Early-down timeshare on tap

Jones is still slated to share primary ballcarrier duties with Leonard Fournette to open the season and is likely to yield most third downs to offseason acquisition Giovani Bernard, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

If a true timeshare arrangement consistently holds true in the Buccaneers backfield, the fantasy value of both Fournette and Jones naturally will be capped to an extent. However, head coach Bruce Arians previously has touted both and carried out a hot-hand approach to the ground attack, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility that each player will have his share of 15-to-25 carry days this coming season, for example. What does seem like more of a certainty for Jones is the likelihood he's often off the field on third-down passing scenarios, considering his blocking has never been a strong suit and Bernard is a more accomplished receiver out of the backfield.