Last confirmed: Alabama, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 216 lb · Tulsa, OK · McLain
Josh Jacobs: RB · Alabama · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Jacobs
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the Alabama backfield. On tape: 98 rushing yards and 60 receiving yards against Oklahoma, Bowl, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 12.5% of his carries. 5 carries for 10 yds vs Arkansas; 15 for 98 vs Oklahoma.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (86.7%). 12 of the team's 48 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-14vs Louisville | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-7vs Arkansas State | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-7@ Ole Miss | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-23vs No. 22 Texas A&M | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Louisiana | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-31@ Arkansas | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-10vs Missouri | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-21@ Tennessee | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-0@ No. 4 LSU | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-0vs No. 18 Mississippi State | 20 | 97 | 4.8 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-17vs The Citadel | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs Auburn | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28@ No. 4 Georgia | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 2 | 59 | |
 Bowl | W 45-34vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 0 | 19 | |
 Bowl | L 16-44vs No. 2 Clemson | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 120 | 640 | 5.3 | 11 | 59 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 24-0
97 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 12 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Mississippi State.
With M. Bernier — 36.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · T. Tagovailoa — 164 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
59%86 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 120 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.3 yds/carry on 120 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 59% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 36.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 28.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 38.2 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 49.3 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
43.8%
438 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
66.7
15 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
120 carries and 20 catches in 15 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 1,488 rushing yards — drafted at #24 overall by the Oakland Raiders.
His career
He has a stat line in 40 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Oakland RaidersEntering 8th NFL season
Oakland RaidersEntering 8th NFL season
