Emanuel Wilson

Lloyd was placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. He is, almost unbelievably, now rehabbing a calf injury. Lloyd is a very capable player, but he is tough to trust as a bench stash at this point. Fellow backup RB Emanuel Wilson has proven himself as a reliable backup, and he would likely be in line to start if Josh Jacobs were to miss time. Stashing Lloyd is a bet on talent, not health.

Lloyd has been on injured reserve the entire year. He went down with a hamstring issue a few weeks before the start of the season and has been out ever since. The Packers will likely give him a week or two to ramp up to game speed. Even when he is healthy, we expect Emanuel Wilson to operate as Josh Jacobs' backup.

Lloyd has yet to take a snap in 2025. The second-year back landed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury to start the season, and has been working his way back ever since. Injuries have completely derailed the start to Lloyd's career, as he's appeared in just one game since being drafted 88th overall by the Packers last season. Even if he does work his way back to the field this season, he'll likely be buried behind both Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson on the depth chart.

Wilson was seemingly set for a FLEX-worthy role, rotating in on the Packers' first drive. The workload never materialized, though, despite starting RB Josh Jacobs missing a few plays after taking a hard hit on his left thigh. Wilson is now just a high-upside bench stash.

Wilson is poised to take a step back in the Packers backfield for Thursday's game at Detroit with Josh Jacobs (knee) active, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports.