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Aaron Jones Sr. or Kyle Monangai

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Aaron Jones Sr.

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB • Minnesota Vikings MIN
Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai

RB • Chicago Bears CHI
OR
EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jones Sr. over Monangai

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Jones Sr. ... 1.67%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Aaron Jones Sr.

Aaron Jones Sr. at Saints — Heavy Workload Anticipated in New Orleans

Operating as Minnesota's undisputed lead back with Jordan Mason on injured reserve, Aaron Jones is coming off a career-high 72 carries through his first four games. Jones remains fully healthy and thoroughly involved across all downs, tallying 37 rush attempts alongside 14 targets over his past two contests.

Our weekly projection tabs Jones for 15.6 fantasy points on nearly 18 carries and three receptions against New Orleans. Started in 93% of leagues, fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups as an anchor RB1, even with offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw ruled out.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 5 days ago
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Monangai over Jones Sr.

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Monangai ... 16.67%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 0
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook Kyle Monangai

Kyle Monangai at Falcons — Practice DNPs Cloud Status for High-Scoring Matchup

Monangai is questionable heading into Sunday after missing back-to-back practices while nursing thumb and turf toe injuries. Head coach Ben Johnson noted he was recently in a walking boot and considered week-to-week, placing his game-day availability in doubt despite Chicago keeping him off injured reserve.

Even if active behind D'Andre Swift, fantasy managers should keep Monangai benched this week. Our models project him for just 5.5 fantasy points on around six carries, and his start rate has tumbled to 13%. Be sure to monitor final inactives before kickoff, as his workload is heavily compromised.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 18 hrs ago
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Aaron Jones Sr.
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
251134.51340
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
452074.617380
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kyle Monangai
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
0000000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
301464.92140
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Aaron Jones Sr.
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kyle Monangai
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Aaron Jones Sr.
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
 
6%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Kyle Monangai
OWN
95%
-1 compared to last week
START
11%
-5.58 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Aaron Jones Sr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kyle Monangai
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Aaron Jones Sr.

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 15th with 58.20 total points (11.64 avg).
  • Currently 68.5 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 18th among RB.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 28th among RB.
  • Top 20 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 20th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 6 in rush attempts with 97 (19.40 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among RB.
  • Top 10 in rush yards with 410 (82.00 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among RB.
  • Top 25 in rush tds with 2 (0.40 per game) and is currently ranked 25th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +364, Rush AVG: +0.7 Rush TDs: +2, Receptions: +9, Rec Yards: +28 Rec TDs: -1,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 185, RUSH YDS: 800, RUSH TDS: 9, REC: 32, REC YDS: 200, REC TDS: 2
Breakdown Kyle Monangai

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 54.30 total points (10.86 avg).
  • Currently 72.4 points behind the leader: Jahmyr Gibbs
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Thumb/Toe (Since Oct 4, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.6 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 49th among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 71st among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 34th among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 14th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 60 (12.00 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 324 (64.80 per game) and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 15 in rush tds with 3 (0.60 per game) and is currently ranked 14th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +262, Rush AVG: +1.8 Rush TDs: +3, Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: +16 Rec TDs: EVEN,

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 160, RUSH YDS: 650, RUSH TDS: 7, REC: 15, REC YDS: 130, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Aaron Jones Sr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Kyle Monangai

THUMB/TOE - Since Oct 4, 2026

Monangai has been ruled out heading into Week 6 versus the Falcons.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Aaron Jones Sr.

Week 6
Minnesota Vikings VS n/a

TACK SOLO INT SACK DEF TD FSP
0.00
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups Kyle Monangai

Week 6
Chicago Bears @ Atlanta Falcons

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.40341.60411114.18
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 19th with 25.00 total points (5.00 avg).
  • Currently 34 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 401 (80.20 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 27th in pass defense with 1307 (261.40 per game).
  • Top 22 in points against with 24.40 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 1 (0.20 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +82.1, Turnovers: -2 Sacks: +1, INTs: -2, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.9,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 51, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 25.1, YDS/G: 347.1
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Aaron Jones Sr.
18.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kyle Monangai
14.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Aaron Jones Sr.
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 GB 10 81 448 5.5 4 18 9 22 2.4 0
2018 GB 12 133 729 5.5 8 35 26 206 7.9 1
2019 GB 16 236 1084 4.6 16 69 49 474 9.7 3
2020 GB 14 201 1104 5.5 9 63 47 355 7.6 2
2021 GB 15 171 799 4.7 4 65 52 391 7.5 6
2022 GB 16 213 1121 5.3 2 72 59 395 6.7 5
2023 GB 11 142 656 4.6 2 43 30 233 7.8 1
2024 MIN 16 255 1138 4.5 5 62 51 408 8.0 2
2025 MIN 13 141 589 4.2 2 45 31 215 6.9 1
2026 MIN 5 97 410 4.2 2 18 12 72 6.0 0
ON PACE 18 349 1476 4.2 7 65 43 259 6.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 197 886 4.5 4 54 40 296 7.5 1
Totals 135 1742 8478 4.9 58 511 378 2825 7.5 21
Career Kyle Monangai
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2025 CHI 16 189 858 4.5 6 33 19 186 9.8 0
2026 CHI 4 60 324 5.4 3 5 5 39 7.8 0
ON PACE 14 216 1166 5.4 11 18 18 140 7.8 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 91 416 4.6 3 15 9 82 9.1 0
Totals 24 262 1218 4.6 9 42 28 261 9.3 0
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ARI @LAR
ATL vs CHI
BAL @CLE
BUF @LV
CAR @PHI
CIN vs BYE
DAL @GB
DEN vs SEA
DET vs BYE
HOU @JAC
IND vs TEN
KC vs LAC
MIA vs BYE
MIN vs BYE
NE vs NYJ
NO @NYG
PIT @TB
SF vs WAS
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BOS @LA 9:00 PM EST
BUF @MON 7:00 PM EST
CAR @WPG 3:30 PM EST
CBJ vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs DAL 7:00 PM EST
DET vs SJ 7:00 PM EST
EDM @UTA 10:00 PM EST
FLA vs SEA 6:00 PM EST
NJ @WAS 1:00 PM EST
NSH vs STL 8:00 PM EST
NYI @TOR 7:00 PM EST
OTT @PHI 7:00 PM EST
PIT @VGK 10:00 PM EST
TB vs VAN 4:00 PM EST