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I ultimately don't think Spears out-snaps Pollard this year, but they did come awfully close in 2025 when Spears was healthy. Spears' first game was in Week 5. From then onward, he logged a 46 percent snap rate compared to 54 percent for Pollard. The good news is that Spears largely ate up low-calorie snaps and Pollard wound up averaging more points per game with Spears active. I don't think the preseason usage is much of an issue for Pollard.
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Pollard's 2025 PPG edge over Spears suggests preseason snap split is neutral.

Although Spears played more snaps in preseason, the source doesn't view this as an issue for Pollard, noting that in 2025 when Spears was healthy from Week 5 onward, Pollard logged a 54 percent snap rate versus 46 percent for Spears and averaged more points per game despite Spears' presence; Spears largely ate up low-calorie snaps.

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