Ravens’ J.K. Dobbins Out for Season After Suffering Torn Achilles Injury vs. Texans

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The Baltimore Ravens have been dealt a serious blow to the ground game already.

Running back J.K. Dobbins suffered a torn Achilles that will end his season, head coach John Harbaugh confirmed after the team’s Week 1 matchup against the Houston Texans:

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network initially reported that Dobbins was feared to have suffered a torn Achilles after he left the game:

The Ravens initially listed Dobbins as questionable to return with an ankle injury:

Dobbins had eight carries for 22 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game.

Dobbins limped off of the field with help from some Ravens staff and was replaced by Justice Hill.

Dobbins was a second-round pick in 2020 and had a promising rookie season, rushing for 805 yards and nine touchdowns. His 2021 season ended in the preseason as a result of a torn ACL and he was limited to just eight games in 2022. He had 520 yards and two touchdowns in that half season, so he still showed that he had some explosion post injury.

An Achilles tear is devastating to Dobbins and the Ravens given the aforementioned injury history and would further deplete the team’s depth at tailback. Hill and Gus Edwards are the only other backs on the Ravens depth chart who are active as Keaton Mitchell is currently on IR.

The Ravens are looking to build off of 10-7 2022 season that was plagued by injuries. Dobbins injury, combined with veteran tight end Mark Andrews missing the opener with a quad injury, strike fear that the fight with the injury bug could continue this season.