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Mac Jones

Mac Jones is a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Depth chart: QB2.

Scouting report

Mac Jones: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Mac Jones at a glance

Mac Jones is a 28-year-old quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, listed at 6'3" and 220 pounds. The New England Patriots drafted Jones 15th overall in the first round in 2021, out of Alabama, and 2026 is Jones's 6th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Jones for 31.3 PPR points in 2026, which ranks QB43 at the position and works out to 2.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 1 game of 2026, Jones has scored -0.2 PPR points, or -0.2 per game. That is -0.6% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Jones would finish with about -3 points, behind the 31.3 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is -0.2 points in Week 2 against MIA, the QB37 finish that week. Jones has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 36 qualified quarterbacks of 2025, Jones ranks in the 68th percentile in yards per attempt, the 68th percentile in CPOE and the 43rd percentile in interception rate. The softest mark is the 18th percentile in rush yards.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Jones has finished as QB18 in 2021, QB23 in 2022, QB31 in 2023, QB36 in 2024 and QB30 in 2025. The high-water mark is 224.9 PPR points in 2021. Across 64 regular-season games on record, the totals read 12,741 passing yards, 67 passing touchdowns, 477 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Mac Jones by the numbers

Jones has finished in the weekly top five at the position 3 times and finished in the top twelve 15 times. The career high is 24.1 PPR points, set in Week 1 of 2023 against PHI. The game log also shows 8 300-yard passing games and 6 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Jones has reached 20 points in 9 games, 14% of career appearances.

Contract

Jones is playing on a two-year, $7 million contract signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2025, an average of $3.5 million per year with $4.8 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
31.3
PPR / game
2.3

Mac Jones fantasy outlook

Mac Jones enters the 2026 season with SF and ranks QB44 and #416 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 31.3 PPR points across 13.8 games, or 2.3 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Mac Jones as QB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Mac Jones produced 130.0 PPR points in 11 games (11.8 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 35%, 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 2 projection

Mac Jones is projected for 0.9 PPR points at home against MIA in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 6.1.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 5.5 since the previous model run (falling).

Redraft
8.0
Dynasty
16.0
Superflex redraft
24.6
Superflex dynasty
43.6
TE premium dynasty
9.6

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass ydsPass TDIntRush ydsRush TDPPR
2026SF100000-20-0.2
2025SF112012892,151136600130.0
2024JAX101712621,6728892196.1
2023NE112243452,1201012960106.4
2022NE142884422,99714111021170.1
2021NE173525213,80122131290224.9

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.