Skip to content
RB · 2025 season

Aaron Jones or J.K. Dobbins?

Aaron Jones led J.K. Dobbins in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

Aaron Jones (Minnesota, 12 games) against J.K. Dobbins (Denver, 10 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

Aaron Jones vs J.K. Dobbins, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricAaron JonesJ.K. Dobbins
Snap Share55.1%51.1%
Rushing Yards548772
Rushing EPA-2.4+4.2
Targets4114
Target Share8.8%2.4%
Receiving Yards19937

Categories won: Aaron Jones 4, J.K. Dobbins 2.

Our read

The part the box score
can't tell you.

Last season is settled. The decision isn't. Our read on this pair covers the 2026 projection for both players, how confident we are and why, the situational changes that don't show up above, and which one we'd take in each scoring format.

Every comparison for $19

One payment, the whole season, no subscription. And you won't pay twice: subscribe in the app later with the same email and we credit this back.

Join the waitlist and buy
Other calls
Asked & answered

Straight answers,
no filler.

Who had the better 2025 season, Aaron Jones or J.K. Dobbins?

Aaron Jones led J.K. Dobbins in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates Aaron Jones and J.K. Dobbins statistically?

Aaron Jones led on snap share (55.1% to 51.1%). J.K. Dobbins led on rushing yards (772 to 548). J.K. Dobbins led on rushing expected points added (+4.2 to -2.4).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.