Can rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd be an instant-impact performer for the Green Bay Packers? That will depend on whether he is ready for action in the passing game.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – When the Green Bay Packers drafted AJ Dillon in the second round in 2020, he barely played behind Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams. This year’s third-round pick, MarShawn Lloyd, could have a much bigger role if he can be a three-down player.
As a receiver, there’s not much of a track record. In two seasons at South Carolina and one at USC, Lloyd caught 34 passes. With the Trojans, he caught 13-of-18 passes but for 232 yards . It’s not that he can’t catch; he just wasn’t asked to do it often. “It’s been pretty good. I feel like they’ve been using me pretty good and in different ways. I’m super-excited about the season. I’m just going to keep pushing throughout this whole break and just getting better and better each day.”
Just like catching the ball, just because Lloyd didn’t protect much in college doesn’t mean he can’t do it. At 5-foot-8 3/4 and 220 pounds, he at least possesses the sturdy frame to step up and block a blitzing linebacker.
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