Start Bhayshul Tuten or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 2:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr.

- Market projects
- 13.4
- fantasy pts
- BAL D vs RB
- 18.5
- 5th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 27.3
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 25%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Bhayshul Tuten at 13.4 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3, a gap of 4.1. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 9.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.3 and 7.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bhayshul Tuten at ADP 53 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 67 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards and 0.6 touchdowns (4, 3 and 10 market sources).
No Week 9 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 11.3 and 7.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 9.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Bhayshul Tuten 4.1 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 15 more yards.
Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 27.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 83 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 47 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Bhayshul Tuten, Week 8 against IND: 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Through Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 7 against IND: 15 of 59 snaps, 8 carries for 26 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 0 yards.
Aaron Jones Sr., Week 8 against DET: 5 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.
He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.
He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Bhayshul Tuten?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 127 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 109 (12.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bhayshul Tuten over Aaron Jones Sr. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.
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