Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 10:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 25, 3:43 PM ET: Aaron Jones Sr.: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr.

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · at DET · Questionable

Market projects: 13.7; recent weeks avg
DET D vs RB: 19.8; 10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 22 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 25%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

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Chris Rodriguez Jr.

RB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.3; fantasy pts
IND D vs RB: 22.0; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 67 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 13.7 points and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 8.3, a gap of 5.5. Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (16.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Aaron Jones Sr. at ADP 110 and Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 178.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.2 and 11.3 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 0.6 touchdowns (12 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Chris Rodriguez Jr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chris Rodriguez Jr. is 24 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (7 and 3 market sources).

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 5.5 points ahead of Chris Rodriguez Jr. on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN visit DET on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DET allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 80 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DET and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 22.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 39 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chris Rodriguez Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Aaron Jones Sr. played 25 percent of MIN snaps, took 30 percent of the carries, drew 4 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.

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, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.

He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.

He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 28 of 54 snaps, 15 carries for 63 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 141 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.1 a game over 10 games), Chris Rodriguez Jr. 47 (4.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Chris Rodriguez Jr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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