Aaron Jones Sr. sent shockwaves through the fantasy football community after a late-game setback in Week 9 left fans holding their breath. While early reports suggest the issue isn’t serious, questions linger about his availability heading into Week 10. The Vikings offense has leaned on his veteran presence, and any absence could shake up backfield roles. Fantasy managers will want to stay tuned; this situation could shift lineups in a hurry.
Aaron Jones Sr. Injury Update
Jones injured his shoulder in Week 9’s matchup against the Detroit Lions. Initial testing has shown that the injury is not significant, and he will have an opportunity to play in the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 10 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.
If Jones is unable to play through the injury, then veteran Jordan Mason will once again take over the backfield. Zavier Scott also regains fantasy appeal in PPR scoring settings as the Vikings’ pass-catching back.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Dan Fornek
Jones Fantasy Outlook
I was both impressed and discouraged by what we saw from Aaron Jones last week in the upset win over the Lions.
On one hand, he proved that there is still gas in the tank. He picked up yardage on every carry against a formidable defense and was used in creative ways on the first drive.
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There was a play where he lined up out wide, jabbed as if to give the impression that he was running a vertical route, came back for a bubble screen, and picked up 15 yards that led to a Justin Jefferson touchdown.
Vintage Jones stuff and the type of thing he’ll have to do if we are going to flex him moving forward.
But there’s a volume issue here, and I don’t think that changes. Despite him holding the hot hand and the Vikings largely in control, Jones finished with 11 opportunities (carries plus targets). Jordan Mason struggled to get anything going in the right direction (37 yards on his 11 opportunities). McCarthy was a bad quarterback after the opening script ran out, and yet, Kevin O’Connell didn’t load up the veteran with work.
Against a rested Ravens defense that is getting healthier, is a 15-touch ceiling going to cut it?
Is his touch ceiling even that high?
I want Jones over Mason in a game like this, where the expectation is that Minnesota is playing from behind, but at some level, that might be shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic. Jones sits just outside of my top 24 at the position this week, while Mason is half a dozen spots lower.
— PFSN Fantasy Football Analyst Kyle Soppe
