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2026 season · RB · #33 · 10th season

33Aaron Jones

Age 31 · 5'9" · 208 lb · Texas-El Paso · Pick 182 overall (2017). Listed RB2 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 62% across 7 games.

Week 8 report · Knee · Full ParticipationRB2Vikings players
MINVikings offense62% of snaps
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Carries
110
15.7 per game
T-16th of 70
Rush yards
458
4.2 per carry
16th of 70
Rush TD
2
20 first downs
T-25th of 70
Targets
21
15 catches · 90 yds
T-21st of 70
Touches / game
18.7
131 total
18th of 70
EPA / touch
-0.19
-24.6 total
54th of 70
Explosive
9
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-20th of 70
Snap share
62%
offensive snaps
T-18th of 70
The short version
  • How goodJones's -24.6 EPA is 68th of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+13.2, 34th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy9.3 standard points a game, RB23 of 107.10.3 half-PPR points a game, RB22 of 107.11.4 PPR points a game, RB22 of 107.
  • How he's usedIn short yardage he is the call: 47% of the team's touches with two or fewer to go (his overall share is 37%).
  • LatelyTouches are steady: 14.7 a game over his last three against 18.7 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bills rank 17th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry4.232nd of 70
55th
Rush EPA per carry-0.1953rd of 70
25th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.1847th of 64
27th
Broken tacklesper touch0%38th of 70
24th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch7%39th of 70
45th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game18.718th of 70
75th
Receiving sharetargets per touch16%43rd of 70
39th
Yards per touch4.238th of 70
46th
Success rate33%58th of 70
18th
Total EPA-24.668th of 70
4th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Jones scores 9.3 standard points a game, RB23 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.0 and 12.3; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 2 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 6th-most standard points to RBs, 21.4 a game.

Points a game9.3RB23 of 107
Season64.8RB23 · 7 games
Most weeks5.0–12.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 212+ · under 5

Jones scores 10.3 half-PPR points a game, RB22 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.0 and 14.2; 1 boom week (16+) and 2 busts (under 6.5). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 3rd-most half-PPR points to RBs, 24.4 a game.

Points a game10.3RB22 of 107
Season72.3RB23 · 7 games
Most weeks6.0–14.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 216+ · under 6.5

Jones scores 11.4 PPR points a game, RB22 of 107 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.8 and 16.3; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 2 busts (under 8). Next up, in Week 9, the Bills allow the 3rd-most PPR points to RBs, 27.4 a game.

Points a game11.4RB22 of 107
Season79.8RB23 · 7 games
Most weeks6.8–16.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 220+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

In short yardage he is the call: 47% of the team's touches with two or fewer to go (his overall share is 37%). He runs between the tackles: 62% of his carries go at guard or tackle (league 52%). His share of the team's touches is 37%: on third down it falls to 14%; inside the 20 it holds at 34%.

Short-yardage backShort-yardage share 47% · 91st pctlBetween the tacklesInside runs 62% · 86th pctlNot the third-down back14% on third down · 37% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
62%
86th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
36%
56th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
16%
39th
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
14%
68th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
34%
78th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
47%
91st
RPOcarries on run-pass options
10%
66th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
53%
48th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs BillsMon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM EST
The game
BUFvs Bills
Mon Nov 9 · 8:15 PM EST
U.S. Bank Stadium
BUF −3.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs the run
17th vs the run
allow -0.08 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 4 games, 17.8 touches a game, 78 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
Full Participation in Practice · Knee
Snap share, last 3: 51%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Bills rank 17th vs the run, allowing -0.08 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 78 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season10 seasons
131Games
1,674Carries
8,084Rush yards
75TD
366Receptions
2017 to 2026 · 10 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2019, 1,558 scrimmage yards in 16 games with GB. This season's 78.3 a game puts him on pace for 1,331 over 17, close to it.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2017GB10814485.5418922+0.03
2018GB121337285.593526206+0.06
2019GB162361,0844.6196849474+0.02
2020GB142011,1045.5116347355+0.07
2021GB151717994.7106552391+0.05
2022GB172131,1215.377259395+0.03
2023GB111426564.634330233+0.06
2024MIN172551,1384.576251408-0.03
2025MIN121325484.234128199-0.06
2026MIN71104584.22211590-0.19
Career2 tm1311,6748,0844.8754883662,773+0.01
Career highsRush yards 1,138 · 2024TD 19 · 2019Carries 255 · 2024
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB2 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Knee, full participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
3 on 21 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
70.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    18Justin JeffersonWR41324 · 4 TD+20.0
    27Jordan MasonRB40147 · 1 TD-10.4
    87T.J. HockensonTE37295 · 3 TD+24.9
    3Jordan AddisonWR35251 · 1 TD-9.4
    1Kyler MurrayQB29167+5.1
    14Jauan JenningsWR1054-4.5
    11Carson WentzQB85-2.1
    86Gavin BartholomewTE854+3.3