I mean, Aaron Jones is what he is. When he's on the field, he is the emphasis of what the DRBR tries to find every single season. He's got really solid efficiency scores in all of his dynamic categories. Last season, he was really, really good at times, and then there were other times where he was banged up and didn't look nearly as good.
Now, being in Minnesota, things are going to be a little bit different for him. Obviously, the quarterback position really hasn't been settled yet—we don't know who the starter is—but they have good weapons around him. Aaron Jones, to me, is going to be a guy that maybe doesn't get all the touches we would like because Ty Chandler is going to get some touches as well, but he's going to do a lot more with those touches than some of the other running backs in his same draft area.
Very solid numbers in yards after contact and tackles avoided per attempt. So, maybe Minnesota looks at Aaron Jones this year and says, "You know what, we really want to keep you to about 18 touches per game, whether it be through the air or on the ground." If they do that, yeah, Aaron Jones may not have top-tier RB1 potential like we've drafted him for in the past, but given how good his efficiency numbers are in the dynamic categories, he absolutely could still find himself as a consistent RB2 throughout the season, especially if he's scoring touchdowns.
I don't want you to forget about Ty Chandler. Now, does Ty Chandler take Aaron Jones's job? That might not be the case. He definitely could get a few more touches throughout the season, and as long as Jones is healthy, Ty Chandler is probably the RB2, doing a little bit of work in the passing game and spelling Jones.
Ty Chandler would step up in a position if Aaron Jones gets hurt. If Jones gets hurt, maybe Chandler doesn't give us the best upside like Aaron Jones does, but his dynamic scores definitely show a guy that could give us some decent upside to go along with a floor that's very safe with no other running back stealing a lot of those touches.
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