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It is time, once again, for another opportunity for the readers of the biggest and best Minnesota Vikings fan site on the internet to make their opinions known on a topic relating to our favorite football team. Yes, it’s a new installment of our SB Nation Reacts surveys, and as
we continue to inch closer to training camp. . .everyone will have reported to Eagan two weeks from today. . .we’re continuing to ask who you think will be some of our team leaders in 2026.
We’re staying on the offensive side of the ball this week, but we’re moving to a position that needs to see a lot of improvement this season if the team wants to be successful. The Vikings were not a great rushing team in 2025, and the running back group as a whole had a fairly down year. We want to know who you think is going to have the most touches. . .that’s carries and receptions combined. . .among the team’s running back corps in 2026.
There’s Aaron Jones, who’s coming back for a third season with the Vikings. Jones battled injuries last season and will turn 32 this season. His 548 rushing yards in 2025 were the fewest he’s had since his rookie season, and he missed five games last year with various injuries. Jordan Mason, who led the Vikings in rushing last year, appeared in 16 of the team’s 17 games, and while he provided some power in the run game, he didn’t show much as far as pass catching is concerned (just 14 receptions for 51 yards).
Zavier Scott, who spent much of last season as the #3 back, showed some flashes, but likely isn’t being counted on for a whole lot. In the Draft, the team added Demond Claiborne out of Wake Forest, who is a bit undersized but could, potentially, be the sort of dual-threat back the team has lacked since Dalvin Cook left town. To be clear, I’m not saying Claiborne is Dalvin Cook, but in college, he showed big-play ability in both the run game and the pass game.
So, who do you think is going to get the most touches for the Vikings in the offensive backfield in 2026, folks?
As always, we invite you to make your voice heard by casting your vote in our poll below and by sounding off in the comments section.
Have at it, everybody! We’ll have the final results of this one for you later on in the week or over the weekend.
