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Aaron Jones — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 9.89 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 117, usage worth 12.4.

31 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 117
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 7.1, 16 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on cbs.
SLEEPER115.5
ESPN123.5
YAHOO121.3
UNDERDOG126
CBS107.5
FFA124

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 10, pick 9 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB37
Bye week6
ADP standard deviation7.1 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 119.6 points, 7.5 per game — 564 rushing yards, 2.6 rushing TDs, 22.5 catches. That is RB5, 125 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 4.8 points per game to a ceiling of 13.6, with the median at 7.5. Boom rate 81%, bust rate 36%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 117 on consensus and our board has him 125. We rank him 8 picks worse than the room drafts him, so at ADP he is mildly overpriced. That is an objection to the price and not to the player — if he falls past his slot he can be exactly the right pick.

Our written view

8-year-lows across the board in efficiency, lost RZ work to Jordan Mason, aging cliff (32 in Dec.), no realistic path to being startable

sell · high conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Minnesota Vikings returns 5 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1. Kyler Murray at quarterback, Kevin O'Connell as head coach, Wes Phillips calling it. The offense projects to 32.6 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 25 rushes.

In: Kyler Murray (qb), Dontae Fleming (wr5), Dillon Bell (wr7), Desmond Claiborne (rb3). Out: Carson Wentz (qb), Jalen Nailor (wr3), Adam Thielen (wr4).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Aaron Jones 49.2%
Jordan Mason34.4%
Zavier Scott8.3%
Desmond Claiborne8.2%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Jefferson and Addison have all the talent in the world they & KOC is an elite coach, but this team needs to feed them. This RB room struggled last year. Difficult to say if Aaron Jones & Jordan mason regressed or if teams just focused on stopping the run to force JJ McCarthy to throw them another Pick 6. Either way, running game has to get established in 2026. Likely a committee as Aaron Jones was expected to be cut but took a pay cut to come back.

Key additions: Kyler Murray QB from Cardinals (former 1st overall pick).

Key departures: Jalen Nailor WR3 left to Raiders in free agency. Pretty solid loss that opens up a decent target

Notes: Jefferson dynasty cornerstone regardless of QB. Vikings sign Kyler Murray from Cardinals who is looking to turn around career. Kyler will compete with McCarthy for QB1 spot but JJ Nine McCarthy is BOOTY CHEEKS, so Kyler will start & could elevate offense a lot. Jefferson long term value there regardless of QB, Addison is great WR but volume still isnt there, interesting buy if can get him for cheap. Aaron Jones may phase out and took a pay cut to stay. Mason is mid. Rookie RB Claiborne COULD build out a role if he can beat out Mason. Hockenson should be better than last year but his play has declined a lot.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Kyler Murray, avg 32 att/g over 2025,2024; Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.6 att/g.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share49.2%
Projected carries per game10.1
Projected carries, full season171
Last season, carries per game11

That is a reduction of 0.9 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 25 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: MIN rates 22.2 against a league average of 23, 0.8 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+1.2 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+0.4 · neutral
Weeks 12–17+4.1 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+10.5 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20232A.J. Dillon+3.4
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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -21.3% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Ezekiel Elliott202310.345%-69.6%
Kareem Hunt20241245%-0.4%
Austin Ekeler20241142%-69.3%
David Montgomery202415.842%-20.4%
Alexander Mattison20249.841%-38.2%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 4 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 66% across the series, peaking at 7,607.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 5, pick 182 by GNB
CollegeTexas-El Paso
Age at draft22
Height5′9″
Weight208 lb
40-yard dash4.56s
Vertical37.5″
Broad jump127″
3-cone6.82s
Shuttle4.2s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game13.6
Week-to-week variation0.4
Boom rate17.6%
Bust rate13.2%
Games missed per season0.8
Injury historyCalf, Knee, Hip
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.32

