Ty Chandler was non-existent through the first nine weeks of the 2023 season. Then, from week 10 through the end of the year, he had a few fantasy viable performances. He was an RB1 one time, he was an RB2 two times, and he was an RB3 three times. So you found a few different maybe flex options in there to start Ty Chandler if you were dealing with issues at the running back position.
For a majority of the offseason, a lot of people felt like Ty Chandler was even going to be one of the big winners, thinking that Minnesota was not going to be investing in any type of running backs, especially in free agency. But then Green Bay decided to sign Josh Jacobs. They released Aaron Jones, and then Aaron Jones signed with the Minnesota Vikings. At that point, Ty Chandler saw a pretty big hit to his value.
But can he beat out Aaron Jones for some of those touches? It seems like Aaron Jones is set to be the starter in Minnesota, and we know that he does have a habit of missing some time due to injury. So Ty Chandler could find himself in a starter's role very soon. As far as his role with Aaron Jones, he's likely to be more of a third-down back. Last season, he did rank 14th in yards per route run among all running backs, so even though he wasn't doing a whole lot in terms of his volume in the passing game, he was making the most out of the small amount of chances he was getting.
Ty Chandler likely will make an impact in the passing game once again as Minnesota will try to keep Aaron Jones as healthy as possible and limit his touches to mostly on the ground.
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