For Marshawn Lloyd, the window is getting narrow.
The Packers running back has the kind of opportunity that can change a career, but it comes with real pressure attached. With uncertainty hanging over Josh Jacobs’ availability for the upcoming season after a May arrest on domestic violence charges, Lloyd suddenly finds himself in position to matter. At the same time, injuries have already taken a heavy toll on his young career, turning this summer into a possible last chance to prove he belongs.
That’s the reality facing a player who has barely been on the field since Green Bay took him in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Lloyd has managed only six career carries, and his health has been the biggest reason why. He has not had enough consistent run to show whether the explosive college production that made him intriguing can carry over to the NFL.
Veteran Packers reporter Bill Huber recently laid out just how little Lloyd has been able to do so far. “As a rookie, Lloyd played in one preseason game and one regular-season game,” Huber writes.
“In 2025, he played in one preseason game and zero regular-season games. That’s a total of three games in two seasons.
In case you were wondering, he carried 13 times for 38 yards in those games, with 27 yards after contact and two forced missed tackles.
“The college production was enticing, to say the least. Of the 38 FBS-level running backs in the draft class with at least 100 carries in 2023, Lloyd finished second in yards per carry, eighth in yards after contact per carry and first in percentage of yards that came on runs of 15-plus yards.”
So far, the NFL side of the story has been mostly about what Lloyd hasn’t been able to do. He hasn’t stayed healthy long enough to settle the question.
He hasn’t had the reps to build momentum. And he hasn’t yet shown whether that big-play college profile can survive the jump to Sundays.
That’s why this preseason matters so much. If Lloyd can stay on the field this summer, he has a real shot to show what he can bring and potentially carve out a role in the Packers offense.
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The bigger question is whether he ends up doing more than that. St-Juste was graded as one of the better corners in the league last season by Pro Football Focus, and his ability to line up in coverage gives Green Bay another veteran option as it sorts through the competition behind its top corners. If he pushes his way into the mix for a starting role, the Packers secondary could look a lot different than the early offseason chatter suggested. [Read more 🡒]