Start Aaron Jones Sr. or Jonathon Brooks? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jonathon Brooks
- Books imply
- 12.3
- fantasy pts
- CHI D vs RB
- 33.7
- 8th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 1
- ATL D vs RB
- 14.4
- 9th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 19%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jonathon Brooks in Week 2.
Aaron Jones Sr. is priced by the books at 12.3 projected points. Jonathon Brooks has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 92 and Jonathon Brooks at 95.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 12.3 fantasy points for Aaron Jones Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jonathon Brooks in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN visit CHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CHI allowed 33.7 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and a touchdown against CHI and caught passes for 86 more yards.
Jonathon Brooks and CAR visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
ATL allowed 14.4 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 9th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 61 yards and no touchdowns against ATL and caught passes for 33 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Jonathon Brooks is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Aaron Jones Sr. played 46 percent of MIN snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 1 against GB: 30 of 65 snaps, 12 carries for 40 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 1, Jonathon Brooks played 19 percent of CAR snaps, took 18 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Jonathon Brooks, Week 1 against CHI: 13 of 68 snaps, 4 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 48 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.
He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.
He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB23 · MIN · bye 6
2025 vs rush yds line 4-8
- Overall rank
- 50
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB40 · CAR · bye 5
- Overall rank
- 160
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board110
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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