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Aaron Jones Week 13 Outlook - Jaguars at Vikings

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 3rd 2020, 10:42am EST

This timeshare is not going away and it's maddening for fantasy football managers. That's a 60/40 timeshare. We haven't seen Jones finish better than the RB9 in each of his last five games because he's sharing touches. We've seen him finish as the RB20 or worse in three of his last four games, which is something that didn't happen at all over hist first five games. You have to wonder if this timeshare is due to the calf injury he suffered back in Week 7. Just dial back expectations a bit, though touchdowns haven't gone his way like they were earlier in the year. Despite the Eagles being one of the better run defenses in the league, teams have chosen to run the ball 46.6 percent of the time against them, which ranks as the third-highest rate in the league. They haven't had much success, as the 3.37 yards per carry they've allowed highlights. There have been just two running backs who've topped 61 yards on the ground against them, though we should note that they have allowed 11 rushing touchdowns to running backs, which ranks as the fifth-most in the NFL. Through the air, running backs have only been targeted 15.2 percent of the time against the Eagles, which ranks as the second-lowest mark in the league, and why we've seen just three running backs top 24 receiving yards. They've also yet to allow a receiving touchdown to a running back. The matchup isn't great. Even when you adjust it for schedule, it's the 10th-worst matchup for running backs. Jones should remain in lineups as a low-end RB1 who will start finding the end zone before long. Williams is obviously the lesser part of this timeshare and should be in the high-end RB4 territory now that he's scored at least 8.5 PPR points in 8-of-10 games this year.

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