The Raiders got a Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers in part due to the outstanding play of running back Josh Jacobs. He saw 29 touches and turned those opportunities into 139 yards and three touchdowns.
Because of his strong Week 1 performance, Jacobs nominated for the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Week for the league’s most impressive running back. You can learn more about the award and the nominees below via the Las Vegas Raiders website:
“FedEx gives fans the opportunity to recognize top-performing quarterbacks and running backs through the FedEx Air & Ground Awards in games played on Thursday through Sunday.
Voting for this week’s nominees is open until Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ET at NFL.com/FedEx. Fans can also vote on Twitter at the NFL published polls.”
If the Raiders are going to compete in the AFC this season, they are going to need Jacobs to continue to perform at an elite level like this. Luckily for the Raiders, that’s all he has done during his NFL career as he is now at 1,455 total yards and 10 TDs in 14 career games.
