Rob Coakley called MarShawn Lloyd one of the biggest winners of the real-life draft and could not believe the rookie was still available in the 16th. Coakley told viewers they should start yanking Lloyd up several rounds—into the early-teens at minimum—because sharper rooms will not let a day-two back with an immediate path to touches linger this late much longer. In a cumulative-scoring format, he is happy to ‘reach’ for Lloyd now, betting that the combination of draft capital and a shallow depth chart produces meaningful weekly volume before the market fully corrects.

Rob Coakley called MarShawn Lloyd a “big winner on draft day” and said drafters need to start yanking him up the board instead of waiting until the back half of the teens. Coakley reasoned that Lloyd’s NFL landing spot and draft capital wiped out any real competition for early-down work, giving him a realistic path to immediate touches and spike-week upside in cumulative-scoring formats. Because Round 16 quickly turns into a wasteland, Coakley is perfectly happy paying a slight premium—two to three rounds ahead of current ADP—to secure exposure before the market corrects.

Davis Mattek called MarShawn Lloyd a ‘pretty big winner’ coming out of the draft because the front office declined to add meaningful backfield competition. Lloyd’s only threats remain special-teamers Patrick Wilson and Emmanuel Wilson, neither of whom profiles as more than a change-of-pace option. Mattek noted that Lloyd already flashed explosive upside with a 4.38 forty and a 28-percent college target share, making him uniquely positioned to siphon both early-down carries and third-down work if the coaching staff tires of the committee. With an ADP outside the top-150 and no veterans like Austin Ekeler or J.K. Dobbins signing, Mattek is grabbing Lloyd as a final-round lottery ticket who could walk into 12-15 touches by mid-season.

Eric Luttrell said MarShawn Lloyd is the easiest way to grab cheap asymmetric upside in the final two rounds of Best Ball Mania 6. Green Bay spent Day-2 capital on Lloyd last year, rode out a freak appendectomy and ankle sprain that wiped out his rookie season, then passed on adding any meaningful back behind new starter Josh Jacobs. Luttrell argued that tells us the Packers are optimistic about Lloyd’s health and plan on using a two-back rotation—something Matt LaFleur has preferred in every season he has coached. If Jacobs were to miss time, Lloyd would vault into a featured role with only UDFA Emanuel Wilson behind him. Even without an injury, Luttrell expects Lloyd to siphon 6-10 touches per game, giving him weekly spike-week potential at a completely free ADP. His target exposure: “at least eight percent of my portfolio before training-camp blurbs push him inside the top 150.”

Adam Levitan highlighted MarShawn Lloyd as an undervalued bounce-back candidate after Green Bay ignored running back in both free agency and the draft. Lloyd’s 2024 season never got off the ground due to multiple soft-tissue injuries, but he still flashed 4.46 speed and a 30 % missed-tackle rate at USC. With only Aaron Jones (age 30) and mid-round plodder Lew Nichols ahead of him, Levitan believes Lloyd can reprise the A.J. Dillon change-of-pace role while siphoning passing-down work thanks to his 8.9 yards per reception in college. Green Bay’s new OC Alex Van Pelt coordinated top-10 screen usage in Cleveland, a scheme fit that boosts Lloyd’s PPR ceiling. Levitan said ETR’s initial best-ball ranks slot him two rounds ahead of current Underdog ADP and advised grabbing shares now before positive camp blurbs push him into the single-digit rounds.