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Jordan Mason 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: Low Upside And Added Competition
Minnesota Vikings running back Jordan Mason remains the second RB on his team's depth chart. Aaron Jones is still the starter, and though his advanced age and proneness to injury could create more opportunity for Mason, the Vikings drafted rookie Demond Claiborne to compete for the backup job. Outside of one game in Week 3 against one of the league's worst rush defenses, Mason was disappointing in 2025, and failed to take the starting job from Jones despite plenty of opportunity. The backup lacks pass-catching upside and averaged under four yards per carry aside from Week 3 in games where he had 10 or more carries. Claiborne will probably get worked into the offense as a rusher while Jones handles the majority of the work and most of the pass-catching downs. Fantasy managers looking for a high-upside handcuff should look away from Mason in 2026.
