Durability concerns despite Vikings starting role; injury history raises 17-game sustainability questions.
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Davis Mattek expects Aaron Jones to be the starting running back for the Minnesota Vikings in week one, but expresses significant durability concerns. Mattek states: 'I don't know if Aaron Jones' body at this stage can hold up to playing football for 17 games. I mean, it hasn't held up for 17 games in quite some time.' Jones is going up in ADP, but Mattek prefers younger alternatives like Jordan Mason due to these injury-history concerns.
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I do expect Aaron Jones to be the starting running back for the Minnesota Vikings in week one. I don't know if Aaron Jones' body at this stage can hold up to playing football for 17 games. I mean, it hasn't held up for 17 games in quite some time.
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- What did Davis Mattek say about Aaron Jones?
- Davis Mattek expects Aaron Jones to be the starting running back for the Minnesota Vikings in week one, but expresses significant durability concerns. Mattek states: 'I don't know if Aaron Jones' body at this stage can hold up to playing football for 17 games. I mean, it hasn't held up for 17 games in quite some time.' Jones is going up in ADP, but Mattek prefers younger alternatives like Jordan Mason due to these injury-history concerns.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Aaron Jones (RB MIN). Durability concerns despite Vikings starting role; injury history raises 17-game sustainability questions.
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- Aaron Jones's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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