Even before Josh Jacobs' arrest, the 2026 Packers plan at running back was a HUGE gamble

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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We expected the Packers to make a move at running back this offseason, even BEFORE the legal trouble for Josh Jacobs. We reflect on what was always a razor-thin margin for this Green Bay offense. Plus, are we back to discussing Savion Williams as a RB option? And we predict the 2026 preseason Packers star.

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0:00.0	The uncertainty about Josh Jacobs' future shows just what a gamble the Green Bay Packers
0:06.6	took by doing essentially nothing at running back this off season.
0:16.6	You are Locked-on Packers, your daily Green Bay Packers podcast, part of the Locked-on
0:23.0	Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:29.2	Welcome inside Locked-on Packers.
0:31.0	I'm your host, Peter Bukowski.
0:32.1	I cover the Packers for The Leap, a newsletter I would love for you to subscribe to.
0:36.2	Thank you for being with us today on Locked on Packers,
0:39.3	the number one Packers podcast on the internet,
0:41.3	and the show for fans who know what happened,
0:42.8	they want to know why and how.
0:44.9	Today on the show,
0:46.9	why the Packers running back gamble this offseason
0:51.4	has now been laid fully bare.
0:53.9	I wonder if it's time for a further
0:57.0	Savian Williams discussion as a do-it-all playmaker. And I have, in my possession, the preseason
1:08.0	hype award winner. I know who is going to be the guy.
1:12.4	Every fan is going, that, that, I love that, that's cool.
1:18.0	Let's start with a running back.
1:20.1	Because we expected on this program in this house that the Green Bay Packers would take a running back in the
1:30.4	2026 NFL draft. And it seemed possible that would happen in the top 100. The Packers have
1:39.2	shown just how much they value that position year over year.
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