Start Ashton Jeanty or Jordan Mason? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 4:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Ashton Jeanty over Jordan Mason

- Market projects
- 13.1
- fantasy pts
- SF D vs RB
- 22.7
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 17%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 11.7
- fantasy pts
- BUF D vs RB
- 26.5
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 46%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 3%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jordan Mason for Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Jordan Mason, 13.1 to 11.7 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Ashton Jeanty over Jordan Mason in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Ashton Jeanty at 13.1 points and Jordan Mason at 11.7, a gap of 1.5. Jordan Mason'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 Ashton Jeanty at ADP 24 and Jordan Mason at 117.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 13.1 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 27 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (10, 10, 9 and 8 market sources).
Player markets imply 11.7 fantasy points for Jordan Mason, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Jordan Mason is 50 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (6 and 8 market sources).
That puts Ashton Jeanty 1.5 points ahead of Jordan Mason on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.
Jordan Mason 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, Jordan Mason has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.
Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 66 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.
Through Week 8, Jordan Mason played 46 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: 15 of 53 snaps, 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.
He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Ashton Jeanty?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ashton Jeanty projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Jordan Mason, 13.1 to 11.7 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Jordan Mason?
No. Keep Ashton Jeanty: he projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games), Jordan Mason 68 (7.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Ashton Jeanty over Jordan Mason, 13.1 to 11.7 projected PPR points.
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