Vikings Backfield to be Close to '50-50' Split Between Aaron Jones, Jordan Mason - ESPN's Kevin Seifert

Given the choice at price between Aaron Jones at RB28 and Jordan Mason at RB30 - give me Jones. Why? Because a) he’s the likely the pass catcher, and b) he still has a shot at keeping the goal line role. For Mason, we’re depending on him to be the goal line back for him to return at RB30. If I knew that Mason was the goal line back, sure - but we don’t know that that will necessarily be the case. Jones has the out as a pass catcher which will help keep him above water if all else fails. That being said, Mason is still being taken relatively late (10th-12th round) - so there continues to be an advantage there. Let’s hope it lasts through the rest of the summer. One thing is for certain, though - Minnesota’s backfield will look vastly different from the one they deployed last year that fed Jones 300+ touches for the first time since 2019. Jones himself said that he’s not a ‘selfish back’ - alluding to the idea that there could be more of a split in the Vikings backfield with Mason in the fold.