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LAR
27
7
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DAL
NYG
o48
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KC
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-2.5
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SEA
10
13
FINALFINAL
CHI
CAR
o47
+3
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TB
CIN
o50.5
-4
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NO
DET
o49.5
-7
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HOU
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+1.5
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IND
o48
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CLE
JAX
o40.5
-8.5
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PIT
o41
-6.5
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NYJ
TEN
o38.5
-1.5
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ARI
LAC
o47
-9
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MIA
LV
o40.5
-3
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MIN
o46
-2
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PHI
o44
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Jordan Mason or Kaelon Black

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Jordan Mason

Jordan Mason

RBMinnesota Vikings MIN
Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black

RBSan Francisco 49ers SF
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mason over Black

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Jordan Mason

Jordan Mason vs GB at home — standalone flex flyer in divisional clash

Mason enters the season healthy and established as Minnesota's primary complementary back behind Aaron Jones Sr. in the offensive rotation. While Jones is slated to handle lead duties, Mason earned steady work throughout camp and should see regular relief snaps as the direct change-of-pace runner.

Rostered in 92% of leagues but started in just 11%, Mason is currently treated as a high-value insurance policy. Our weekly projection anticipates roughly 9 carries for 44 rushing yards against Green Bay, making him a touchdown-dependent play best kept on fantasy benches in standard leagues.


Updated 21 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Black over Mason

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kaelon Black

Kaelon Black vs LAR — High-Upside Bench Stash in Season Opener

Rookie running back Kaelon Black enters his NFL debut operating in reserve behind Christian McCaffrey and Jordan James after an eye-catching preseason where he quickly shook off an early-August adductor injury. While San Francisco's coaching staff has praised his physical running style and pass protection, his path to immediate touches remains blocked as long as McCaffrey headlines the backfield.

For Week 1 against the Rams, our weekly projection forecasts limited involvement with roughly 3.6 carries for 15 rushing yards and nominal target share, translating to around 3.2 fantasy points. Fantasy managers have steadily stashed Black across 35% of leagues, but with virtually nobody starting him, he belongs firmly on fantasy benches until opportunity opens up.


Updated 2 days ago

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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Jordan Mason
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Kaelon Black
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jordan Mason
OWN
92%
+2.53 compared to last week
START
12%
+5.21 compared to last week
OWN/START Kaelon Black
OWN
36%
+8.9 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.25 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jordan Mason
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kaelon Black
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jordan Mason

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 30th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 119.10 total points (6.62 avg).
  • Currently 246.5 points behind the leader: Christian McCaffrey
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.6.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 75 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among RB.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 69th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 167 (9.28 per game) and is currently ranked 30th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush yards with 800 (44.44 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 6 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -25, Rush AVG: -0.4 Rush TDs: +3, Receptions: +2, Rec Yards: -52 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 175, RUSH YDS: 770, RUSH TDS: 8, REC: 17, REC YDS: 100, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Kaelon Black

    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:
  • Season Outlook

Next Up Health Check
Injury Jordan Mason

No Injury Reported

Injury Kaelon Black

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jordan Mason

Week 1
Minnesota Vikings VS Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.72316.831693703.21
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 23rd with 83.00 total points (4.61 avg).
  • Currently 144 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 335.47 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 2094 (123.18 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3609 (212.29 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.18 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 31st in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +35.93, Turnovers: -19 Sacks: -24, INTs: -12, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +1.87,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 32, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Matchups Kaelon Black

Week 1
San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.25304.9030205224.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST'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 6th with 145.00 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 25 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 2007 (118.06 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 4091 (240.65 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.35 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 13th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -22.99, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +8, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.33,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jordan Mason
15.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kaelon Black
8.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jordan Mason
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 SF 8 43 258 6.0 1 0 0 0 0
2023 SF 9 40 206 5.2 3 4 3 31 10.3 0
2024 SF 12 153 789 5.2 3 14 11 91 8.3 0
2025 MIN 16 167 800 4.8 6 16 14 51 3.6 0
ON PACE 72 752 3600 4.8 27 72 63 230 3.6 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 120 598 5 4 11 9 58 6.2 0
Totals 47 405 2065 5.1 13 34 28 173 6.2 0
Career Kaelon Black
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
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