WEEK 9 OUTLOOK
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Injury Status: Healthy
by Nick Piotrowicz
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr. will have renewed potential as his team makes a quarterback change in Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills. Starter Kyler Murray (hamstring) will not play, giving way to journeyman Carson Wentz. For all of Wentz's flaws, he's likely to open up Minnesota's downfield passing game, which could present some opportunity for the Vikings' running backs. As the Vikings' best pass-catching back, Jones would benefit from Minnesota's passing attack gaining any steam as he prepares to face a Bills defense that has allowed the third-most fantasy points to PPR running backs. As RotoBaller's No. 29 running back this week, Jones carries RB3 potential and can start in most formats, but managers will have to ask how much they trust the Vikings' offense to turn things around.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
| GP | RUSH ATT | R ATT / G | YDS | YDS/ATT | RUSH TD | TGT % | TAR/GM | REC | REC / G | REC YDS | YPC | REC TD | PTS | PTS / GM | P-RANK | |||||||||||||||
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| 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 458 | 4.2 | 2 | 24.9 | 3 | 15 | 2.1 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 10.3 | - | 64.8 | 9.3 | - | 79.8 | 11.4 | - | 87 | 12.5 | - | 86.8 | 12.4 | - | 78.3 | 11.2 | - |
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
Active
since Oct 30, 2:18pm ET
More status changes
- Questionable - Limited Knee Oct 30, 12:08am ET
- Questionable - DNP Knee Oct 28, 2:32pm ET
- Questionable Knee listed as of Oct 27, 3:13pm ET
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8 | — | Limited | Knee |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18 | Out | Did not practice | Hip |
| Week 17 | — | Limited | Ankle |
| Week 14 | — | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 10 | Questionable | Limited | Shoulder |
| Week 8 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | Questionable | Limited |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | — | Limited | Knee |
| Week 18 | — | Limited | Knee |
| Week 17 | — | Limited | Knee |
| Week 16 | — | Limited | Knee |
| Week 15 | Questionable | Limited | Knee |
| Week 14 | Questionable | Limited | Knee |
| Week 13 | Out | Did not practice | Knee |
| Week 12 | Out | Did not practice | Knee |
| Week 11 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 10 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 9 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 8 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 7 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 5 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 4 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 3 | Questionable | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 2 | Questionable | Did not practice | Hamstring |
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 (in progress) | 0 | None |
| 2025 | 12 of 17 | 3 | Hamstring, Shoulder, Hip |
| 2024 | 17 of 17 | 1 | None |
| 2023 | 11 of 17 | 9 | Hamstring, Knee |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
| WEEK | OPPONENT | MATCHUP RATING | PROJECTED PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK 9 | BUF | 103.1 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
| WEEK 10 | @GB | 111.9 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
Who Should I Start? Compare Aaron Jones Sr. vs. Others
DRAFT RANK AND ADP
| NICK'S RANK | O-RANK | P-RANK | BB-RANK | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 87 | 36 | 137 | 8 |
| ADP | FFPC ADP |
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Who Should I Draft? Compare Aaron Jones Sr. vs. Others
FANTASY OUTLOOK
Aaron Jones Sr. 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: Veteran Rusher Offers Value at ADP
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr. had an underwhelming second year in Minny, tallying 132 carries for 548 yards and two touchdowns on the ground over 12 games, with a hamstring injury forcing him to the injured reserve in September. He would add 28 catches for 199 yards and an additional TD, but overall, was only a top-20 weekly half-PPR RB four times, read more...
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr. had an underwhelming second year in Minny, tallying 132 carries for 548 yards and two touchdowns on the ground over 12 games, with a hamstring injury forcing him to the injured reserve in September. He would add 28 catches for 199 yards and an additional TD, but overall, was only a top-20 weekly half-PPR RB four times, and never higher than 12th. Jordan Mason would punch in six rush TDs, average 4.8 yards per carry to Jones' 4.2 mark, more than double the missed tackles forced rate, and register a 56% success rate to Jones' 50% clip. Those in PPR formats can still lean on Jones as the clear receiving back. New signal-caller Kyler Murray completed 87% of his throws under nine yards last year, while JJ McCarthy mustered a 74% clip. And it is easy to chalk Jones' lesser rushing form up to the early IR stint, making him an intriguing rebound play in an improved offensive environment. For now, he still represents a good value with an early ADP of 124 as the RB40, considering his top-100 RotoBaller rank.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
| RUSH ATT | YDS | YPA | TAR/GM | REC | REC/GM | YPC | TD | PTS | ||||
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10 | 57 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.4 | 6.9 | - | 9.0 | 8 | 10 | 9.2 |
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8.8 | 34.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
STATS AND POINTS
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | SNAP% | PTS | PTS/GM | RANK | P-RANK | TAR | REC | CTCH% | TAR/GM | YDS | YPC | TD | ATT | ATT/GM | YDS | YPA | TD | FUM | |
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RED ZONE STATS
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | RZ TGT | RZ YDS | RZ TD | 10Z TGT | 10Z YDS | 10Z TD | RZ ATT | RZ YDS | RZ TD | 10Z ATT | 10Z YDS | 10Z TD | |||||
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GAME LOG
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| WK | SCORE | OPP | SNAP% | PTS | P-RANK | TGT | TGT % | REC | CTCH% | YDS | YPC | RZ TGT | TD | ATT | RZ ATT | YDS | YPA | TD | FUM | |
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