Jordan Mason or Mark Andrews: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Start Andrews — the consensus rank and availability edges are too wide to ignore.
Mark Andrews is the higher consensus play (TE15 to RB43) and is the healthier side of this call (Mason carries a Questionable tag). No signal favors Mason this week. The gap is wide.
Jordan Mason
9.19.610.1 Projected Points
Mark Andrews
6.78.410.2 Projected Points
Jordan Mason’s market
Mark Andrews’s market
Why Jordan Mason
SitRB2 in near-even split. Physical downhill runner with contact balance and short-yardage value.
Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB43: 0% target share, Questionable on the latest report.
- Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
- CHI ranks 18 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 21.0 team points as 3.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 45% snap share.
Latest on Mason
Mason and Aaron Jones had a near-even backfield split in Week 1, with Mason playing 30 of 65 offensive snaps and leading the ground attack with 59 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries while going without a target.
ESPN · Sep 14, 2026Kevin O'Connell said Jordan Mason is nursing a sore thumb suffered during the Week 1 win and is being evaluated, with an update expected by Wednesday, though he is considered likely to play in Week 2 against the Bears.
NBC Sports · Sep 14, 2026Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Why Mark Andrews
Start· mediumTE1 and red-zone mismatch. Veteran seam-stretcher with strong hands and quarterback rapport.
25% target share and 72% snaps in a 27-point implied offense — Andrews is a top-12 TE role even with a TE15 projection.
- NO ranks 12 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 1-game sample).
- Vegas implies 27.0 team points as 7.5-point favorites.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 72% snap share.
The call
- A 25% target share is elite for the position; Andrews is the clear passing-game focal point at TE with a 72% snap share and no injury designation.
- Baltimore's 27.0 implied total and -7.5 spread point to a high-scoring, red-zone-heavy script, which is exactly where Andrews cashes in on touchdowns.
- The DvP composite of 12 of 32 reads mildly unfavorable, but it's a 1-game sample with 0.00 confidence — not enough to override the usage.
- Risk is the 10.1 projection and TE15 label: if Baltimore builds a lead and leans run, the volume ceiling narrows to a 6-8 point day.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Jordan Mason | Mark Andrews |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 9.19.610.1 | 6.78.410.2 |
| Consensus rank | RB43 | TE15 |
| Opponent vs position | CHI · 18 of 321-game sample | NO · 12 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 16 of 32 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 of 32 | — |
| Rushing Attempts | 11 of 32 | — |
| Receptions | 12 of 32 | 18 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 31 of 32 | 17 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 22 of 32 | 1 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | — | 1 of 32 |
| Targets | — | 24 of 32 |
| Target share | 0% | 25% |
| Reception share | 0% | 24% |
| Implied total · spread | 21.0+3.5 | 27.0-7.5 |
| Depth chart | RB2 | TE1 |
| Snap share | 45% | 72% |
| Injury designation | Questionable | — |
| Start/Sit record | — | 0–1 |
Recent form
Jordan Mason — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs GB | 11.911.911.9 |
Mark Andrews — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs IND | 4.96.98.9 |
Signal breakdown
- 10.1 vs 10.2 projected PPR pointsMark Andrews +
- Rank 43 vs 15Mark Andrews +
- Opponent DvP rank 18 vs 12 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 21.0 vs 27.0 team pointsMark Andrews +
- Questionable vs no designationMark Andrews +
- 45% vs 72% snap shareMark Andrews +
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