
Running back, Alabama, 2016–18
Josh Jacobs
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Tulsa, OK
- Born
- Feb 11, 1998, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Josh Jacobs played running back at Alabama (2016–18). The Oakland Raiders took Jacobs in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
100rushing yards, career highvs. Kentucky, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Georgia, 2018Team titles: SEC champions, 2016 and 2018; National champions, 2017
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 60 | 0.31 | 92nd (n=287) | 0.12 | 18.4 | 8% | 0.11 |
| 2018 | Alabama | 133 | 0.47 | 98th (n=300) | 0.15 | 61.8 | 15% | 0.40 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 Alabama 15 games, 640 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 51–14 | 6 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 57–7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at | W 62–7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 45–23 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–14 | 6 | 49 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 65–31 | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 39–10 | 9 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 58–21 | 12 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at | W 29–0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 24–0 | 20 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 50–17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 52–21 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 35–28 | 8 | 83 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 45–34 | 15 | 98 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. | L 16–44 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
2017 Alabama 11 games, 284 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 41–23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 59–0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 66–3 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–9 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 45–7 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 31–24 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 14–26 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–6 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | W 26–23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
2016 Alabama 14 games, 564 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 52–6 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 48–43 | 3 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 48–0 | 11 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 34–6 | 16 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 49–30 | 3 | 57 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 49–10 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 33–14 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 10–0 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 51–3 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 31–3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 30–12 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 54–16 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 24–7 | – | – | – | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. | L 31–35 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10″ | |
| Weight | 220 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.64 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 105 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2020, 2022, 2024) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2022
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2022; Pro Football Writers first team 2022.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 242 | 1,150 | 7 | 20 | 166 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Raiders | 15 | 273 | 1,065 | 12 | 33 | 238 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 15 | 217 | 872 | 9 | 54 | 348 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 340 | 1,653 | 12 | 53 | 400 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 13 | 233 | 805 | 6 | 37 | 296 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 301 | 1,329 | 15 | 36 | 342 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 234 | 929 | 13 | 36 | 282 |
| NFL career | 105 | 1,840 | 7,803 | 74 | 269 | 2,072 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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