Aaron Jones Week 2 Outlook - 49ers at Vikings

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 12th 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Jones looked in vintage form in Week 1 as the RB9 for the week. He played 55% of the snaps for Minnesota with 16 touches and 109 total yards. Among 34 qualifying running backs, he was second in explosive run rate, missed tackles forced per attempt, and yards after contact per attempt. If he can stay healthy all year, Jones could be one of the best values of draft season. Jones quietly has a solid matchup this week against the 49ers. In Week 1, they allowed the 14th-highest explosive run rate and the fifth-highest missed tackles per attempt and yards after contact per attempt. This lines up well with last season when San Francisco gave up the 11th-highest explosive run rate and the seventh-highest yards after contact per attempt.