
Running back, Memphis, 2015–18
Tony Pollard
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
- Born
- Apr 30, 1997, in Memphis, Tennessee
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Tony Pollard played running back at Memphis (2015–18). The Dallas Cowboys took Pollard in round 4, No. 128 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
113rushing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highat East Carolina, 20189catches, career highat Houston, 2017116receiving yards, career highvs. Houston, 2018Honors
- 2016, 2017American Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2017National leader in kickoff return average (40.0)
All-America: FWAA 2017; Walter Camp 2017; Athlon Sports 2017; College Football News 2017
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Memphis | 71 | 0.28 | 87th (n=259) | 0.13 | 20.1 | 7% | – |
| 2017 | Memphis | 84 | 0.45 | 99th (n=287) | 0.12 | 38.1 | 9% | 0.16 |
| 2018 | Memphis | 141 | 0.27 | 84th (n=300) | 0.15 | 37.9 | 14% | 0.25 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Memphis 14 games, 553 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 66–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | −2 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 21–22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–22 | 4 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 52–35 | 3 | 30 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 24–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 55–14 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 66 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 30–31 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 33–65 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 59–41 | 9 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 40 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 47–21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 72 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 28–18 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 52–31 | 11 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Dec 1 | at | L 41–56 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 152 | – |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. | L 34–37 | 18 | 113 | 1 | 6 | 209 | – |
2017 Memphis 13 games, 230 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–29 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 144 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 48–45 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 3 | 67 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 44–31 | – | – | – | 3 | 148 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 13–40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 40 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 70–31 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 73 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 30–27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 42–38 | – | – | – | 2 | 115 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 56–26 | 3 | 76 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 41–14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 66–45 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 70–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | – |
| Dec 2 | at | L 55–62 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 20–21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 1 |
2016 Memphis 13 games, 159 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 35–17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 43–7 | 5 | 40 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 77–3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 28–48 | – | – | – | 5 | 114 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 34–27 | – | – | – | 4 | 141 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 24–14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 28–42 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 134 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 30–59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 161 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 51–7 | 6 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 42–49 | – | – | – | 9 | 174 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 34–7 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 48–44 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 5 | 108 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 31–51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 75 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–24).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 210 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 73¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 116 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
Pro Bowl: 2022
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 86 | 455 | 2 | 15 | 107 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 101 | 435 | 4 | 28 | 193 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 130 | 719 | 2 | 39 | 337 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 193 | 1,007 | 9 | 39 | 371 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 252 | 1,005 | 6 | 55 | 311 |
| 2024 | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 260 | 1,079 | 5 | 41 | 238 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 17 | 242 | 1,082 | 5 | 33 | 206 |
| 2026 (so far) | Tennessee Titans | 5 | 68 | 273 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| NFL career | 116 | 1,332 | 6,055 | 34 | 258 | 1,787 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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