The Green Bay Packers are looking for running back help at the NFL trade deadline, and they have at least one specific player in mind.
Easton Butler of Packers Report wrote Wednesday that Green Bay has reached out to four teams about the availability of at least one rusher on their rosters, including De’Von Achane of the Miami Dolphins.
“The Packers have been making calls leading up to the deadline, including at the running back position, [per] source,” Butler posted to X on October 22. “The Packers have called 4 teams about RBs, those being: Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and the Baltimore Ravens. De’Von Achane was one of the players.”
De’Von Achane Can Offer Packers Youth, Dynamic Playmaking at Bargain Price
GettyMiami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane.
Miami is 1-6 through seven games and appears on the verge of major organizational changes, as head coach Mike McDaniel benched quarterback Tua Tagovailoa during a blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns last weekend, while the Dolphins front office could make McDaniel the first head coach fired during the 2025 season.
As such, the Dolphins are prime candidates to sell ahead of the NFL’s November 4 trade deadline, and running back is a position of need across much of the league.
Achane is a particularly sought after type of player because he is young (24 years old), inexpensive due to still playing on his four-year, $5.5 million rookie contract and a dual-threat playmaker with explosive capabilities. Achane has averaged 5.5 yards per carry through his 2.5-year professional career, amassing a total of nearly 2,200 rushing yards. He has also caught 137 passes for 1,000 receiving yards and has scored a total of 29 touchdowns in just 35 games played.
The Packers have a solid No. 1 option in Josh Jacobs, a former first-team All-Pro who earned Pro Bowl honors for the third time in his now seven-year career following the 2024 campaign. However, Jacobs is currently battling a calf issue that has him questionable for the team’s Week 8 road contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Beyond that, Green Bay is lacking depth at the position with MarShawn Lloyd currently on the injured reserve list (IR) with a hamstring issue and Emanuel Wilson serving as Jacobs’ backup RB.
Packers Missing Big-Play Threats on Offense This Season
GettyGreen Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson.
Even at full strength, making a move for a player like Achane would make sense for a Packers’ offense that could use some more big-play dynamism.
Green Bay should get some of that back when wideout Christian Watson returns from his ACL tear later this year, but even then a player like Achane would be an ace in the hole for one of the league’s top offensive schemers in head coach Matt LaFleur.
However, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic advised the Packers on Wednesday to “stand pat” rather than spending any assets ahead of the trade deadline.
“The Packers already made their splash acquisition before the season started, trading for Micah Parsons. His three sacks in a Week 7 win over the Cardinals were a career high in a single game,” Schneidman wrote. “The Packers dealt to the Cowboys their first-round pick in the next two drafts, along with defensive tackle Kenny Clark, so I’m not sure how many more moves general manager Brian Gutekunst can make. I don’t expect any of significance since they’ll fill holes on the defensive line and at wide receiver through key players returning from injuries in the near future.”
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