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We’re officially one week away from Packers rookies reporting to Green Bay for training camp, so it’s time to tie a bow on our roster preview series. The big question at this position is whether running back Josh Jacobs will or won’t face legal and/or league ramifications for an alleged domestic abuse incident, but at this time the Brown County district attorney is still investigating the case and has not made a decision, one way or another, on the situation.
We’ll touch on Jacobs’ potential on-field impact, along with the rest of the backs on the roster, in this article, but if you want to read any of our previous installments in this series, here are our breakdowns of Green Bay’s other position rooms:
If able, Josh Jacobs will be the Packers’ starting running back in 2026. If is the big question here. Green Bay has allowed Jacobs to return to practice for the Packers after he was released from jail, and the team has communicated little with the public about their stance on Jacobs. Generally, when members of the team have been questioned about Jacobs, they refer back to the team’s statement and add no further information.
Remember, these situations can take some time. There’s no promise that Brown County has to make their decision before the start of the regular season. For perspective, the Ray Rice video dropped on TMZ 205 days after the incident actually occurred back in 2014.
Until Brown County makes a decision, the possibility of a Jacobs suspension lingers. As a reminder, too, the league isn’t held to the legal system. They are free to suspend a player, essentially up to the discretion of the commissioner, whether or not the player is found guilty or not in a court of law.
The next man up from a ball-carrier perspective is 2024 third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd, who has only played in one regular-season game in two years due to a string of injuries. The staff clearly likes Lloyd, as they’ve talked him up every offseason and are still giving him the opportunity to make the roster this year, but it’s hard for fans to trust a back who has only been healthy enough to play 10 offensive snaps over two years.
Beyond Jacobs’ situation, the biggest X-factor in the Packers’ backfield in 2026 is whether or not Lloyd will be healthy or not. Hopefully, he can have his first healthy season in his NFL career. The team needs him now more than ever, as Emanuel Wilson, who was previously the number two ball-carrier in Green Bay, signed with the Seattle Seahawks this offseason.
While Chris Brooks has never had a large volume of carries, he did essentially average the same per carry as Wilson did last year. With that being said, Brooks is used...