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · MIN · 12 games

His best game was Week 10 against BAL — 15.9 PPR on 15 touches and a 14.6% target share, in a game that finished 19-27. His worst was Week 2 against ATL at 2.3, on 6 touches, final score 6-22. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.5; in the 6 decided by more, 7.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.4 points per game. He scored 9.89, 19.9% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI27-2415.73344823115%50%
2ATL6-222.301052304.8%43%
8LAC10-3752415515013.3%53%
9DET27-2411.8222097808.7%42%
10BAL19-2715.93622947114.6%71%
11CHI17-1911.136111670018.8%67%
12GB6-238.73416941022.2%66%
13SEA0-264.5442263013.8%37%
14WAS31-07.6010147604.3%45%
15DAL34-269.533311234012.5%58%
16NYG16-1311.32382185013%64%
17DET23-1015.334101853128.6%65%

Production

Receptions28
Targets41
Receiving yards199
Carries132
Rushing yards548
Touchdowns3
Points per game9.89
Yards per target4.85
Catch rate68.29%
Yards per carry4.15

Role

Snap share55.08%
Target share14.13%
Air-yards share-1.26%
WOPR0.204
RACR1.036

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.5
Yards after catch per reception8.1
Yards before catch per reception-1
Total YAC227
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted87.3
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.63
Rushing EPA per game-0.2

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share6.8%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share24.6%
Goal-line carry share20%
Expected receiving TDs0.75
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.75
Expected rushing TDs1.95

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game32 of 49
Yards per target39 of 49
Target share8 of 49
Air-yards share35 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 484 times. He took 8.8% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Justin Jefferson30.26%
Jordan Addison16.95%
T.J. Hockenson14.16%
Jalen Nailor11.37%
Aaron Jones 8.8%
Josh Oliver4.08%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
J.J. McCarthy92910.435.2412.66%
Max Brosmer289.9421.2%
Carson Wentz1453.7513.3%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 12 games were blowouts, 21.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.45 in those and 12.55 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · MIN · 17 games

His best game was Week 3 against HOU — 25.8 PPR on 25 touches and a 24% target share, in a game that finished 34-7. His worst was Week 11 against TEN at 5.3, on 16 touches, final score 23-13. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.3; in the 7 decided by more, 15.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.5 points per game. He scored 14.21, 10% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 2 against 4.4 expected, a gap of -2.4.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYG28-618.92215149418.7%55%
2SF23-179.85636932025%61%
3HOU34-725.8564619102124%60%
4GB31-2917.945462293018.5%82%
5NYJ23-176.3112472903.6%22%
7DET29-3120.633231493111.5%72%
8LA20-3011.52237195808.7%92%
9IND21-1312.244182164012.1%75%
10JAX12-712.12313178808.1%52%
11TEN23-135.3114153903.3%53%
12CHI30-2719.9342322106112.5%79%
13ARI23-229.8346522113.3%53%
14ATL42-2116.42211137317.1%63%
15CHI30-1218.62320188618.1%61%
16SEA27-2412.335261867014.3%82%
17GB27-2511.745301247012.2%51%
18DET9-3112.556301045015.8%62%

Production

Receptions51
Targets62
Receiving yards408
Carries255
Rushing yards1,138
Touchdowns7
Points per game14.21
Yards per target6.58
Catch rate82.26%
Yards per carry4.46

Role

Snap share63.24%
Target share12.16%
Air-yards share0.72%
WOPR0.188
RACR-0.628

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.9
Yards after catch per reception8.1
Yards before catch per reception-0.1
Total YAC411
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted98.1
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.19
Rushing EPA per game-0.79

Scoring position

Red-zone targets19
Red-zone target share20.4%
End-zone target share2.8%
Red-zone carry share63.2%
Goal-line carry share65%
Expected receiving TDs4.4
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-2.4
Expected rushing TDs7.76

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game20 of 46
Yards per target15 of 46
Target share9 of 46
Air-yards share7 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 548 times. He took 12.13% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Justin Jefferson30.14%
Jordan Addison19.37%
Aaron Jones 12.13%
T.J. Hockenson12.13%
Jalen Nailor8.22%
Josh Oliver5.48%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 38.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.44 in those and 13.26 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · GB · 11 games

