Minnesota Vikings Target Share 2026 — With 2025 Week by Week
2026 so far: T.J. Hockenson leads the Minnesota Vikings with 21% of the targets (32 of 153) through 6 games. Justin Jefferson led the Minnesota Vikings with 30.3% of the team's targets in 2025 (141 of 466), ahead of Jordan Addison 17.0%, T.J. Hockenson 14.2%. Below, every Minnesota Vikings skill player's touches week by week for 2025 — with scoring-territory touches (inside the opponent's 50) beside each number. The season's biggest role shift: Aaron Jones took over in week 10 and Jordan Mason's workload never recovered.
2026 target share and carry share — so far
From the play-by-play, updated the morning after each game. 2025 below is the baseline.
2025 target share
Share of the team's total targets, regular season. Carries shown for context — target share counts passing-game usage only.
Touches by week (targets + carries · |inside-50 touches)
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Jordan Mason RB | 16|5 | 12|3 | 16|9 | 19|4 | 17|4 | — | 15|8 | 5|2 | 11|8 | 5|2 | 6|2 | 8|3 | 7|2 | 11|5 | 10|3 | 3|3 | — | 14|4 |
| Aaron Jones RB | 11|7 | 6|0 | — | — | — | — | — | 9|3 | 11|6 | 15|3 | 22|4 | 13|3 | 10|3 | 15|8 | 15|6 | 24|13 | 22|13 | — |
| Justin Jefferson WR | 8|6 | 6|2 | 7|4 | 11|4 | 11|4 | — | 10|5 | 11|0 | 9|5 | 12|9 | 9|2 | 6|2 | 6|2 | 4|4 | 8|6 | 8|1 | 5|2 | 12|4 |
| Jordan Addison WR | — | — | — | 8|1 | 6|4 | — | 12|7 | 4|1 | 5|4 | 11|5 | 7|2 | 1|1 | 10|4 | 7|4 | 2|0 | 3|2 | 2|1 | 3|2 |
| T.J. Hockenson TE | 4|1 | 3|1 | 6|6 | 5|3 | 6|0 | — | 9|6 | 3|1 | 3|1 | 2|0 | 6|1 | 5|1 | 6|2 | 3|3 | 5|2 | 1|0 | — | — |
| Jalen Nailor WR | 3|1 | 5|1 | 5|3 | 4|4 | 5|1 | — | 4|3 | 1|1 | 4|2 | 6|3 | 1|1 | 1|0 | 1|1 | 3|1 | 6|4 | 2|1 | 1|0 | 3|3 |
| Zavier Scott RB | — | — | 9|5 | 10|6 | 5|1 | — | 5|3 | 4|3 | 0|0 | — | — | — | 4|0 | 4|3 | — | 3|1 | 0|0 | 4|3 |
Amber cells = 18+ touch weeks. — = did not play. Inside-50 =
touches in opponent territory, where game plans concentrate.
Detected role shifts
- Aaron Jones rose from 9.2 to 17.0 touches/game starting week 10 — and Jordan Mason fell from 13.9 to 8.0 over the same stretch.
A shift is flagged when one player gained 3+ touches/game and a teammate lost 3+ across the same split week — descriptive, not causal: injuries, trades and game script all move touches.
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