JK Dobbins 2022 NFL season props: Ravens running back activated off PUP list, tracking to be ready Week 1 vs. Jets
The Baltimore Ravens have activated running back JK Dobbins off the PUP list.
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The Baltimore Ravens have activated top running back JK Dobbins off the Physically Unable To Perform List, and ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Dobbins, who tore his ACL in the 2021 preseason, is on track to be ready for Week 1 when Baltimore visits the New York Jets. The various sportsbooks haven't posted individual totals for Dobbins yet, but he's +3000 at Caesars Sportsbook to lead the NFL in rushing yards.
Dobbins passed his physical today, which led to him being removed from the PUP list. He missed all of last season after he tore his ACL during the Ravens' final preseason game. In 2020, Dobbins, a second-round pick in the '20 draft out of Ohio State, rushed 134 times for 805 yards and nine scores. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry, which was the best among qualified running backs and behind only quarterbacks Lamar Jackson (Dobbins' teammate) and Kyler Murray.
It seems unlikely that Dobbins will lead the league in rushing – the last Ravens back to do so was Jamal Lewis in 2003 -- because Jackson runs the ball so frequently and coach John Harbaugh like to use a backfield committee. Also on the roster at tailback are Gus Edwards (working his way back from an ACL tear of his own), Mike Davis, Justice Hill, Corey Clement, Nate McCreary and sixth-round rookie Tyler Badie out of Missouri. He led the SEC in rushing last year with a school-record 1,604 yards.
Edwards is still on the PUP list and his status for Week 1 remains questionable. Dobbins will be eased into camp, likely starting with just individual drills. He previously refuted a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport in July stating that he "was no sure thing to make Week 1."
Dobbins is +2000 to lead the league in rushing TDs. For NFL Comeback Player of the Year, he's +1600. A running back hasn't won that award since the 49ers' Garrison Hearst in 2001.
From a Fantasy perspective, SportsLine expert Jacob Gibbs wrote this: "Dobbins' complete lack of involvement as a pass-catcher put a cap on his Fantasy ceiling, but he still projects as a Top-20 Fantasy RB after Baltimore invested minimally in the RB position this offseason."
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