Start Emanuel Wilson or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 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 Emanuel Wilson

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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; 20 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 25%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

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Emanuel Wilson

RB · SEA · vs CHI

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs RB: 18.6; 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 41%; Through Week 7
Target share: 4%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 114 (12.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Aaron Jones Sr. at 13.7 points and Emanuel Wilson at 12.5, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (14.2, 12.7 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 14.2, 12.7 and 10.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 1.3 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson 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.

Emanuel Wilson and SEA host CHI on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against CHI and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Emanuel Wilson 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.

Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.

He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.

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

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 Emanuel Wilson for Aaron Jones Sr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 114 (12.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 153 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 10 games), Emanuel Wilson 114 (12.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Aaron Jones Sr. over Emanuel Wilson. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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