Minnesota Vikings fantasy football

NFC North, 2026 record 6-1. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

vs Buffalo Bills

Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−6%
Allowed to RBs vs. average+14%
Allowed to WRs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to TEs vs. average−21%

The Minnesota Vikings are 6-1 in 2026, coming off a 15-19 loss at the Detroit Lions in Week 8. In Week 9 they host the Buffalo Bills (Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 p.m. ET). Kyler Murray tops the quarterback depth chart. Aaron Jones leads the backfield with 55% of the team's carries this season. Justin Jefferson leads the team with a 22% target share, followed by T.J. Hockenson at 20%. Justin Jefferson is their highest-projected player this week at 11.2 half-PPR points. On this week's injury report: Kyler Murray (out), Demond Claiborne (out) and Jauan Jennings (out). Josh Oliver is on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the Minnesota Vikings; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Kyler MurrayOut: Hamstring	Out	–	15%	22% car.
QB2	Carson Wentz	0.7	QB28	4%	0% car.
QB3	Max Brosmer	0.0	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Jordan Mason	7.8	RB33	19%	1%	44% car., 0% tgt.
RB2	Aaron Jones	10.1	RB19	55%	12%	28% car., 7% tgt.
RB3	DeeJay Dallas	0.7	RB73	2%	2%	6% car., 0% tgt.
RB4	Demond ClaiborneOut: Knee	Out	–	3%	1%	0% car., 0% tgt.
–	Max Bredeson	0.0	–	0%	1%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Justin Jefferson	11.2	WR13	22%	32% tgt.
WR2	Jordan Addison	7.7	WR34	18%	29% tgt.
WR3	Jauan JenningsOut: Calf	Out	–	6%	7% tgt.
WR4	Tai Felton	1.0	WR106	4%	0% tgt.
WR5	Myles Price	0.7	WR111	4%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	T.J. Hockenson	7.7	TE13	20%	18% tgt.
TE2	Gavin Bartholomew	2.6	TE48	4%	0% tgt.
TE3	Ben Yurosek	0.8	TE72	2%	7% tgt.

Injured reserve: Josh Oliver (TE)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	vs Green Bay Packers	W 39-22
2	at Chicago Bears	W 9-3
3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23-16
4	vs Miami Dolphins	W 15-10
5	at New Orleans Saints	W 23-13
7	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 16-10
8	at Detroit Lions	L 15-19
9	vs Buffalo Bills	Mon, Nov 9, 8:15 p.m. ET
10	at Green Bay Packers	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	at San Francisco 49ers	Sun, Nov 22, 8:20 p.m. ET
12	vs Atlanta Falcons	Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
13	vs Carolina Panthers	Sun, Dec 6, 4:25 p.m. ET