His best game was Week 1 against CHI — 26.7 PPR on 13 touches and a 14.8% target share, in a game that finished 38-20. His worst was Week 4 against DET at 2.4, on 7 touches, final score 20-34. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 2 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.9; in the 6 decided by more, 13.4. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14 points per game. He scored 12.26, 0.5% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 2.06 expected, a gap of -2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CHI38-2026.72486941214.8%47%
4DET20-342.412-451805.9%35%
7DEN17-198.73522835015.6%36%
8MIN10-248.64517729012.5%51%
9LA20-317.946262073124%57%
10PIT19-239.446191335016.2%56%
11LAC23-202.712341405.3%21%
15TB20-3410.944161353011.1%48%
16CAR33-3014.513821127011.5%52%
17MIN33-101411102012002.9%57%
18CHI17-919.1553022111015.6%82%

Production

Receptions30
Targets43
Receiving yards233
Carries142
Rushing yards656
Touchdowns3
Points per game12.26
Yards per target5.42
Catch rate69.77%
Yards per carry4.62

Role

Snap share49.27%
Target share12.31%
Air-yards share-1.89%
WOPR0.17
RACR-1.353

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.1
Yards after catch per reception9
Yards before catch per reception-1.3
Total YAC271
Broken tackles6
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted90.6
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.86
Rushing EPA per game0.22

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share10.8%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share43%
Goal-line carry share40%
Expected receiving TDs2.06
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-2.06
Expected rushing TDs6.38

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game26 of 49
Yards per target21 of 49
Target share15 of 49
Air-yards share40 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 581 times. He took 7.66% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Romeo Doubs17.11%
Jayden Reed16.76%
Dontayvion Wicks10.34%
Christian Watson9.45%
Luke Musgrave8.2%
Aaron Jones 7.66%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 11 games were blowouts, 43.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19.53 in those and 10.88 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · GB · 17 games

His best game was Week 2 against CHI — 32 PPR on 18 touches and a 12% target share, in a game that finished 27-10. His worst was Week 16 against MIA at 5.4, on 8 touches, final score 26-20. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.4; in the 8 decided by more, 16. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.2 points per game. He scored 14.62, 3.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN7-2310.63527549014.3%61%
2CHI27-1032333815132212%59%
3TB14-125.734111236011.8%63%
4NE27-2414.534516110012.5%62%
5NYG22-27102317136307.7%73%
6NYJ10-277.4342591909.1%56%
7WAS21-2328.691053823230.3%74%
8BUF17-2719.7451420143017.2%67%
9DET9-156.5222092505%41%
10DAL31-2823.6221824138110.5%70%
11TEN17-271467201240018.9%66%
12PHI33-4018.934561243116%71%
13CHI28-19105524926016.7%38%
15LA24-1220.645361790117.9%56%
16MIA26-205.422962505.3%38%
17MIN41-1713.323214111011.5%40%
18DET16-207.834201248015.4%55%

Production

Receptions59
Targets72
Receiving yards395
Carries213
Rushing yards1,121
Touchdowns7
Points per game14.62
Yards per target5.49
Catch rate81.94%
Yards per carry5.26

Role

Snap share58.24%
Target share13.65%
Air-yards share0.03%
WOPR0.205
RACR0.086

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.2
Yards after catch per reception7.6
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC447
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted112.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.13
Rushing EPA per game0.71

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share12.3%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share47%
Goal-line carry share21.4%
Expected receiving TDs2.44
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.56
Expected rushing TDs3.27

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game11 of 42
Yards per target16 of 42
Target share7 of 42
Air-yards share18 of 42

Who else ate

The offense threw it 563 times. He took 13.36% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Allen Lazard18.55%
Aaron Jones 13.36%
Robert Tonyan12.43%
Romeo Doubs12.43%
Christian Watson12.24%
Randall Cobb9.28%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 21.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.57 in those and 13.44 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2021 · GB · 15 games

