The 2026 redraft season is shaping up to be one of the more volatile cycles in recent memory, with coaching changes, free agency landing spots, and post hype veterans all scrambling the board. To cut through the noise, we pulled together a panel of dynasty and redraft voices to break down the players they believe are being undervalued at current ADP. Each analyst brought a different angle, a workhorse running back getting buried by name recognition, a sophomore quarterback whose situation flipped overnight, a tight end who just signed a real contract, and a true workhorse hiding behind a slow start last season. Here is what they had to say.
Aaron Jones Is Still a Starting NFL Running Back, and the Market Has Forgotten It
Dustin Ludke ( @theDunit13 ) opened the roundtable with a value case built on draft capital being spent elsewhere while a proven producer slides.
Jones is currently going off the board around RB39 in many redraft formats, a range typically reserved for committee backs, rookies with unclear roles, or aging handcuffs. That cost ignores the fact that Jones remains the lead back in Minnesota's backfield. The 2025 season was a forgettable one on the surface, Jones finished as the RB41 in standard scoring, but the underlying details tell a different story. Across just 12 games, Jones logged 132 carries (548 yards, two touchdowns) and added 28 catches on 41 targets for 199 yards and a receiving score. That works out to 11 carries per game, a workload befitting a clear lead back rather than a committee piece.
The depth chart behind him does not threaten that role. Minnesota's current running back room outside of Jones consists of Jordan Mason and rookie Demond Claiborne, neither of whom has shown enough to push Jones into a true split. The comparison point is 2024, Jones' first season in Minnesota, when he finished as the RB15 on 255 carries and 62 targets for five rushing touchdowns and two receiving scores. That kind of workload is well within reach again in 2026 if Jones stays healthy, and Minnesota has invested in a receiving corps that should keep defenses from selling out against the run.