BALLER MOVE: Must Add in All Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 26% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd is a potential game-changer at running back that you can get for free in most leagues. His hamstring injury scared many managers off, but starting Packers RB Josh Jacobs was horribly inefficient for most of the Packers Week 1 game.
Jacobs had a big dip in efficiency in 2023 and looked terrible for most of the season. His fantasy value was only salvaged by huge volume, and after Jacobs went down, Raiders RB Zamir White took over and produced arguably better than Jacobs. This should be a huge red flag on its own, but Jacobs' inefficiency really stunk.
Josh Jacobs was THE MOST inefficient running back in the league in 2023⤵️
👎-40.5 EPA (#142)
👎2.89 Yards Created Per Touch (#50)
👎2.1% Breakaway Run Rate (#48)But…he faced the highest average Defenders in the Box (7.2)👀
Are you drafting him now that he's a Packers RB?📢 pic.twitter.com/Jux8ez5pdR
— PlayerProfiler (@rotounderworld) July 28, 2024
It's generally not a good idea to bank on inefficient running backs to continue to receive workhorse volume. Another crucial point is that Lloyd was basically the opposite of Jacobs in 2023. Jacobs hardly forces missed tackles and is one of the least elusive backs in the NFL. Not true for Lloyd.
𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐍 𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐃
𝐔𝐒𝐂 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤
#𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝.
#𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟕 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 +𝟏𝟓 𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
#𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟖𝟖.𝟒 𝐄𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭… pic.twitter.com/ScuJBo7X7c
— Trojan Football ✌️fan (@TrojanFBx) November 2, 2023
While Jacobs was given a hefty contract in the 2024 offseason, the Packers have an easy out after one year, so he's not even a solid bet to be on the team in 2025. Pick up Lloyd while you can. If he gets healthy, he could be dynamite in Matt LaFleur's excellent run game scheme.
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