Fantasy Upside. "They're not out; they're working. All rights reserved. Which hurt his draft stock a little as he’s not much help in PPR leagues.Jacobs reeled in just 20 receptions for 166 yards and zero touchdowns last season. All seven touchdowns came in just four games.
His value is higher in non-PPR leagues than PPR, but Jacobs should be selected in the top 20 overall picks in all formats.Jacobs (undisclosed) participated in practice Sunday, Vic Tafur of The Athletic reports. Josh Jacobs will not be the first RB taken in fantasy football drafts this year. 34 in to… https://t.co/VgD2KBfidHCBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. Jacobs finished the season as the No. #28 RB / Jacobs had three separate two-touchdown games, and had one game with one touchdown.That means there were nine games in the 13 that he played that did not see the running back cross the line for a touchdown.The good news is, three of those games saw Jacobs run for over 100 yards. GM Mike Mayock did say that Jacobs would be “more heavily involved” in the passing game, per ESPN. Pretty awesome, right? His rookie campaign was thoroughly impressive from a rushing standpoint, as he finished with 242 carries for 1,150 yards (4.8 average) and seven touchdowns. The team did lose DeAndre Washington's 108 carries and 41 targets from 2019, though half those carries and 46 percent of the targets came in the three games Jacobs missed.General manager Mike Mayock said the Raiders expect Jacobs (shoulder) to increase his contributions in the passing game during his second pro season. And perhaps more importantly (at least for the sake of this article), what does that mean for his fantasy production in 2020?Let’s take a look at the past, present, and future of the running back and try to determine just that. With the team loaded on the receiving end, many anticipate that opposing defenses won't have the luxury of being able to stack the box like they did last season.
He’s going to help you win a lot of games, while not really losing you any.Jacobs have five games with over 100 rushing yards. Jacobs has had plenty of time to recover during the offseason, but his progression as a fantasy asset could be stalled if Raiders coach Jon Gruden prefers Richard and/or Bowden on passing downs. Josh Jacobs Fantasy projections (via SportsLine's projection model) 267 rushing attempts, 1,184 rushing yards, 8.9 rushing touchdowns, 33.6 targets, 25.7 receptions, 197 receiving yards, 0.26 receiving TDS.
So there are all the touchdowns.As for the yards. This leads to very few (if any) terrible fantasy weeks for the running back.That’s important because running backs are always so spotty. That’s exactly what happened though.Despite appearing in just 13 games, Jacobs ran for over 1,000 yards in his rookie season. While it's unclear what's keeping the running back off the field, his unspecified issue doesn't sound like something that will linger or impact his Week 1 status.Jacobs will face competition for pass-catching work from Jalen Richard and rookie Lynn Bowden, ESPN.com's Paul Gutierrez reports. Josh Jacobs – Las Vegas Raiders (ADP: 13.5) 2019 rushing stats: 242 attempts, 1,150 yards, 7 TDs; 2019 receiving stats: 20 catches, 166 yards, 1 TD; 2019 points: 171.6 (14) In his rookie season with the Raiders, Josh Jacobs lived up to his first-round selection by proving more than capable of creating space between the tackles. There haven't been any reports of Jacobs needing offseason surgery for his injured shoulder after he missed three of the final four games in 2019. It’s hard to imagine he ever becomes much of a threat in this area.
And I mean that literally.Jacobs still isn’t going to produce much in the air game. Tafur noted Jacobs ripped off a "couple nice runs so far" Sunday, so the second-year back seems on track for a typical workload in the near future.Jacobs (undisclosed) missed his third straight practice Friday, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.
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