Running Backs
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Start: Aaron Jones (MIN) vs. MIA
Miami is one of the worst defenses in the league. They allow the most fantasy points to running backs (32.9), so even geriatric Aaron Jones should be able to take advantage and potentially outplay his consensus RB15 Week 4 ranking.
With lead running back Jordan Mason on injured reserve, Aaron Jones took on a heavy workload in Weeks 2 and 3, tallying 45 touches over those two weeks. His efficiency is modest at best, but that shouldn’t be a big concern given how Miami has averaged one rushing touchdown per game and over 95 yards per game to the running back position. In Week 2, Jones tore up the Chicago Bears run defense for 105 yards.
Jones was also targeted six times last week, and Miami is bottom eight in receptions allowed to running backs thus far. Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray isn’t being asked to rush much anymore, so Jones has an added check-down floor that should keep him safely in the RB2 conversation, worst case. He’s an easy plug-and-play option for me this week with sneaky RB1 upside given the volume he’s commanding and how bad the Miami defense is this year.
Sit: Saquon Barkley (PHI) vs. LAR
Saquon Barkley has struggled to get going through the first three weeks of the 2025 season. People fought hard against me this offseason for saying Barkley would be more of an RB2 than an RB1. Currently, he’s the RB33 of the season, averaging a disastrous 7.0 fantasy points per game. Granted, he did miss much of Week 2 due to injury.