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Basic StatsJosh Jacobs's Basic Stats

Josh Jacobs
ADP: N/A
Bye: 10
Experience: 5
Age: 26.6
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 223
40 Time: 4.69

Burst Score (Rank): 115.50 (35%)

Injury PredictorJosh Jacobs's Injury Guide

Very High Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

79.8%

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

9%

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

2.30

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

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Injury History

Date League Injury Details
Sep 30, 2017 Non-NFL Pedal Ankle Fracture Jacobs broke his ankle in a game against Ole Miss. He missed the following game but played through it the rest of the season.
Aug 27, 2017 Non-NFL Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2 Pulled hammy before season started and missed first two games.
Dec 4, 2019 NFL Shoulder Clavicle Fracture Jacobs was dealing with a shoulder injury since Week 7. He sat out of the Week 14 game vs. Titans. He missed the final two games of the season with the same injury
Nov 29, 2020 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain Grade 2 Jacobs suffered a sprained ankle in Week 12's blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He missed the next game
Sep 13, 2021 NFL Pedal Ankle Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Jacobs suffered an ankle injury in Week 1's win against the Ravens and missed two games
Sep 6, 2021 NFL Pedal Toe Sprain Jacobs tended to a toe injury during Week 1 prep. He missed two games
Oct 24, 2021 NFL Chest Rib Bruise Jacobs sustained a chest contusion in Week 7's win over the Eagles.
Dec 10, 2023 NFL Leg Quad Bruise Jacobs went down with a quad injury late in Week 14 vs. the Vikings.
Sep 6, 2024 NFL Back Lower Lumbar Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1 Jacobs appeared on the Week 2 injury report with a Back injury

Basic StatsJosh Jacobs's Preseason Player Analysis

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Bottom Line

We know what Jacobs can do. We know that Green Bay has been a good situation for RBs. What we don’t know is exactly how the Packers will split work among RBs and how well Jacobs can bounce back from a rough 2023. An early RB12 ADP presents some risk, but that’s limited a bit by the market pushing all RBs later in drafts. Jacobs is ultimately an OK bet at cost – not a specific draft target.

What We Learned Last Year

  • Last season was not kind to Jacobs after his huge 2022.
    • He posted a career-low 3.5 yards per carry, fresh off a career-high 4.9.
    • Jacobs did tally his second-most yards per catch but saw his receptions per game decline for the second straight season.
    • His 2.35 yards after contact per carry were easily the fewest of his career, according to Pro Football Focus. That mark tied for 53rd among 59 RBs with 70+ carries.
    • Jacobs forced missed tackles at a drastically lower rate.
    • His minus-0.37 rush yards over expected per attempt ranked ninth-worst among 49 qualifiers, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. The year before found him 11th-best in that category.
  • The offense didn’t help. Las Vegas ranked just 27th in total DVOA.
  • Jacobs lost the final four games of the season to a quad injury.
    • It marked his second straight season with a quad issue, though Jacobs didn’t miss any games in 2022.
    • He also appeared as questionable on the injury report that season with hip and calf issues at other times.
  • The Raiders let Jacobs hit the open market after franchise-tagging him for 2023 and watched him walk ahead of his age-26 season.

