Josh Jacobs Sits Out Packers Practice With Groin Injury, No Panic Yet

Josh Jacobs sat out Packers practice with a groin injury, per multiple reporters on the scene, though the early read is that this one won't linger. That's the phrase fantasy managers want to hear — not expected to be long-term — even if watching your RB13 tap out of a summer session never feels great.

Context matters here. Jacobs, 28, muscled through a handful of injury concerns during 2025 and still finished with 929 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns across 15 games, tacking on 36 catches for 282 yards and another score. That's real volume from a back who's already logged 1,840 carries and 2,109 total touches over his career.

Why The Mileage Talk Is Noise For Now

Yes, the odometer is climbing, and a first-round pick from 2019 with 76 career touchdowns has plenty of wear on the tires. But a single missed practice in early August with a groin tweak isn't the domino that topples your draft plan. Green Bay has every reason to be cautious with him in the summer, and cautious is exactly what you'd expect.

The bigger picture is that Jacobs enters 2026 as the unquestioned lead back in an offense that fed him goal-line work all last year. Thirteen rushing scores don't happen by accident. That touchdown equity is the backbone of his fantasy value, and nothing about a groin strain changes the depth chart around him.

The Fantasy Fallout

Jacobs finished 2025 with 237 PPR points and sits as our RB13 (#37 overall) heading into the new season. The one wrinkle worth flagging: his last five games of 2025 came in at 4.5 fantasy points below his season average, so the late-year fade is on the radar even before you factor in a summer injury.

Bottom line — hold, don't panic. If you drafted Jacobs as your RB2, keep him locked in and monitor the practice reports over the next week. If someone in your league flinches at the injury headline and dangles a discount, that's your cue to see if you can pry him loose. Just don't be the one selling.