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Jacobs

Jacobs extended his touchdown streak to five games, bringing his total to 10 on the year. He is now on pace for over 20 rushing touchdowns at roughly the halfway point of the regular season. Jacobs also has at least 20 touches in 6-of-8 games this year. Win or lose, the Packers have made sure to load their star running back up with touches. That couldn’t have been more true in the Packers’ low-scoring loss to Carolina. No matter the game script versus Philly next week, Jacobs should have no issues putting up RB1 numbers.

Jacobs played through this calf injury in Weeks 7-8, resulting in season-low touch counts of 14 and 16. He logged 20-plus touches each game in Weeks 1-6. He, unfortunately, remained limited in all three weeks, suggesting he will again handle another reduced workload against the Panthers. Fortunately for fantasy managers, Jacobs remains involved in the red zone, yielding three touchdowns over the last two weeks, which keeps him locked into the high-end RB2 tier, at worst. No. 2 RB Emanuel Wilson can be started as an RB3/FLEX in deep leagues.

Jacobs has played through his calf strain in each of the last two weeks, though it is important to remember that he suffered the injury less than two weeks ago, during Week 7’s Friday practice. Since then, Jacobs has finished as the overall RB7 and RB19 while handling a reduced workload. Hopefully, Jacobs can resume practicing in full soon. He faces the Panthers this weekend.

Jacobs found the sledding tough against the stout Pittsburgh defense and was completely overshadowed by both Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft. Even so, he made his presence felt in fantasy circles with a touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Packers their first lead since being up 7-3 in the first quarter. The team would not relinquish that lead, outscoring the Steelers 28-10 after the break. Jacobs remains a locked-in RB1 ahead of a matchup with the Panthers at home in Week 9.

Jacobs reportedly had to fight hard with management to be active for Week 7, but three limited sessions this week were apparently enough to keep him up this week. He’ll be on the RB1 line as usual against the Steelers.

Jacobs logged a season-low 14 touches in Week 7, his first game with fewer than 20, yet tied for the overall RB7 finish in half-PPR scoring. The Packers are smartly managing his practice repetitions in the lead-up to their Week 8 game against the Steelers. Jacobs remains firmly in the RB1 tier this week.

Jacobs played through the calf issue and an illness in Week 7. He ceded six carries to Emanuel Wilson and logged just 13 rushes of his own but saved the day for fantasy managers with a pair of touchdowns. His workload should increase as he puts the calf issue behind him. Per usual, Jacobs is an RB1 heading into his Week 8 matchup with the Steelers.

Jacobs entered the day questionable due to a calf issue and illness. He tested well in pregame warmups and was active with a slightly decreased workload, playing 31-of-56 snaps. Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks mixed in, but Jacobs got the red zone touches and scored a pair of touchdowns from inside the ten-yard line. The lighter workload could be tied to his health heading into the game. Even with less work, Jacobs paced the offense and remains in the fantasy RB1 range for next week against a Steelers defense that just allowed 9.8 yards per carry to Chase Brown.

Jacobs entered Sunday’s game against the Cardinals as a true questionable due to a calf issue and illness. He was limited due to the illness on Wednesday and Thursday, but practiced in full Friday. Fantasy managers experienced some panic as the Packers listed him as questionable, adding a calf issue to his designation, but the 27-year-old is active. This keeps Emmanuel Wilson on fantasy benches, while Jacobs is a start - even if his workload may be limited.

Jacobs was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday with the illness. He was then upgraded to a full practice on Friday, but the team added the calf injury to his practice report and listed him as questionable. Full participants almost always suit up on Sunday, but the calf injury is likely more serious than initially expected. Schefter notes that Emanuel Wilson would draw the start if Jacobs is ruled out. Fantasy managers may want to add him as a contingency option should Jacobs be ruled out later today.