Is MarShawn Lloyd playing this week?
No injury designationMarShawn Lloyd has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
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Age
25
Height
5'9"
Weight
220 lb
College
USC; South Carolina
Experience
2 seasons
Draft
2024 · Pick #88 (GB)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 17.0?
Lloyd's low grade comes mostly from costly plays: he has lost expected points on his touches, ranking 45th of 51 backs even after credit for tougher-than-average defenses. Nothing lifted the grade. His week 3 game (55.4) was his best of three.
Holding it back
- EPA per touch is -0.279 expected points per play, 45th of 51 backs, even with 0.033 credited for tough defenses.
- Week 2 vs NYJ, Q4 1st and 10: a 2-yard run that ended in a fumble recovered by the Jets (-5.0 expected points).
- Week 1 vs MIN had two losing runs: -3 yards in Q4 (-1.3 expected points) and -2 yards in Q1 (-1.2).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.422
Success rate
39%
WPA (sum)
-0.13
Opponent adj.
0.033
Plays graded
29
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 1 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.