Start Jordan Mason or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jordan Mason over Aaron Jones Sr.
- Market projects
- 11.7
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 27.3
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 54%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 3%
- 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 Jordan Mason 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), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Jordan Mason over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Jordan Mason at 11.7 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Jordan Mason this week yet, so his 11.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (11.7 and 11.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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 Jordan Mason at ADP 117 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jordan Mason yet. His market-based projections were 11.7 and 11.7 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
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 Jordan Mason 2.3 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Jordan Mason 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.
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.
Injury status
Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Jordan Mason played 54 percent of MIN snaps, took 51 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 26 percent of the red zone chances.
Jordan Mason, Week 1 against GB: 29 of 65 snaps, 15 carries for 59 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.
Jordan Mason, Week 7 against IND: 38 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Jordan Mason, Week 8 against DET: 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
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, Jordan Mason played 16 games for MIN and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.
He ran 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 yards.
He was on the field for 44 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 Jordan Mason 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), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Jordan Mason?
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), Jordan Mason 50 (5.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Mason over Aaron Jones Sr.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr.?
Week 9 on the board
- Is Jordan Mason playing Week 9?
- Is Aaron Jones Sr. playing Week 9?
- Vikings depth chart
- Week 9 RB rankings
- Week 9 fantasy rankings
- Week 9 start or sit
- Week 9 waiver wire
- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 9 kicker rankings
- Week 9 defense rankings