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RB · Minnesota Vikings · week 7 vs Indianapolis Colts · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET

Jordan Mason

  • ROLE a starter
  • EXP 4 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH RB1

As of week 7, Jordan Mason was an RB for MIN, age 27.3, 4 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 1 game on 45% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 67 games (postseason included) over 4 seasons. His injury history held 7 episodes (ankle 2, hamstring 2, foot 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

How our call moved in week 7

  • our call, P(plays)
  • club report (public)

68% LIKELY → 67% LIKELY

Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.

In short

Jordan Mason is a starter at running back for MIN — 64% of the snaps in his best week of 2. He has a thumb injury. In week 7 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has listed him Questionable.

The reader dissents · grade A

The Vikings themselves announced on Saturday 24 Oct that they 'activated the running back ahead of hosting the Indianapolis Colts (2-4) in Week 7' (P1), which is a club transaction for THIS game, not history — a team does not burn an IR activation on a player it intends to deactivate. The practice window supports this: he was designated to return Monday 19 Oct of this very week (P2, P3) and the AP reported 'the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence' for the Sunday host game with Indianapolis (P4). The only outstanding designation is Questionable, which the day-before write-up calls 'a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday' (P5); the model's 34% appears to be a roster-status penalty that the Saturday activation has now erased. It would need to know: Sunday 25 Oct inactives list for MIN vs IND (confirmation he is not a healthy scratch); Kevin O'Connell's remarks on Mason's snap share behind Aaron Jones in his first game back

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“The Vikings (5-0) on Saturday activated the running back ahead of hosting the Indianapolis Colts (2-4) in Week 7.”Minnesota Vikings · 2026-10-24
2“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · 2026-10-19
3“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · 2026-10-19
4“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · 2026-10-19
5“only Jordan Mason has an injury designation, but his questionable designation is a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday.”Daily Norseman · 2026-10-24
9versions in week 7
9average, every player
29most for one player

How the call moved

LIKELY since Sun Oct 18 · 7:41 AM ET · 173 h before kickoff · 138 h before the club. Biggest move: 68% → 67%, Sun Oct 18 · 5:06 PM ET to Mon Oct 19 · 7:03 AM ET, with no club report in between.

His team's word: Questionable

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended).

Practice in week 7

FriThuWed
FPdated Fri Oct 23FPdated Fri Oct 23FPdated Fri Oct 23

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

  • His club's word
  • Kickoff

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Rush yds / game64 range 59–68

    wk 1–7 · 2 games

  • Carries / game15 range 15–15

    wk 1–7 · 2 games

  • Rec yds / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–7 · 2 games

  • Snap share54.5% range 45–64

    wk 1–7 · 2 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 45%wk 1
  2. 64%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 7hand1Questionable
2025 · wk 17ankle2Out
2024 · wk 14ankle1Out
2024 · wk 7shoulder3—
2023 · wk 17illness1Questionable
2023 · wk 13hamstring1Questionable
2023 · wk 1foot1—
2022 · wk 16hamstring2Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 8 episodes · 12 weeks on a report · same site more than once: ankle ×2

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 7PLAY 68% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played

Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report in week 7

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Harrison SmithSLTDoursPLAY98%EXPECTED
Jamal AdamsLBUNKteam's word—
Brian O'NeillTFULLoursPLAY96%EXPECTED
T.J. HockensonTEFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Josh OliverTEUNKteam's word—
James PierreCBFULLoursPLAY98%EXPECTED
Justin JeffersonWRFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Christian DarrisawTDNPoursPLAY53%COIN FLIP
Jordan AddisonWRFULLoursPLAY90%EXPECTED
Nick SamacCUNKteam's word—
Tyler BattyLBUNKteam's word—
Max BrosmerQBUNKteam's word—
Elijah WilliamsDEUNKteam's word—
Donovan JacksonGUNKteam's word—
Caleb TiernanOTUNKteam's word—
Jakobe ThomasSAFUNKteam's word—
Charles DemmingsCBFULLteam's word—
Demond ClaiborneRBUNKteam's word—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 18 · 7:41 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 18 · 12:03 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 18 · 5:06 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 7:03 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 12:03 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Oct 19 · 5:03 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“The plan needed an alteration after Mason suffered a hand injury in Week 1 that required surgery.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“NFL rules give him three weeks to practice before he must be added back to the active roster or be ineligible to play the rest of the season, but the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence.”Newsday · Mon Oct 19
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 20 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 1:00 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“The team has announced that running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve.”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“NFL rules give him three weeks to practice before he must be added back to the active roster or be ineligible to play the rest of the season, but the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence.”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“The team has announced that running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve.”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“NFL rules give him three weeks to practice before he must be added back to the active roster or be ineligible to play the rest of the season, but the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence.”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 23 · 12:54 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“The team has announced that running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve.”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“The designation opens a 21-day evaluation window to make sure Mason is ready before he is activated.”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19
“NFL rules give him three weeks to practice before he must be added back to the active roster or be ineligible to play the rest of the season, but the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence.”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

Matched on part of his name only (a teammate or someone with the same surname can share it)

What was reportedSource
“the Vikings expect Mason to be available after the minimum absence”Newsday · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“only Jordan Mason has an injury designation, but his questionable designation is a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday.”Daily Norseman · Sat Oct 24
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“only Jordan Mason has an injury designation, but his questionable designation is a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday.”Daily Norseman · Sat Oct 24
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reportedSource
“only Jordan Mason has an injury designation, but his questionable designation is a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday.”Daily Norseman · Sat Oct 24
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19
“the team on Monday announced running back Jordan Mason will return to practice this week”Minnesota Vikings · Mon Oct 19

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reportedSource
“only Jordan Mason has an injury designation, but his questionable designation is a technical one for those coming off of IR. He will play on Sunday.”Daily Norseman · Sat Oct 24
“running back Jordan Mason has been designated to return to practice by the team, opening his 21-day window to return from injured reserve”Daily Norseman · Mon Oct 19

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reportedSource
“The Vikings (5-0) on Saturday activated the running back ahead of hosting the Indianapolis Colts (2-4) in Week 7.”Minnesota Vikings · Sat Oct 24
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 7

RoleRB2 · 45% snaps
Season2026 · 1 game through wk 6
Career4 seasons · 67 games before 2026
Injuries7 episodes · last: ankle, 2025 wk 18
Bioage 27.3 · 4 seasons' experience

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at running back — 64% of the snaps in his best week of 2
Listed on the depth chartfirst at running back
Snaps played55% a week on average over 2 weeks, 64% at his highest
Build5 ft 11 in · 230 lb
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Draftedundrafted
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience4 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. Team reportHis team listed him Questionable.
  2. PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Sun Oct 18 · 7:41 AM ET173 hPLAY68%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 18 · 12:03 PM ET169 hPLAY68%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 18 · 5:06 PM ET164 hPLAY68%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Mon Oct 19 · 7:03 AM ET150 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Mon Oct 19 · 12:03 PM ET145 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Mon Oct 19 · 5:03 PM ET140 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Tue Oct 20 · 7:02 AM ET126 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Tue Oct 20 · 12:05 PM ET121 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Tue Oct 20 · 5:05 PM ET116 hPLAY67%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Wed Oct 21 · 1:00 AM ET108 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Wed Oct 21 · 7:02 AM ET102 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Wed Oct 21 · 12:02 PM ET97 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET92 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Wed Oct 21 · 6:10 PM ET91 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET83 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET78 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET73 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET68 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Fri Oct 23 · 12:54 AM ET60 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET35 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET30 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET25 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET20 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET6 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)
Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET1 hhis team's word——his team's reserve list (injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended)

9 calls in week 7, flipping between PLAY and SIT 1 time. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

We went and found out more

Rank 3 (listed third or deeper, or not listed), 5 documents deep, because: llm_dissents. Fetched 5 of 5.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
7UNK68%PLAYbefore his team said anythingyes

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.