# Is MarShawn Lloyd finally healthy for the 2026 season?

Yes — by all accounts, MarShawn Lloyd is finally healthy in 2026, and the timing couldn't be better. After missing 35 of 36 games his first two seasons (hamstrings, appendicitis), he completed his **first fully healthy offseason**: all nine OTA/minicamp practices, then a "perfect-10" run of zero missed reps in his first 10 training camp practices (from the MarShawn Lloyd page). He's looked explosive ("shot out of a cannon" on a camp TD run), earned the primary backup role behind Josh Jacobs, and even drew coach LaFleur's attention with a touchdown-celebration backflip.

The big fantasy angle: with Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner's Exempt List (and facing charges), Lloyd is now the projected lead back for the Packers' Week 1 opener vs. Minnesota — he was already "preparing" for the lead role before Jacobs was formally charged in late August.

Experts are cautious but intrigued — the Mayo Media Network noted there was a scare where he was managed for a practice, but he was back out there, with the caveat that nobody knows how long "healthy" lasts for Lloyd. At his late-round ADP, he's a prime ZeroRB stash with RB2-plus upside ([hear the clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaaKkcBm5is&t=2145s)).

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Answered 2026-08-31 by ChatFFB — fantasy football answers from a live news wiki.
Source: https://chatffb.com/ask/is-marshawn-lloyd-finally-healthy-for-the-2026-season