J.K. Dobbins planning another surgery on knee, ruled out 4-6 weeks
It’s been a long road back to recovery for Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins. He’s gotten to play in a few games this year for Baltimore, but it turns out his road to recovery has hit yet another bump in the road. On Friday, it was reported that Dobbins is expected to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee next week. The surgery will keep him sidelined four to six weeks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This is the same knee that forced Dobbins to miss all of last season–when he tore his ACL, LCL, meniscus, and hamstring.
He missed the first two games this season, but finally returned on a limited snap count and played in four games, rushing for 123 yards on 35 carries. Against Buffalo on Oct. 2, Dobbins had 13 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown. He never looked quite like he was fully recovered just yet, especially in preseason videos. The former Ohio State standout sat out the entire second half against the New York Giants after injuring his knee. He did not practice at all this week after injuring his knee against the Giants.
J.K. Dobbins admitted his knee injury was more serious than many people had originally expected
He recently gave the shocking admission that he his knee injury was far worse than many people had initially realized.
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Dobbins suffered the brutal injury in the Ravens’ 2021 preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers. Obviously, he was a massive part of the Baltimore offense in 2020 and they missed his production dearly last season. He’s one of the more talented running backs in the National Football League and he’s got the stats to back that up. In 2020, he racked up 925 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns in his rookie campaign.
We’ll have to see if he can return to his elite form following the upcoming arthroscopic procedure he has planned. The Ravens recently brought in Kenyan Drake for depth in their running back room, while waiting for Dobbins and Gus Edwards to recover from their injuries from last season. Drake looked surprisingly good against the New York Giants on Sunday, rushing for 119 yards and one touchdown on just 10 carries.
He enjoyed a prolific career with the Ohio State Buckeyes
In 2019, Dobbins became the very first running back in school history to clear the 2,000-yard mark, finishing with 2,003 yards and 21 touchdowns for the Ohio State Buckeyes. His impressive season propelled him to a sixth-place finish for the Heisman Trophy. When he hung up his cleats in Columbus, he’d cemented himself as one of the all-time greats to ever play at the school. Dobbins finished his career with 4,459 rushing yards, ranking as the program’s second-all-time leading rusher to Archie Griffin.
Not only that, but he also finished his career with 5,104 all-purpose yards, ranking second in school history. As a freshman, he finished with 1,403 yards, an Ohio State freshman record. The former Buckeye never missed a game during his three-year career there and started 40 of 42 games during his time in Columbus.
Coming out of La Grange High School (La Grange, Texas), Dobbins was one of the highest rated prospects in America and suited up in the U.S. Army All-American Game. According to the On3 Consensus Rankings for the 2017 cycle, he was rated as the No. 5 running back in America and the No. 36 overall prospect in the country.