Analyze Jordan Mason's matchup for week 10
Mason has devolved into a 40% snap, goal-line-afterthought behind Aaron Jones on a Vikings offense projected to play from behind, making him an easy bench against a Ravens run defense that funnels targets to pass-catching backs—work Jones, not Mason, will handle.
The Ravens surrender the 6th-most RB fantasy points (23.9 per game) but only 3.55 YPC and 9 rushing TDs all year, forcing opponents into pass-heavy scripts. With Minnesota a multi-score underdog and Mason locked in a 60/40 committee that funnels receiving work to Jones, his path to 8–10 touches and 30 scrimmage yards is razor-thin.
Snaps, touches and yards-after-contact have fallen for three straight weeks, bottoming out at 5 touches for 6 yards in Week 8 while Jones dominates pass-down work.
Jordan Mason’s 2025 season has flipped from league-winning upside to unstartable committee purgatory. After averaging 4.8 YPC and 4 TDs during Aaron Jones’ absence, Mason has seen his snap share plummet to a season-low 17% in Week 8 and his yards-after-contact decline every week since Jones returned. The Vikings now run a stubborn 60/40 split that favors Jones on every passing down (19% target rate vs. Mason’s 10.5%) and most early downs, leaving Mason sporadic short-yardage looks that rarely materialize behind an offense averaging one of the league’s lowest points per drive. Week 10’s matchup exacerbates every weakness: Baltimore’s front seven concedes the 6th-most RB fantasy points largely through receiving production, but they allow only 3.55 YPC and have given up merely 9 rushing scores. Negative game script is forecast—Minnesota enters as heavy home underdogs—so expect Kevin O’Connell to abandon the run, ceding snaps to the far more involved Jones. Even if the script flips, the Ravens’ red-zone efficiency (fourth-fewest RB TDs allowed) caps Mason’s lone remaining path to usefulness. Add in Minnesota’s unsettled quarterback play and an offensive line ranked bottom-third in adjusted line yards, and Mason profiles as a desperation RB4 whose median outcome is 6–8 carries for 25 yards and zero targets. In 12-team leagues he is a clear sit; in deeper formats he should only be rostered as a pure Jones handcuff, not a flex option.