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Start Jadarian Price or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 8:16 AM ET.

Start

RB · SEA · vs ARI

Market projects
10.1
fantasy pts
ARI D vs RB
20.7
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
86 of 100 at RB
Snap share
39%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8
Sit

RB · MIN · vs BUF

Market projects
8.3
fantasy pts
BUF D vs RB
26.5
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
41 of 100 at RB
Snap share
32%
Through Week 8
Target share
6%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Jadarian Price for Aaron Jones Sr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), Jadarian Price 77 (9.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Aaron Jones Sr., 10.1 to 8.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jadarian Price over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jadarian Price at 10.1 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 8.3, a gap of 1.8. Aaron Jones Sr.'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. Drafters take Jadarian Price at ADP 70 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.1 fantasy points for Jadarian Price, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jadarian Price is 46 rushing yards, 9 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (7, 7, 7 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Aaron Jones Sr., with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 33 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (6 and 8 market sources).

That puts Jadarian Price 1.8 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jadarian Price and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

ARI allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 30 more yards.

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.

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

Injury status

Jadarian Price is not on the injury report.

Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jadarian Price played 39 percent of SEA snaps, took 39 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jadarian Price, Week 1 against NE: 24 of 50 snaps, 10 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 2 against ARI: 24 of 70 snaps, 13 carries for 52 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 3 against WAS: 19 of 67 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Jadarian Price, Week 8 against CHI: 30 of 63 snaps, 10 carries for 29 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards.

Through Week 8, Aaron Jones Sr. played 32 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: 21 of 53 snaps, 5 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 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.

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 Jadarian Price for Aaron Jones Sr.?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Jones Sr. projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), Jadarian Price 77 (9.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Aaron Jones Sr., 10.1 to 8.3 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Jadarian Price?

    No. Keep Aaron Jones Sr.: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (12.8 a game over 9 games), Jadarian Price 77 (9.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jadarian Price over Aaron Jones Sr., 10.1 to 8.3 projected PPR points.

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