Emanuel Wilson

Everything looked hard for the Packers on offense except for Jacobs' 32-yard rumble over multiple Packers defenders to end the third quarter. He was initially ruled to have scored on the play, though that was reversed, so he came out and plunged in from the goal line for Green Bay's lone touchdown. One of the season's best draft picks, Jacobs played all 17 games, ran 301 times for 1329 yards and a career-high 15 touchdowns, and also added a career-best 9.5 yards per reception on 43 targets. He enters year two of a four-year, $48 million contract signed in 2025 and doesn't seem to have any internal competition for snaps with MarShawn Lloyd dealing with a series of injuries while Emanuel Wilson and Chris Wilson split a small amount of third-down targets. Jacobs figures to be an easy RB1 as we figure out the fantasy landscape in 2025.

Wilson actually finished behind Chris Brooks in snaps in this game, 16-11, but enters the offseason as the No. 2 back for the Packers. 2024 third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd will likely make a push for the job in OTAs and training camp if healthy. Wilson played all 17 games and finished with a 103/502/4 rushing line while adding 11/48/1 on 14 targets through the air. The Packers have exclusive rights to Wilson entering the 2025 offseason and will likely renew him on a one-year deal.

With the Packers keeping one eye on the postseason and managing Josh Jacobs' workload, Wilson emerged for a new season high in rushing yards. Jordan Love banged his elbow in the process. Love is going to start against the Eagles in the Wild Card Round, but the Pack could once again pursue a run-based game plan, even vs. the Eagles' elite run defense. Wilson will make the salaries fit in postseason DFS.

With the Packers already locked into the postseason, Jacobs said he was unlikely to get a heavy workload against Chicago. "Just being honest, being realistic, I don't see me taking that many carries in this game," Jacobs said. "Obviously, I want to play. I'm going to push to play, and I'm playing. But I don't see myself taking 30 carries." This could leave Emanuel Wilson as the team's lead back, with Chris Brooks mixing in. Wilson has been efficient in limited opportunities behind Jacobs in 2024.

Brooks has proven himself as a capable backfield contributor this season so his continued limited participation could simply reflect a conservative approach with the Packers' Super Bowl aspirations in mind. Still, Emanuel Wilson should factor in this week with Josh Jacobs also limited by a wrist injury.