{"id":608979,"date":"2026-04-27T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608979\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:17:13","slug":"josh-jacobs-brother-gets-a-tryout-with-the-green-bay-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608979\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Jacobs\u2019 brother gets a tryout with the Green Bay Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport is reporting that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2048517865028956659\" rel=\"nofollow\">UAB running back Isaiah Jacobs<\/a>, brother of Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs, is going to get a tryout opportunity at the Packers\u2019 rookie minicamp next week. For those not in the know, rookie minicamp is a week of practices when the team gets hands-on work with its rookie class, but it\u2019s also the only opportunity for teams to have tryout players in for a full practice without them being members of the offseason roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acmepackingcompany.com\/green-bay-packers-roster\/82345\/full-packers-roster-following-2026-nfl-draft-and-undrafted-free-agency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Packers\u2019 roster is full<\/a>, so Green Bay will need to make a corresponding roster (waiver or release) for any players added who impress at the rookie minicamp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jacobs began his college career at Maryland, where he served as a backup for two seasons. After that, he went the JuCo route and played at Independence Community College, best known for the school\u2019s appearance on Netflix\u2019s Last Chance U. From there, he earned another opportunity with UAB, where he\u2019s played the last three seasons. Two of those years, 2023 (ACL) and 2024 (foot), ended with season-ending injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In total, Jacobs took 222 carries for 930 yards and seven touchdowns in his five years of FBS football. He also caught 48 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown. He does not have experience in the return game, at least at the college level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/draftscout.com\/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1040756&amp;DraftYear=2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to NFL Draft Scout<\/a>, Jacobs ran a 4.95-second 40-yard dash at 5\u201911\u201d and 228 pounds at his pro day in March. He\u2019s ranked on the site as a fullback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Beyond Jacobs, the Packers are bringing in another legacy for rookie minicamp. South Dakota\u2019s Twitter page claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SDCoyotesFB\/status\/2048518890938937590\" rel=\"nofollow\">quarterback Aidan Bouman<\/a>, son of former Green Bay passer Todd, is coming in for a tryout. Bouman transferred to South Dakota from Iowa State, where current Packers receivers coach Noah Pauley was on the coaching staff at the time. Bouman measured in at 6\u20195\u201d and 218 pounds with 10 3\/8\u201d hands at his pro day. He\u2019s also a lefty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapoport is reporting that UAB running back Isaiah Jacobs, brother of Green Bay Packers running&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[156905,18811,18815,349,99],"class_list":["post-608979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-green-bay-packers-draft","tag-green-bay-packers-news","tag-green-bay-packers-roster","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}