After a season where he set career-highs in carries (255) and touches (306), the Minnesota Vikings knew they had to do something about Aaron Jones' workload as he headed into his age-31 season. So in March, they acquired running back Jordan Mason from the San Francisco 49ers to form a legit 1-2 backfield tandem in support of J.J. McCarthy.
In the fantasy football realm, Mason is garnering plenty of well-warranted buzz as a value pick in drafts. Mason is very good in the areas where Jones was not very good last year (short yardage and goal line), and that threat to Jones' aforementioned volume is bad news for his fantasy upside in 2025.