Josh Jacobs

Schefter has noted that the investigation against Josh Jacobs’ domestic abuse allegations will remain open, and the NFL reserves the right to add additional discipline if it determines it is merited. That being said, as of now it appears as though Jacobs will be eligible to suit up for the Packers’ week 7 matchup against the Lions.

As Jacobs is not eligible to play this week, the Packers will need to continue to reply on the trio of  Marshawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong and Kaleb Johnson for their week 6 matchup against a Detroit Lions defense allowing 102 rushing yards per game. If week 6 workloads are an indicator, it will be Lloyd (43% snap share) and Strong (41% snap share) leading the way, with Kaleb Johnson relegated to cleanup duty (season low, 7% snap share) after a costly week 4 fumble.

According to Rob Demovsky “Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a civil suit seeking a permanent injunction which restricts the access to records from his May 23rd altercation with a woman at his home”. Jacobs is currently on the commissioners exempt list with no clear indication on when he will return to the team.

There’s been no clear running back rotation for the Packers in Jacobs absence. MarShawn Lloyd had 13 carries in week 1, but was out carried by Kaleb Johnson 8 to 6 in week 2. In week 4 Johnson out carried Lloyd 8 to 7, but in week 5 Lloyd had 10 carries to Johnson’s 7. The Packers running back room remains a question mark until the Josh Jacobs situation resolves.

Matt LaFleur confirmed today that the injury to Jayden Reed was indeed a neck injury and that it is “too early to tell” if he will be able to resume playing this year. With how serious neck injuries are and the lack of clarity on his return, we can expect Reed to be out long term, another massive blow to this Packers offense that is already missing their star running back Josh Jacobs.

For fantasy gamers, expect to see a bigger target consolidation between Christian Watson, Matthew Golden and Tucker Kraft throughout the rest of the season and a rise in their PlayerProfiler weekly rankings. Skyy Moore should be stashed in deeper formats as he is the next man up in the wide receiver room. ~Austin Fonseca

Tucker Kraft‘s extension is a four-year, $75 million deal, up to $92 million with incentives and includes a $26.5 million signing bonus. Kraft broke out last season, ranking TE2 overall as well as having the 2nd highest YPRR of all TE’s last year through 8 weeks before tearing his ACL in Week 9.

At only 25 years old, Kraft has an opportunity to cement himself as a Top-6 TE in all formats, if not Top-3. He should continue to be heavily featured, especially with the Packers moving on from both Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks this offseason – and a potentially more pass-heavy offense while we await Josh Jacobs‘ fate. Kraft is PlayerProfiler’s No. 5 ranked TE in redraft formats and No. 6 ranked TE in dynasty formats.

Josh Jacobs was placed on the Commissioners Exempt List on August 30th. The hearing being moved up 2 months could lead to a much earlier resolution to Jacobs’ status for 2026 – and potentially beyond. While Jacobs did struggle a bit last year in efficiency, partly due to playing through nagging injuries, ranking 48th in True Yards Per Carry in 2025 amongst RB’s with a minimum of 200 snaps, there is little doubt that if he returns that he will be the lead back.

Jacobs is currently ranked RB52 in the PlayerProfiler redraft rankings and RB46 in dynasty. This news bolsters his chances of playing this season, as the quicker the legal case is settled, the greater the chance that the NFL decides their potential punishment. The NFL-NFLPA CBA calls for a 6-game baseline suspension if he is found in violation of Domestic Violence under the NFL Personal Conduct Policy. Important disclaimer: If video of the incident leaks and it looks bad, the NFL could suspend him indefinitely, as they did with Ray Rice back in 2014. Rice never played another down in the NFL.