The Baltimore Ravens have been trying to find their rhythm on the ground over the course of the 2022 season. Running back J.K. Dobbins was able to come back from a torn ACL injury that caused him to miss all of 2021 in Week 3, while the team is still awaiting the return of Gus Edwards.
Outside of Dobbins and Edwards, Justice Hill, Kenyan Drake and Mike Davis are the other backs on Baltimore’s roster. When discussing the team’s rushing offense, Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh explained how the team has a good problem in how to figure out how to get players carries moving forward, and also gave an update on Edwards and when he could be back in action.
“Yes, that’s a really good problem to have. It’s better than the other problem that we’ve been looking at for a while. So, I feel like our offensive line is doing a really good job of blocking the run, and our guys are running the ball. J.K. [Dobbins]’ knee tightened up yesterday on him; he just didn’t feel like he had that explosiveness in the second half. I think he might’ve landed on it at some point, but Kenyan [Drake] stepped up and did a great job. Mike [Davis] didn’t get the ball, but he did a really good job on the plays he was in in terms of he had some blocking responsibilities. The opportunity that Kenyan started was there, and once you get him started and heading downhill, he’s really effective. He has some speed and some explosiveness. It’s positive. We’re looking at Gus [Edwards]; Gus is in the mix. We’ll see about this week; possibly, maybe next week, maybe Thursday [Night Football], somewhere in there. And J.K., get his knee loosened up again, and he’ll be there, and Justice [Hill] coming back soon. It’s a good thing.”
As Baltimore continues to get healthy at the running back position, they’ll be able to put their depth on full display over the course of 60 minutes. Once Dobbins and Edwards are back at full strength and Hill returns to the fold with Drake, their running back rotation will be among the best in the league, especially with the skill set that each provides.