loss to the Colts on Sunday.

Spin: Spears crossed the goal line from 11 and two yards out in the second half, and he finished with two more carries than backfield mate Tony Pollard. Spears also outshined Pollard as a receiver, recording one more catch and 34 more receiving yards on the same number of targets. Spears had shined as a pass catcher in Week 15 against the Bengals when Pollard missed time during the game managing his ongoing ankle issue, and the former's usage Sunday sets up an unfavorably uncertain fantasy situation in Tennessee's backfield for a Week 17 road matchup against the Jaguars.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Spears enters his second NFL season, with Derrick Henry out and Tony Pollard in as his competition for touches. This third-round pick capably handled the ninth-most targets among backs, on the way to more than 800 scrimmage yards in an impressive rookie season. Spears' production as a receiving valve for Will Levis last season offers encouraging evidence he can again excel in a timeshare this season. Given the immense value of targets compared to carries and the natural expectation for Spears to take on more overall work this season, the arrow is pointing up for him as a mid-round RB2/flex option.