Aaron Jones Sr. or Mike Washington Jr.: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Aaron Jones Sr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 161st overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Mike Washington Jr.: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 165th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

No season market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

No season market is posted for Mike Washington Jr., so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.

Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, Aaron Jones Sr. has been on the field for 69 percent of MIN snaps, taken 68 percent of the carries, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 39 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 51 third down targets, had 1 of its 2 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 13 two minute targets.

His 18 targets have come 0.3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 3 against TB he carried 17 times for 58 yards, caught 5 of 6 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against MIA he carried 20 times for 94 yards, caught 4 of 8 targets for 34 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NO he carried 25 times for 113 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 4 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Mike Washington Jr. has been on the field for 19 percent of LV snaps, taken 19 percent of the carries, drawn 2 percent of the targets and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 50 third down targets, had 0 of its 11 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 29 two minute targets.

His 4 targets have averaged 1.3 air yards.

In Week 3 against NO he carried 5 times for 54 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against KC he carried 9 times for 18 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NE he carried 1 time for 5 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 5 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He carried 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 more yards.

That came to 11.0 carries a game at 4.2 yards a carry and 2.3 catches a game.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Mike Washington Jr. is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Aaron Jones Sr. holds the bigger snap share, 69 percent against 19 percent.

This season Aaron Jones Sr. holds the bigger share of the carries, 68 percent against 19 percent.

Byes and availability

Aaron Jones Sr. is off in Week 6 and Mike Washington Jr. in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable on the injury report.