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Jennifer Piacenti

DARK SECRETS: Should you draft josh jacobs in fantasy football | Rare Historical Photos

Aug 10, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) before the game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports | Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Josh Jacobs’s fantasy stock is on the rise. 

With the news that AJ Dillon is on the season-ending IR with a neck injury, the Green Bay Packers are down to just three runners in Green Bay. Backing up Jacobs will be third-round pick rookie Marshawn Lloyd, who missed most of the preseason, first with a hip injury and then with a hamstring injury. Lloyd is expected to be ready to start the season, but it’s fair to say the Packers should be leaning on their bell cow — especially with Lloyd’s propensity for fumbling the football in college. 

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