Start Aaron Jones Sr. or RJ Harvey? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over RJ Harvey in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Aaron Jones Sr. at 12.3 points and RJ Harvey at 9.7, a gap of 2.7. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 92 and RJ Harvey at 96.

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.

Player prop markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for RJ Harvey, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 2.7 points ahead of RJ Harvey on the books.

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.

RJ Harvey and DEN host JAX on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

JAX allowed 12.6 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 34 yards and no touchdowns against JAX and caught passes for 42 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.

RJ Harvey is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.

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, RJ Harvey played 51 percent of DEN snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

RJ Harvey, Week 1 against KC: 26 of 51 snaps, 3 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 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.

In 2025, RJ Harvey played 17 games for DEN and scored 206.6 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing RB20.

He ran 146 times for 540 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 47 of 58 targets for 356 yards.

He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

RJ Harvey, Week 18 of 2025 against LAC: 15 carries for 28 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards, 4.3 PPR points.

RJ Harvey, Week 17 of 2025 against KC: 47 of 72 snaps, 14 carries for 43 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.6 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Chuba Hubbard over Aaron Jones Sr..
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over J.K. Dobbins.
• Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Jonathon Brooks.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over RJ Harvey.
• Start Jonathon Brooks over RJ Harvey.
• Start RJ Harvey over Josh Jacobs.