Josh Jacobs has been one of the only bright spots on the Oakland Raiders' offense thus far this season, but the Raiders may end up without him when they host the Detroit Lions on Sunday afternoon.
“He’s got a legitimate shoulder (injury),” said Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, according to Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area. “He got hurt in the Green Bay game, had it shot up. He’s still very sore and we’ll list him as questionable for the game.”
Amazingly enough, the rookie running back showed no signs of an injury during the aforementioned loss to the Green Bay Packers, carrying the ball 21 times for 124 yards while also catching three passes.
Jacobs, who played his collegiate football at the University of Alabama, was selected by Oakland in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Given that Jacobs was only moderately productive on the NCAA level, the Raiders' decision to choose him in the first round was viewed as a puzzling one by many, but he has certainly proven them right thus far.
Through six games, the 21-year-old has racked up 554 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
Jacobs has posted back-to-back 100-yard performances, as he also totaled 123 yards and a couple of scores during Oakland's Week 6 win over the Chicago Bears in London.
Since averaging 3.7 yards per attempt in Week 1, Jacobs has logged at least 4.4 yards per carry in each of his last five outings, including a Week 2 outburst in which he recorded 8.3 yards per tote.
The Raiders have gotten off to a 3-3 start.
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