Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd (32) runs with the ball as Cleveland Browns linebacker Caleb Johnson (48) defends during the second half at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Packers insider sets record straight about MarShawn Lloyd’s build

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jul 19, 2025 11:13 AM ET

Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd will get a chance for a redo of sorts in 2025. He basically redshirted the 2024 season, his first in the NFL, due to injuries.

Lloyd suffered a hamstring injury in August and then sustained an ankle issue that put him on the injured reserve. With his health troubles, Lloyd was limited to just a game, as Emanuel Wilson took over as the chief backup behind running back star Josh Jacobs.

Wilson and Lloyd are expected to battle in the upcoming training camp for the RB2 role. Although Wilson was the main backup in 2024, Lloyd has intriguing potential because of his explosiveness and the ability to make plays downfield in the passing attack.

Before he turned pro, Lloyd burned rubber for 820 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 116 carries for the USC Trojans in the 2023 college football season. He also recorded 232 receiving yards on 13 receptions, which checked out for an average of 17.8 yards per catch.

Green Bay Packers RB’s size draws attention, insider responds

The former USC star running back arrived in the NFL in 2024, when the Packers took him in the third round of that year’s NFL draft.

One noticeable aspect about Lloyd is his frame, as mentioned by a fan who sought clarification about it from Packers insider Mike Spofford.

The fan wrote: “In Mr. Spofford’s article on RBs it states that MarShawn Lloyd is ‘built differently than the others.’ Could you elaborate? He is 5-9, 220. All of the others are between 5-10 and 6-1 and between 205 and 223. Is that a significant difference?”

Here’s how Spofford responded: “Yes, when you see them in person and how/where they carry their weight on their frame. It’s the look as well as the measurables.”

Speaking of which, Lloyd previously spoke about how he’s addressed his hamstring injury recovery, which includes meeting with University of Wisconsin specialists, who also helped treat previous injuries by Christian Watson and Eric Stokes.

“I’m built a little different,” Lloyd said back in June (h/t Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated). “I got to know what exercises to do. Everyone’s different. Some people (are) strong on one side, stronger the other side. You got to do whatever you got to do to get everything pretty even.”