6 players the Raiders can’t afford to lose to injury in 2020

By Brad Weiss | Jun 30, 2020

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Trayvon Mullen #27 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates his interception of Ryan Finley #5 of the Cincinnati Bengals in the final moments of their NFL game at RingCentral Coliseum on November 17, 2019 in Oakland, California. The Raiders beat the Bengals 17-10. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

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Raiders RB Josh Jacobs (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

6 players the Raiders can’t afford to lose to injury in 2020

Josh Jacobs, Running Back

The Las Vegas Raiders are blessed with having one of the better young running backs in football in Josh Jacobs, who is coming off a record-breaking rookie season. In 13 starts last season, Jacobs became the first rookie Raiders running back to rush for over 1,000 yards, and he did most of his damage with a fractured shoulder.

Heading into 2020, the Raiders have some nice complimentary pieces behind Jacobs in Jalen Richard and Lynn Bowden Jr. Unfortunately, neither of those two guys run with the kind of power that Jacobs does, so if he does go down to injury, it is going to be very hard to replace the kind of impact he can have.

Jacobs played through pain in 2019, so we know he has that kind of mentality in him, but this Raiders offense cannot afford to lose him for an extended period of time. If he stays healthy, he has a legitimate shot to win the rushing title, but if he goes down, the Raiders will struggle to get those tough yards inside.

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