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Jacobs

The Packers leaned hard on Jacobs with Jordan Love out with a knee injury. Green Bay got whatever it wanted on the ground against a miserable Colts front seven; Jacobs was well over 100 yards by halftime. He fumbled at the one yard line on his best chance to score a touchdown. Jacobs now has 233 rushing yards without a touchdown through two games. He played well ahead of rookie RB MarShawn Lloyd, who handled six carries on the day. Jacobs will be a top option in Week 3 against the Titans.

Jacobs was limited in practice earlier in the week, but his back issue never appeared to be serious. Being removed from the injury report entirely suggests he is good to go for Week 2. With Malik Willis looking like the favorite to start for Green Bay, Jacobs will see plenty of work as Matt LaFleur attempts to hide his quarterback. Jacobs is a volume-based RB1 heading into Sunday.

Jacobs is a player who gets in a lot of limited sessions then almost always suits up on Sunday. Jacobs is dealing with a classic “dual-edged sword” for Week 2, as he’s become much more important to the Packers’ offense in Jordan Love’s likely absence, but will also be in a far worse overall environment with Malik Willis at quarterback. He should be treated as a high-floor, limited-ceiling RB2 for Sunday’s game against the Colts.

Jacobs is coming off an 18-touch game in Week 1 and will be loaded with carries in Week 2 sans Jordan Love, so this is nothing more than maintenance unless something changes. Though the offense will take a massive hit with Malik Willis under center, an uptick in Jacobs’ volume will help offset the worsening offensive environment. Jacobs will sit on the RB1/2 border for his matchup with the Colts.

Jacobs began the night in sluggish fashion with three yards on his first four attempts. He found his footing in the second half and notched runs of 32 and 22 yards while also finding smaller chunk gains more frequently. Jacobs didn’t find the end zone but he did top 100 yards from scrimmage and easily shook off the rust for a strong second half. The Packers could be without Jordan Love for Week 2 because of a leg injury which would be devastating for the entire offense. Jacobs looked like an RB1 with Love in the lineup, but that is far from a given as the Packers look toward their upcoming matchup with the Colts.

Wilson logged three straight limited participant designations this week and will likely alternate with rookie MarShawn Lloyd behind starter Josh Jacobs. Wilson cannot be trusted to return fantasy value, playing at less than 100.0 percent, with all three RBs active

Lloyd finished the week with a pair of limited participant designations after failing to practice on Tuesday. The news is ultimately a positive after Lloyd spent so long rehabbing the issue, but he is unlikely to handle his full complementary workload behind starter Josh Jacobs at this point. He is best left on fantasy benches.

Jacobs says he declined to sign with the Chiefs, along with the Broncos, Bears, Cardinals, Dolphins, Giants and Texans. Jacobs’ statement perhaps most profoundly applies to the Chiefs’ starter Isiah Pacheco. The Chiefs’ front office allowed Jerick McKinnon to walk this offseason, publicly praising Pacheco’s three-down and scoring-position potential while adding only UDFA Carson Steele to the mix through the preseason’s conclusion. The Chiefs then signed pass-catching specialist Samaje Perine on Wednesday, in what was thought to be a likely depth-related move. The Chiefs’ prior pursuit of Jacobs, a capable three-down player, casts a slightly different light on Perine’s signing though; the front office may be less comfortable with increasing Pacheco’s receiving usage than it appeared for much of the summer. While Pacheco should still be viewed as a locked-in fantasy football RB1, his range of outcomes is now slightly wider than it was a week ago.

The Packers on Tuesday placed AJ Dillon on season-ending injured reserve. Meanwhile, rookie MarShawn Lloyd has struggled mightily and sustained a hamstring injury two weeks ago. Hirschhorn said Wilson, who had 160 yards and a touchdown on 37 rushes in the preseason, is locked in as Green Bay’s RB2. “Wilson is probably RB2 even if, say, Lloyd returns to practice before Week 1,” Hirschhorn told Rotoworld. “Lloyd has barely practiced in the last month. They almost certainly won’t put him out there for a meaningful role right away.” Josh Jacobs will start the year as the team’s lead back, but Wilson is in position to take over as the No. 1 back should Jacobs miss any time.

Packers HC Matt LaFleur told reports last week that Dillon is still working through a neck stinger suffered in 2023 while also managing a hamstring strain. The development gives rookie MarShawn Lloyd another chance to earn standalone fantasy value behind starter Josh Jacobs, who should handle a significant dual-threat workload this year. Lloyd (hamstring) was initially thought to be a candidate for injured reserve but he has evidently made the 53-man roster.