MIN · RB
Jaret Patterson
Jaret Patterson is a running back for the Minnesota Vikings.
Scouting report
Jaret Patterson: the full picture
Jaret Patterson at a glance
Jaret Patterson is a 26-year-old running back for the Minnesota Vikings, listed at 5'8" and 195 pounds. Patterson entered the league undrafted in 2021 out of Buffalo and is now in a 6th NFL season.
2026 projection
Our season projection has Patterson at 19.6 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB90 at the position and works out to 1.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Patterson has finished as RB74 in 2021, RB125 in 2022 and RB85 in 2025. The high-water mark is 55.9 PPR points in 2021. Across 23 regular-season games on record, the totals read 503 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 13 receptions and 81 receiving yards.
Jaret Patterson by the numbers
Patterson has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 20.8 PPR points, set in Week 17 of 2021 against PHI. In all, Patterson has reached 20 points in 1 game, 4% of career appearances.
Contract
Patterson is playing on a one-year, $1.1 million contract signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2026, an average of $1.1 million per year. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Patterson carries a GV stock price of 1,923, which ranks 434th overall and RB79 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Patterson 438th overall. Value has moved up 3.8 since the previous model run. See where Patterson sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 19.6
- PPR / game
- 1.7
Jaret Patterson fantasy outlook
Jaret Patterson enters the 2026 season with MIN and ranks RB151 and #563 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 19.6 PPR points across 11.8 games, or 1.7 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The current depth-chart role is still being established, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jaret Patterson produced 25.7 PPR points in 6 games (4.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 20%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 3 projection
Jaret Patterson is projected for 0.5 PPR points on the road at BUF in week 3, with a likely range of 0.0 to 1.9.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 3.8 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 11.0
- Dynasty
- 18.6
- Superflex redraft
- 15.7
- Superflex dynasty
- 22.5
- TE premium dynasty
- 11.2
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAC | 6 | 41 | 159 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2022 | WAS | 2 | 17 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | WAS | 15 | 68 | 266 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 55.9 |
Running backs ranked near Jaret Patterson
- Miles Sanders RB87 · 22.1 PPR
- Devin Neal RB88 · 22.0 PPR
- Zavier Scott RB89 · 20.8 PPR
- Chip Trayanum RB91 · 12.3 PPR
- J'Mari Taylor RB92 · 2.5 PPR
- Desmond Reid RB93 · 1.9 PPR
Minnesota Vikings fantasy players
- Justin Jefferson WR · 281.5 PPR
- Kyler Murray QB · 236.4 PPR
- Aaron Jones RB · 175.5 PPR
- Jordan Addison WR · 148.9 PPR
- T.J. Hockenson TE · 118.9 PPR
- Jauan Jennings WR · 110.3 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.