Josh Jacobs leads all running backs with 1,653 rushing yards and becomes the 2022 NFL rushing champion. In the year In 2023, Jacobs looks to become just the third quarterback to win the award, joining TCU legend LaDayan Tomlinson and former Alabama Heisman Trophy winner Derek Henry.
The Raiders offense lived through Jacobs as he had nearly 400 touches between 340 carries and 53 receptions. However, Jacobs’ usage could be greater in 2023 after the departures of veteran quarterback Derek Carr and Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller.
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The receiving corps in Las Vegas is strong between future Hall of Famer, Davante Adams and Hunter Renfro. However, Adams and the Raiders haven’t seen eye to eye this offseason, especially when it comes to the QB situation. Carr, a former college teammate of Adams, will be replaced by a Super Bowl-caliber QB in Jimmy Garoppolo, but with it being his first year in the system, combined with an injury history, Jacobs will still be the bell cow of the offense. .
It will certainly be a battle for the Raiders to make the playoffs this season, but Jacobs will need to see the ball again nearly 400 times if they have any hope of getting there. In the division alone, the Raiders will face the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, now coached by Sean Payton’s Denver Broncos, and the Los Angeles Chargers, who have one of the best young QBs in the NFL, Justin Herbert. The AFC West would be an absolute gauntlet, let alone the AFC as a whole.
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