The Green Bay Packers’ ground game has reached a point of genuine concern this season.
Josh Jacobs, brought back to stabilize the backfield after his earlier tenure with the franchise, has not delivered the expected impact.
He is averaging just 2.3 yards per carry, and the team as a whole sits at the bottom of the NFL with a collective 2.9 yards per carry. That lack of production has left the offense one-dimensional and forced Jordan Love into more high-pressure dropbacks than ideal.
Christopher Kline of FanSided recently explored potential landing spots for Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty, noting that Green Bay could be one of the teams positioned to give the second-year back a fresh opportunity.
Jeanty, a former top-10 pick still early in his career, has seen limited involvement under the Raiders’ current coaching staff.
From a Packers perspective, the question is whether his skill set could inject life into a run game that currently lacks it.
Kline is clear that Jeanty would not solve every issue in Green Bay. The offensive line remains the primary obstacle. Love has been asked to operate under constant pressure, airing it out to keep drives alive.
While Love handles that style better than most quarterbacks, it is not a sustainable long-term approach, particularly with defensive shortcomings of the team’s own.
Adding another back, even a talented one, does not magically upgrade blocking or create holes that do not exist.
Still, talent carries weight. Kline points out that Jeanty possesses the explosiveness currently missing from the Packers’ rushing attack. Beyond pure running ability, he also offers value as a receiver.
That dual threat could function as a pressure-release option for Love closer to the line of scrimmage, reducing the need for pure vertical drops on every snap.
In an offense already leaning heavily on its quarterback, that kind of complementary skill set has practical upside.
Whether the Packers would actually pursue such a move depends on cost, scheme fit, and how the front office views Jacobs’ remaining role. The current numbers make a clear case that the run game needs reinforcement.
Jeanty’s combination of youth, pedigree, and receiving ability aligns with what Green Bay has lacked.
As Kline frames it, the benefits could be manifold even if he is not a complete fix. For a team searching for any edge in the run game while protecting its quarterback, that calculation is worth examining.
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