Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson told reports that second-year running back Tank Bigsby needs to be more involved in the run game in 2024 according to Demetrius Harvey of Jacksonville.com.

“We have to get Tank going, the bottom line. He is too good, that’s why we drafted him. I think early he had some ‘what is that’ type plays for whatever reason right or wrong. Again, in and out of the lineup,” Pederson said. “He is a young player that we’re excited about. Like we talked about last year, we take some burden off of Etienne [RB Travis Etienne] a little bit, keep him healthy for the remainder of the season.”

Reducing Etienne's workload needs to be a priority after he racked up 325 touches in 2023 — more than any running back besides Christian McCaffrey.  The question is whether Bigsby is the guy to do it.  Taken in the third round of last year's draft, Bigsby was a disaster during his rookie campaign. He was benched for large swaths of the season after costly turnovers early in the year. Bigsby played just 141 snaps and had 50 carries for Jacksonville last season.

The Jags seem intnet on giving Bigsby another chance in 2024 but another season like the last one could find him off the roster in 2025.