Draft Note by John Paulsen
Jones dropped from RB15 in 2024 to RB43 in 2025, missing five games with injury and posting efficiency numbers that suggest the decline is real and not just about availability. He ranked dead last among qualified backs in elusive rating–65th out of 65 qualified backs–and his run grade came in at the 18th percentile, his broken-tackle rate at the 20th. At 31 years old, those aren't numbers that are likely to bounce back. The receiving role was present in volume but the route grade ranked at the 10th percentile. Given his struggles running the ball, there's not much here for fantasy purposes unless injuries open the door, and even then the underlying metrics aren’t encouraging.
Aaron Jones
- RB
- , Minnesota Vikings
- 32
- 208 lbs
- 5' 10"
- Texas-El Paso
- 111
- 1
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Adam Schefter
·Dec 24, 2025 · 5:10 PM EST
2026 Draft note
Jones dropped from RB15 in 2024 to RB43 in 2025, missing five games with injury and posting efficiency numbers that suggest the decline is real and not just about availability. He ranked dead last among qualified backs in elusive rating–65th out of 65 qualified backs–and his run grade came in at the 18th percentile, his broken-tackle rate at the 20th. At 31 years old, those aren't numbers that are likely to bounce back. The receiving role was present in volume but the route grade ranked at the 10th percentile. Given his struggles running the ball, there's not much here for fantasy purposes unless injuries open the door, and even then the underlying metrics aren’t encouraging.
2026 Strength of Schedule - MIN
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 GB | 8 @CHI | 14 @TB | 4 MIA | 11 @NO | BYE | 13 IND | 23 @DET | 24 BUF | 19 @GB | 22 @SF | 17 ATL | 28 CAR | 7 @NE | 23 DET | 30 WAS | 32 @NYJ | 8 CHI |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CHI | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 14.67 | 12.7 | 14.20 | 15.7 | 28/56 | 50.0% |
| 2 | ATL | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 2.3 | 20/47 | 42.6% |
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Injury Details (w3)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | CIN | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w4)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | @PIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w5)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | @CLE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w6)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w7)
Status: Out Injury: Hamstring | PHI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | @LAC | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7.50 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 5.0 | 26/49 | 53.1% |
| 9 | @DET | 9 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10.00 | 9.8 | 10.80 | 11.8 | 26/62 | 41.9% |
| 10 | BAL | 9 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5.22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 7.33 | 12.9 | 14.40 | 15.9 | 46/65 | 70.8% |
| 11 | CHI | 16 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3.67 | 8.1 | 9.60 | 11.1 | 37/55 | 67.3% |
| 12 | @GB | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5.33 | 5.7 | 7.20 | 8.7 | 29/44 | 65.9% |
| 13 | @SEA | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 5.50 | 0.5 | 2.50 | 4.5 | 19/52 | 36.5% |
| 14 | WAS | 14 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 7.6 | 29/64 | 45.3% |
| 15 | @DAL | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 10.33 | 6.5 | 8.00 | 9.5 | 32/55 | 58.2% |
| 16 | @NYG | 21 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 | 9.3 | 10.30 | 11.3 | 39/61 | 63.9% |
| 17 | DET | 18 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3.33 | 12.3 | 13.80 | 15.3 | 35/54 | 64.8% |
| 18 | GB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 11.00 | 45.67 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 4.15 | 2.33 | 16.58 | 0.08 | 3.42 | 7.11 | 7.56 | 8.73 | 9.89 | 30.50/55.33 | 55.02% | |
| Totals | 132 | 548 | 2 | 1 | 4.15 | 28 | 199 | 1 | 41 | 7.11 | 90.7 | 104.7 | 118.7 | 366/664 | 55.02% | |
