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Mark Ingram is 30 and while he remains the team’s lead back and the tone-setter on offense, he doesn’t have to carry the load. The Ravens can spread the ball around and make sure they have fresh legs on the field late in games. J.K. Dobbins had a strong training camp and he’ll have a role and Gus Edwards is too effective to not remain involved. Justice Hill is a wildcard. Any way you look at it, this group should pose weekly problems for defenses and put up big numbers.

But it may be a tough go for fantasy owners. Ingram seems to be the safest back for now, but the backup role looks like it will come down to Dobbins and Edwards. We've seen several reports that Hill could find a role as the team's third-down back. All four backs seem to have some fantasy value and are worth drafting depending on the round you can get them.

Good sign for Eagles WR Jalen Reagor that he wasn't placed on Reserved/Injured.

Related players: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, DeSean Jackson, Greg Ward

Reagor was expected to miss four weeks after a slight labrum tear that didn't require surgery. That could mean missing Weeks 1 and 2 of the regular season leaving Jackson, Ward and Arcega-Whiteside as the top-three.

John Harbaugh said that Mark Ingram remains the No. 1 back and that J.K. Dobbins will probably have a “significant role” in the backfield as well.

“Confidence plus coachability plus talent, that’s a pretty good combination and he’s got all of that,” Harbaugh said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com.

Ingram got 202 carries last season, Gus Edwards got the ball 133 times and Justice Hill ran 58 times, so there are a lot of carries to be had in the Baltimore offense.

That number could go up if Lamar Jackson handles less of the duties on the ground, but the team isn’t saying what’s going to happen on that front. There are a lot of options to run the ball but not all can be fantasy-worth every week. For now, it looks like Ingram is the RB1 and a lot will need to be sorted out behind him.

My offensive MVP award goes to John Hightower. The rookie receiver has done well all camp and could move up the depth chart if Jalen Reagor is sidelined for an extended period. Hightower got wide open over the middle on an inside slant and Hurts hit him for an easy score. The catch of the day, and perhaps all of camp, came a period later when Hightower ran a stop-and-go fade route into the corner of the end zone.

Reagor is expected to miss four weeks according to reports, which likely puts him on the sidelines for Weeks 1 and 2. If that extends, Hightower could benefit the most. The Eagles are finding themselves in a familiar situation at the WR position as they continue to drop to injury. Hightower could find his way into the top three competing with DeSean Jackson, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Greg Ward.

Jalen Reagor will have to wait a bit before playing in his first NFL game.

He injured his shoulder in Sunday’s practice, and Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the Eagles receiver will miss at least the opener after an MRI revealed a small tear in Reagor’s labrum.

Reagor will not require surgery, Davison adds.

Related players: DeSean Jackson, Greg Ward, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert

Reagor could also miss Week 2 which is a big loss. The Eagles will likely roll with Jackson, Ward and Arcega-Whiteside the first two weeks. TEs Ertz and Goedert could benefit the most with Reagor out.

Eagles first-round WR Jalen Reagor left practice early today with a shoulder injury, source said.

At this point, there is optimism it isn’t serious, but he’ll undergo tests to be sure and know the full extent of the ailment the tweet said. Other reports said he was in pain. Recent stories over the past week pointed to Reagor being a big part of the offense this season so this is potentially a serious concern.

The Eagles might have tried to dampen expectations for Jalen Reagor before training camp when Doug Pederson said the rookie would learn behind DeSean Jackson, and the team privately believed it had more in its passing game than the public suggested. Training camp has offered the real story. Reagor is going to be a major part of the offense, playing multiple spots while the coaching staff finds ways to get him the ball.

He’s played in the “X” spot opposite Jackson in the formation and has been one of Wentz’s top targets in practices. The explosiveness that compelled the Eagles to select Reagor ahead of Justin Jefferson in the draft has been apparent during the past week. He’s made plays against the starters, too, and earned the praise of Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay after Monday’s practice.

Running back Justice Hill is not on the field with Lamar Jackson.

Related players: Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins, Mark Ingram

Hill is among the Raven players with "soft tissue things" as HC John Harbaugh put it the other day. It's not believed to be serious but it's a tough competition for carries behind Ingram in a crowded backfield. It could especially benefit Dobbins, the rookie.

Jalen Reagor opened with the first-team offense Monday, lining up at the "X" as Alshon Jeffery is on the Physically Unable to Perform list and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside is "day-to-day" with a lower-body injury. The Eagles' rookie looked in sync immediately with starting quarterback Carson Wentz, a strong sign of things to come for the new-look offense.

"It's been a lot of fun to work with Jalen. He is an explosive athlete," Wentz said on a conference call after Eagles' practice Monday. "You can see that with his route-running ability and his down-the-field presence. You turn on his highlight tape and you see what he does with the ball in his hands -- and that's one thing we haven't been able to see, obviously, with just practice going on and nothing live."

Reagor could jump right into action as a starter as Jeffery may remain on PUP to start the season, according to some reports. Reagor ran smooth routes and showed a lot of explosiveness, according to the rest of the story. Given the Eagles struggles at WR last season, having Reagor ready for action will be a big boost to the offense.

The Ravens didn’t play a single down last season with multiple running backs on the field, and HC John Harbaugh said multi-running back personnel groupings likely won’t be one of the offense’s innovations this year, so the pecking order of this crowded backfield will be a notable development to monitor.

Related players: Mark Ingram, J.K. Dobbins, Justice Hill, Gus Edwards

Ingram is expected to get the starting job but the team has four quality backs and it's going to be a situation for fantasy owners to keep an eye on. Edwards usually spelled Ingram but with Dobbins in the fold, he could take away carries from both Ingram and Edwards. The story added Hill developed into a steady receiving threat toward the end of the season.