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Josh Jacobs

RB - GB

Height: 5-10

Weight: 220 lbs

Age: 26

College: Alabama

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2024 Season Outlooks

Jacobs is expected to be the featured back for the Packers and a candidate to be a top-12 Fantasy RB. While his 2023 season with the Raiders was marred by injuries and a preseason holdout, his 2022 was outstanding as he led the NFL in rushing yards. In that 2022 season, Jacobs handled 15-plus touches in 15 games, averaging 20.8 PPR points in those games (and 19.3 on the season). In 2023, he had 11 games with 15-plus touches and averaged 15.1 PPR points (13.9 for the season). As it is for most running backs, Jacobs has proven to be productive when in a position to get 15 or more touches. In Matt LaFleur's five years as Packers head coach, at least one running back has had at least 15 touches in 67 of 83 regular-season games. That workload should bode very well for Jacobs as long as he's healthy. A smart plan could be for a Fantasy manager to take the 26-year-old Jacobs anywhere from 18th to 30th overall, then grab rookie rusher MarShawn Lloyd as an insurance policy to lock up the Green Bay run game in case Jacobs misses time.

Jacobs joins the Packers after spending his first five years with the Raiders. In 2023, Jacobs resumed his go-to-back role and finished second in touches per game. However, despite that volume, Jacobs was RB17 in fantasy points per game, due to career lows in rushing yards, touchdowns and yards per rush. At 26 years old, Jacobs reprises his lead-back duties in Green Bay, replacing Aaron Jones and sharing the backfield with AJ Dillon and rookie MarShawn Lloyd. Jacobs is one of only five RBs with at least 50 targets in each of the past three seasons, and he gets enough passing-game work to maintain a high weekly floor. With another heavy workload on the horizon, Jacobs is a top-15 running back.