Green Bay's backfield picture just got a lot more interesting. Josh Jacobs has been dealing with a groin injury, and instead of grinding through camp reps, he's been working off to the side with a rehab trainer, according to Packers insider Aaron Nagler.
This isn't exactly new territory for Jacobs. He's battled soft-tissue issues throughout his career in Green Bay, including a groin injury that popped up just five practices into last year's training camp before a separate hamstring problem ended his 2025 season early. The Packers have reportedly been trying to find answers, with Jacobs even visiting a movement clinic to figure out if lingering biomechanical effects from an old college ACL tear are behind the recurring strains.
SleeperNFL confirmed the specific injury shortly after the initial report broke, simply noting it's a groin issue for Jacobs. Nothing catastrophic on its face, but for a running back with this injury history, any missed practice time during camp is worth watching closely.
It’s a groin injury for Jacobs.
That's where MarShawn Lloyd comes in. The former third-round pick has yet to log a regular-season snap thanks to injuries of his own, but reports out of Green Bay have him fully healthy and flashing the explosive burst that made him a draft-day favorite of Jordan Love's. Fantasy analyst Hayden Winks was already pounding the table for Lloyd in deeper leagues, calling him a clear RB2 on a productive offense if Jacobs' recurring issues cost him time.
We should be taking MarShawn Lloyd seriously in deeper leagues. Talented player. Clear RB2 on productive offense. Starter could miss time. Healthy.
Winks followed that up by pointing directly at the Jacobs news as another reason to bump Lloyd up draft boards, and it's easy to see why. Lloyd landing behind Love in an offense that's built to run the ball is exactly the kind of opportunity fantasy managers chase in deeper leagues, especially with Jacobs' health status still murky heading deeper into camp.
Nothing here suggests Jacobs is losing his starting job outright, but the pattern is familiar enough to raise eyebrows. If Green Bay is being cautious with him now rather than pushing through camp, that's a signal worth tracking as the Packers get closer to the regular season and fantasy drafts start locking in.