Start Aaron Jones Sr. or Omarion Hampton? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 9:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Omarion Hampton over Aaron Jones Sr.
Hampton projects lower, 7.2 to 9.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 21 for Hampton, 110 for Jones.
- Market projects
- 7.2
- fantasy pts
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 13th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 44%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 9.3
- recent weeks avg
- BUF D vs RB
- 26.5
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 32%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Omarion Hampton 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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Omarion Hampton over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Omarion Hampton at 7.2 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 9.3, a gap of 2.2. Omarion Hampton still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 21 against 110, and that outweighs a gap this size. Omarion Hampton'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 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. Market coverage on Omarion Hampton is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the market projects
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.
Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Omarion Hampton is 28 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (3 and 4 market sources).
That puts Aaron Jones Sr. 2.2 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
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.
Omarion Hampton and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Aaron Jones Sr. is not on the injury report.
Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
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.
Through Week 8, Omarion Hampton played 44 percent of LAC snaps, took 46 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.
Omarion Hampton, Week 4 against SEA: 25 of 71 snaps, 9 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 1 touchdown.
Omarion Hampton, Week 5 against DEN: 20 of 67 snaps, 14 carries for 33 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 6 against KC: 34 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 21 yards.
Omarion Hampton, Week 8 against LAR: 18 of 61 snaps, 9 carries for 20 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 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.
In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.
He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.
He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 Omarion Hampton 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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Aaron Jones Sr. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Omarion Hampton?
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), Omarion Hampton 70 (7.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Omarion Hampton over Aaron Jones Sr.
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Week 9 on the board
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