What to Expect in 2024

  • Jacobs goes from last year’s No. 27 offense in DVOA to the No. 6 unit. That should help the lead RB, and it’s pretty clear that’s what Green Bay wants him to be.
  • The Packers gave him $48 million on a four-year contract, with $12.5 million of that guaranteed. The deal gives the team an out after this year if things aren’t working, but it also gives Jacobs the fifth-highest annual average of any RB in the league.
  • HC Matt LaFleur has given us a few interesting tidbits on Jacobs’ arrival, though, that need to factor into expectations …
    • First, it certainly doesn’t sound like LaFleur drove the Jacobs acquisition, which came almost immediately after the release of Aaron Jones: “It kind of caught me off-guard, to be honest. Certainly I knew there was some other things in play with Aaron Jones. I didn’t quite know how everything was going to go. It just happened really fast on that Monday. [Management] came down when they were allowed to start to talk to those guys. … I don’t know all the details to that. I’m not involved in those types of conversations.”
    • LaFleur has complimented Jacobs’ all-around skill set: “I just think when you look at his body of work, his play style, his running style, he’ll excel (in all situations). There are some things we can do in the pass game as well, get him out of the backfield.”
      • And later: “I think he is very capable of being a high-volume feature back, where he’s getting a bulk of the carries, but we’ll see how it plays out.”
    • But the coach has also told us he prefers not to overload a single player: “Philosophically, no matter who the runner is, typically, we like to platoon those guys, whether it’s two guys or three guys. I just think it allows the running backs to stay fresh throughout the duration of the season. … Then, when it gets down to the end of it, you’ve got to roll with whoever you feel gives you the best opportunity to win games.”
  • Over his five seasons with LaFleur (ages 25-29), here were Jones’ touch-per-game averages:
    • 2019: 17.9
    • 2020: 17.8
    • 2021: 14.9
    • 2022: 16.0
    • 2023: 15.6
  • Last year’s 15.6 touches per game tied Jones for 25th in the league among RBs. Injury affected that some, but we also saw AJ Dillon’s impact decrease amid poor performance.
    • His high of 17.9 touches per game would have ranked 13th among RBs last season.
  • In addition to bringing in Jacobs, the Packers drafted RB MarShawn Lloyd in Round 3. That made him the fourth RB off the board, enough draft capital to indicate the Packers like him.
    • Here’s what OC Adam Stenavich said in early May: “I would like to get him out there as much as possible. … It’ll be nice to get him the ball in space and just see what he can do. I think he’s gonna add a good explosive element to the offense, for sure.”
    • LaFleur has also called Lloyd a “matchup nightmare.”
  • The team also brought back Dillon. The Packers did so for the minimum amount, which obviously doesn’t guarantee any significant work. But LaFleur had interesting things to say after the re-signing:
    • “AJ is another guy that I think can be a high-volume guy. Unfortunately, this year, he battled through a lot of (injury) stuff throughout the course of the season, but I thought just from the things he was able to bring from a pass-protection standpoint this year, this was his best year at pass pro. I think there’s some versatility we can start to use with him moving forward, and start to use him more as a movable piece, not just a tailback.”
  • That makes three RBs with pass-game potential and a coach who says he prefers to use multiple backs. This looks like a fluid usage situation that we’ll have to watch for hints throughout summer – and likely continue to assess into the regular season.
  • Of course, the biggest question for Jacobs might not be how the Packers use him. He needs to rebound from the 2023 downturn. If he can stay healthy, the situation should help.
    • Packers RBs ranked just 27th in PPR points last year but fared much better across LaFleur’s first four seasons:
      • 2019: sixth
      • 2020: seventh
      • 2021: 10th
      • 2022: eighth

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MarShawn Lloyd, RB GB

8:56pm EDT 9/17/24

MarShawn Lloyd To IR With Ankle Injury

The Packers are placing RB MarShawn Lloyd on IR with the ankle injury he suffered in the Week 2 win over the Colts, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports. That was Lloyd's debut after missing most of August and Week 1 with hip and hamstring injuries. The rookie is now out another four games. At this point, it's tough to imagine him being a fantasy factor this season, even if RB Josh Jacobs goes down.

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Packers QB Jordan Love has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. There's no damage to Love's ACL. It's relatively good news, but Rapoport confirms that Love "should miss some time." We'll look for a timetable for his return.

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The Packers have placed RB A.J. Dillon on IR. He was not designated to return, meaning his 2024 season is over. This is presumably related to the stinger that had Dillon sidelined recently.

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Packers RB MarShawn Lloyd left Saturday’s preseason game with a hamstring injury. Lloyd carried once for 8 yards before departing.

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Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (quad) is out for Sunday's finale vs. the Broncos. He finishes the season with 805 rushing yards on a career-low 3.5 yards per carry across 13 games. Jacobs is set to hit free agency in March at 26 years old. RB Zamir White will close out the year as Vegas' feature back. He's racked up 59 carries and 11 targets over the last three weeks.

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