His best game was Week 2 against DET — 41.5 PPR on 23 touches and a 22.2% target share, in a game that finished 35-17. His worst was Week 12 against LA at 2.3, on 11 touches, final score 36-28. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.3; in the 8 decided by more, 17. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.3 points per game. He scored 15.27, 11.3% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 3.51 expected, a gap of 1.5.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NO3-384.222135906.1%49%
2DET35-1741.566481767422.2%69%
3SF30-2817.62214198216.5%73%
4PIT27-1710.934511548011.4%63%
5CIN25-2214.945614103014.3%69%
6CHI24-142144341376119%59%
7WAS24-108.95520619014.7%73%
8ARI24-2124711511559131.4%66%
9KC7-135.3020125306.3%63%
10SEA17-012.64661725017.1%46%
12LA36-282.3010102302.3%49%
14CHI45-3021.5333053528.6%45%
15BAL31-30152212135816.5%63%
16CLE24-2213.756211266017.6%56%
17MIN37-1015.65630876014.3%41%

Production

Receptions52
Targets65
Receiving yards391
Carries171
Rushing yards799
Touchdowns10
Points per game15.27
Yards per target6.02
Catch rate80%
Yards per carry4.67

Role

Snap share58.93%
Target share13.22%
Air-yards share1.6%
WOPR0.211
RACR-2.296

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.9
Yards after catch per reception7.9
Yards before catch per reception-0.4
Total YAC412
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted122.5
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.61
Rushing EPA per game0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets17
Red-zone target share13.6%
End-zone target share4.2%
Red-zone carry share36.6%
Goal-line carry share33.3%
Expected receiving TDs3.51
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck1.49
Expected rushing TDs5.47

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game12 of 50
Yards per target17 of 50
Target share7 of 50
Air-yards share5 of 50

Who else ate

The offense threw it 593 times. He took 11.42% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams29.7%
Aaron Jones 11.42%
Allen Lazard10.54%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling9.67%
Randall Cobb6.85%
A.J. Dillon6.5%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Aaron Rodgers146315.986.2113.71%
Jordan Love125.306.3%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 15 games were blowouts, 32.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 18.48 in those and 13.26 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · GB · 14 games

His best game was Week 2 against DET — 45.6 PPR on 26 touches and a 26.7% target share, in a game that finished 42-21. His worst was Week 14 against DET at 9.5, on 18 touches, final score 31-24. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 16.5; in the 9 decided by more, 19.6. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 15.6 points per game. He scored 18.49, 13.5% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN43-3417.646101666114.6%54%
2DET42-2145.6486818168326.7%48%
3NO37-3016.624171669113.3%71%
4ATL30-1622.155401571115.2%52%
6TB10-3813.135261015116.1%57%
9SF34-1712.955211558016.7%61%
10JAX24-2014.556491346018.2%63%
11IND31-3417.144301041111.4%50%
12CHI41-2510120179006.9%54%
13PHI30-1623.833181513019.4%66%
14DET31-249.5236156909.7%70%
15CAR24-1624.8341320145115.4%90%
16TEN40-1412.823141094012.5%38%
17CHI35-1618.545431142120.8%70%

Production

Receptions47
Targets63
Receiving yards355
Carries201
Rushing yards1,104
Touchdowns11
Points per game18.49
Yards per target5.63
Catch rate74.6%
Yards per carry5.49

Role

Snap share60.29%
Target share14.78%
Air-yards share1.42%
WOPR0.23
RACR1.906

Efficiency

Average depth of target1.2
Yards after catch per reception7.8
Yards before catch per reception-0.2
Total YAC365
Broken tackles6
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted98.3
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.41
Rushing EPA per game0.96

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share10.9%
End-zone target share9.3%
Red-zone carry share49.5%
Goal-line carry share54.2%
Expected receiving TDs2.86
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.86
Expected rushing TDs8.2

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game4 of 47
Yards per target23 of 47
Target share4 of 47
Air-yards share8 of 47

Who else ate

The offense threw it 526 times. He took 12.6% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Davante Adams29.8%
Aaron Jones 12.6%
Marquez Valdes-Scantling12.6%
Robert Tonyan11.8%
Allen Lazard9.2%
Jamaal Williams7%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 14 games were blowouts, 39.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 20.58 in those and 16.5 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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