Aaron Jones Week 4 Outlook - Vikings at Texans

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 1st 2020, 9:48am EDT

Remember when Jones finished as the No. 2 running back in fantasy football last year and no one thought it was possible for him to do it again? Well, through three games, he's in the exact same spot. He's playing lights out and there's no way the Packers could limit his workload considering he's averaging a monstrous 6.1 yards per carry while scoring five total touchdowns. Now onto the Falcons, who have actually done a great job limiting opposing run games over the first three weeks, as no team of running backs has totaled more than 95 yards on the ground, which includes Chris Carson and the Seahawks, as well as Ezekiel Elliott and the Cowboys. That didn't stop either of those running backs from finishing as top-eight running backs, as they both found the end zone at least once while racking up six receptions apiece. That's been a continuing theme under Dan Quinn - the Falcons allowing tons of receptions to running backs. Jones has averaged 1.86 yards per route run, which ranks sixth among running backs with at least 10 targets. On top of that, the Falcons might be without interior lineman Grady Jarrett this week, as he's dealing with a hip injury that forced him to leave last week's game. The Falcons are a team you choose to pass on most of the time, but as Jones has shown, he'll get it done anywhere the team needs him to. He's a must-play RB1 every week.