Packers: Three questions facing Aaron Jones in 2018

1. Will Jones hit 1,000 yards this season?

To find the Packers’ last 1,000-yard rusher, you have to go all the way back to 2014, Eddie Lacy’s second season. Of the Packers’ three running backs, Jones is the most likely to reach the milestone this year.

Here’s why: Jamaal Williams played well as the lead back last season, but he improved with the more carries he got. That was no problem while Brett Hundley was in at quarterback. But with Aaron Rodgers starting, the Packers will always be a pass-happy offense. Williams, who averaged 3.6 yards per carry in 2017, is unlikely to see a big enough share of the carries to reach 1,000 yards.

Montgomery, too, will likely split time as a running back and receiver.

Jones, however, looked great in the limited time we see him on the field at the same time as Rodgers.

In games against the Bears and Cowboys, Jones had a combined 32 carries for 174 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 5.44 yards per attempt. In Rodgers’ return game against Carolina, Jones only carried three times, but posted an impressive 47 yards.

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For the Packers to have another 1,000-yard rusher, one of the three running backs will need to take the bulk of the carries. Time will tell whether Jones can be that type of back for the Packers, but of the three, he’s the most likely to become the team’s first 1,000-yard back in four years.