Titans place Tyjae Spears on injured reserve

[Tennessee Titans]

Titans place Tyjae Spears on injured reserve

Adam Schefter is reporting that the Tennessee Titans are placing Tyjae Spears on injured reserve.

Sources: Titans RB Tyjae Spears, who suffered a high ankle sprain earlier this month and was spotted in a walking boot this weekend, is being placed on injured reserve, meaning he will sidelined at least the first four games of the season. pic.twitter.com/qVyIwmbyH4

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 26, 2025

For roster purposes, this means the Titans will keep Spears on their initial 53-man roster and then place him on IR. That will free up a roster spot for the team to claim someone who hits waivers this afternoon. It also means the Titans will likely have four running backs on their initial 53-man roster.

Spears reportedly looked great early in camp before suffering the high-ankle sprain in the first preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings.

If you are still doing fantasy football drafts, you should probably move Tony Pollard up your draft boards a little bit. He’s going to be the bellcow for this offense, at least until Spears returns in week 5. Last year, Pollard had 260 carries for 1,079 yards and 5 touchdowns. That was behind a terrible offensive line. Pollard also had 41 catches for 238 yards.

In games without Tyjae Spears last season, Tony Pollard handled 82% of Tennessee’s non-QB rush attempts, the highest rate in the league.

His 46.4% touch share also led the NFL during those weeks. Pollard averaged 24.2 touches per game, too. pic.twitter.com/3UwSM71CrP

— Adam Pfeifer (@APfeifer24) August 26, 2025

Through his first two years in the league, Spears has 184 carries for 765 yards and 6 touchdowns.

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