3 most overrated players on Denver Broncos AFC West division rivals

Jan 16, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman (17) and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (right) talk following the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman (17) and Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (right) talk following the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 15, 2022; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (28) runs during the second quarter in an AFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /

Denver Broncos most overrated rival no. 3: Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

It’s risky business calling Josh Jacobs overrated from the Denver Broncos’ perspective.

Against the Denver Broncos in his career, Jacobs has absolutely feasted:

  • 5 games
  • 102 rushing attempts
  • 468 rushing yards
  • 7 rushing touchdowns
  • 7 receptions

In case you hadn’t already guessed it, Jacobs’ splits against the Denver Broncos are better than he has against any other team, including other AFC West foes.

He’s got less than half as many touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs than he does against the Broncos, and he’s played six games against them instead of the five he’s played against Denver.

Although Jacobs has feasted against the Denver Broncos, I think he’s still overrated as a whole.

He’s put up decent production for fantasy football players with 28 touchdowns in three seasons as well as over 3,800 yards from scrimmage, but Jacobs’ fifth-year contract option was declined despite his statistical prowess.

Why is that?

Perhaps in a roundabout way, that means Jacobs isn’t overrated at all if he’s not being prioritized by his own team at this point, but people have viewed this guy as a true RB1 and he’s played more like a back-end RB1 than a first-round pick at the position.

He’s been targeted 131 times in the passing game and hasn’t got a single receiving touchdown.

Jacobs didn’t ask for a first-round label but he got it, and he’s got to start showing that he’s a weekly difference-maker at the position.