Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Alabama
Josh Jacobs
RB • 5'10" • 216 lbs • Tulsa, OK, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Josh Jacobs leans balanced backfield option traits and 56 efficiency.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Josh Jacobs built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 8, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Josh Jacobs' career was his backfield work: 1,488 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 24
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Josh Jacobs, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama. Josh Jacobs leans balanced backfield option traits and 56 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,069
- Rushing yards
- 1,488
- Receiving yards
- 581
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Josh Jacobs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,069
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McLain · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- McLain · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 24 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 887 scrimmage yards · RB 102nd (top 15%) · SEC 20th (top 7%) · National 172nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 14 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 14 | 717 | 548 | 169 | 6 | 56.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 45.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 11 | 441 | 276 | 165 | 3 | 45.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 221 | 145 | 76 | 1 | 64.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 666 | 495 | 171 | 15 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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Josh Jacobs played RB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Josh Jacobs recorded 1,488 rushing yards, 581 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Alabama paired 887 primary output with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Alabama
Games
15
Scrimmage Yards / G
59.1
Efficiency
56
Usage
15.7
Consistency
58.2
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 63. Oklahoma: 158. Louisville: 45. Arkansas State: 37. Ole Miss: 36. Texas A&M: 36. Louisiana: 49. Arkansas: 10. Missouri: 52. Tennessee: 70. LSU: 40. Mississippi State: 109. The Citadel: 18. Auburn: 81. Georgia: 83
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 12 by 48.6. Oklahoma: 19 by 75.5. Louisville: 6 by 78.1. Arkansas State: 8 by 36.8. Ole Miss: 7 by 40.2. Texas A&M: 7 by 32.9. Louisiana: 6 by 84. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8. Missouri: 9 by 60.2. Tennessee: 13 by 57.9. LSU: 6 by 54.3. Mississippi State: 22 by 51. The Citadel: 3 by 34.4. Auburn: 9 by 72.5. Georgia: 8 by 93.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.9 · Games = 14 · -4.1 vs Losses
Losses63 · Games = 1 · +4.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
93.2 vs Georgia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/8 | vs Clemson | L 16-44 | 11 | 47 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Sun 12/30 | vs Oklahoma150 scrimmage yards | W 45-34 | 15 | 98 | 6.50 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 8.3 |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Georgia2+ TD | W 35-28 | 8 | 83 | 10.40 | 2 | — | — | 10.4 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Auburn | W 52-21 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 9 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs The Citadel | W 50-17 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Mississippi State2+ TD | W 24-0 | 20 | 97 | 4.80 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5.0 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ LSU | W 29-0 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Tennessee2+ TD | W 58-21 | 12 | 68 | 5.70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Missouri | W 39-10 | 9 | 52 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Arkansas | W 65-31 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Louisiana2+ TD | W 56-14 | 6 | 49 | 8.20 | 2 | — | — | 8.2 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Texas A&M | W 45-23 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Ole Miss | W 62-7 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Arkansas State | W 57-7 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4.6 |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Louisville | W 51-14 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 1 | — | — | 7.5 |
Player Story
Josh Jacobs story
Josh Jacobs built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 8, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Josh Jacobs' career was his backfield work: 1,488 rushing yards, 252 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 581 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 581 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 541 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Jacobs moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 730 | 61.8 | 11.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 730 | 61.8 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 452 | 56.7 | 9.4 | -278 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 452 | 56.7 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 887 | 56 | 15.7 | 435 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 887 | 56 | 15.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 5 · W 34-6 · Conference game
Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
154 scrimmage yards and 30.6 usage.
#2
vs Oklahoma
Week 1 · W 45-34 · Postseason
158
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
158 scrimmage yards and 28.4 usage.
#3
vs Mississippi State
Week 11 · W 51-3 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
76 takeover
Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.
#4
vs Mercer
Week 12 · W 56-0
86
Scrimmage Yards
75.8 takeover
Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
86 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 48-0
120
Scrimmage Yards
73.7 takeover
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Alabama
887 primary output · 56 efficiency · 15.7 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Alabama
64.8
887 primary · 56 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Alabama
56.2
730 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 11.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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