Speaking Wednesday on PFT Live, Jacobs laid out what he believed to be the primary needs for the Packers this offseason. Receiver wasn’t the only position he mentioned, as an upgrade at defensive back and defensive end were also mentioned, but it was his comments about the team’s receiver room that has turned some heads. Jacobs isn’t exactly wrong in his assessment. In fact, the on not having “a true No. 1" while spinning it as a plus that allows them to “spread the ball out.” Jayden Reed, who is arguably their most talented receiver, led the team with 55 receptions for 857 yards last season, but he was also one of four receivers to see 70-plus targets last season. His 75 targets were second only to Dontayvion Wicks (76), who caught just 39 passes for 415 yards in his second season. The Packers finished last season ranked 12th in passing yards per game and third in yards per attempt, but there’s no denying what a legitimate WR1 would bring to the Packers. There’s a handful of “proven” WR1s set to hit free agency this off-season, but Tee Higgins is the only receiver under 30 — and that’s assuming the Bengals allow Higgins to test the open market. The devastating knee injury Christian Watson suffered late in the season only amplifies the Packers’ need to upgrade at the position, but it’s clear, at least to Jacobs, that a top-tier receiver would elevate the offense to new heights in 2025.

Everything looked hard for the Packers on offense except for Jacobs’ 32-yard rumble over multiple Packers defenders to end the third quarter. He was initially ruled to have scored on the play, though that was reversed, so he came out and plunged in from the goal line for Green Bay’s lone touchdown. One of the season’s best draft picks, Jacobs played all 17 games, ran 301 times for 1329 yards and a career-high 15 touchdowns, and also added a career-best 9.5 yards per reception on 43 targets. He enters year two of a four-year, $48 million contract signed in 2025 and doesn’t seem to have any internal competition for snaps with MarShawn Lloyd dealing with a series of injuries while Emanuel Wilson and Chris Wilson split a small amount of third-down targets. Jacobs figures to be an easy RB1 as we figure out the fantasy landscape in 2025.

Jacobs admitted before the game he would likely see a limited workload, and that remained the case even after Jordan Love suffered a second quarter finger injury, putting the game on the running game’s shoulders. The Packers decided to keep one eye fixed on postseason health even as losing meant they drew the two seed Philadelphia. Entering the postseason tournament with over 300 carries for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns, Jacobs has a tough first assignment in the Eagles.

With the Packers already locked into the postseason, Jacobs said he was unlikely to get a heavy workload against Chicago. “Just being honest, being realistic, I don’t see me taking that many carries in this game,” Jacobs said. “Obviously, I want to play. I’m going to push to play, and I’m playing. But I don’t see myself taking 30 carries.” This could leave Emanuel Wilson as the team’s lead back, with Chris Brooks mixing in. Wilson has been efficient in limited opportunities behind Jacobs in 2024.