- Signed with the Packers as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024, after spending his first five seasons with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders.
- Ranks No. 2 in the NFL in rushing yards (5,545), rushing TDs (46) and rushing first downs (286) since entering the league in 2019.
- Is one of six players in NFL history to post 5,500-plus rushing yards, 45-plus rushing TDs and 175-plus receptions in his first five seasons in the league (Emmitt Smith, Ricky Watters, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson, Ezekiel Elliott).
- Was the only RB in the league to register 1,100-plus yards from scrimmage and six-plus scrimmage TDs in each of the last five seasons (2019-23).
- Ranks No. 3 in Raiders history in rushing yards (5,545) and rushing TDs (46) and No. 2 in 100-yard rushing games (17). Rushed for multiple TDs in 12 games with the Raiders, No. 2 in team annals behind only RB Marcus Allen (18).
- His 5,545 rushing yards from 2019-23 were the most in franchise history by a Raider in his first five seasons, topping Allen's mark of 5,397 yards from 1982-86.
- Posted 6,993 yards from scrimmage from 2019-23, No. 4 in the league over that span.
- Registered 197 receptions from 2019-23, tied for No. 8 in the NFL among running backs over that span.
- Earned first-team All-Pro honors from The Associated Press and Pro Bowl recognition in 2022 after posting a league-high 1,653 rushing yards, becoming just the third player in team history to win the league rushing title (Allen in 1985; Clem Daniels, AFL in 1963).
- Led the league with 2,053 yards from scrimmage in 2022, No. 2 in single-season team history behind only Allen's 2,314 yards in 1985.
- Was selected to his first career Pro Bowl in 2020 after rushing for 1,065 yards and 12 TDs on 273 attempts (3.9 avg.).
- Was named the 2019 PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting a franchise rookie record with 1,150 rushing yards and seven TDs on 242 carries (4.8 avg.), including five 100-yard games.
- Was selected by the Raiders with the second of three first-round picks (No. 24 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft, the first RB to be taken by the team in the first round since Darren McFadden (No. 4 overall) in 2008.
2023 SEASON: Started all 13 games he appeared in and rushed for 805 yards and six TDs on 233 carries (3.5 avg.) while adding 37 catches for 296 yards (8.0 avg.)…Was sidelined for the final four games (Weeks 14-17) due to a quad injury…At L.A. Chargers (Oct. 1): Posted a career-high 81 receiving yards on a season-high eight catches (10.1 avg.) while adding 58 rushing yards on 17 attempts (3.4 avg.)…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Nov. 5): Rushed for 98 yards and a season-high two TDs on 26 carries (3.8 avg.)…Vs. N.Y. Jets (Nov. 12): Posted a season-high 116 rushing yards on 27 carries (4.3 avg.)…Vs. Kansas City (Nov. 26): Registered 110 rushing yards on 20 attempts (5.5 avg.), highlighted by a 63-yard TD run early in the second quarter, the second-longest run of his NFL career.
2022: Started all 17 contests and led the NFL with a career-high 1,653 rushing yards and 12 TDs on 340 carries (4.9 avg.), the second-most rushing yards and the second-most carries in a season in team history…Joined Allen (1985) and Daniels (AFL in 1963) as the only players in team history to win the league rushing title…Earned first-team AP All-Pro honors and PFWA All-NFL recognition and was selected to his second career Pro Bowl…Added a career-high 400 receiving yards on 53 catches (7.5 avg.) as he finished with a league-best 2,053 yards from scrimmage, the second most in a season in team history behind only Allen's 2,314 yards in 1985…Became just the sixth player in league history to post 1,650-plus rushing yards, 12-plus rushing TDs, 50-plus receptions and 400-plus receiving yards in a season (Eric Dickerson, Edgerrin James, Tomlinson, Chris Johnson, DeMarco Murray)…Ranked No. 3 in the league with his average of 4.86 yards per carry, the top mark in team history among players with 250-plus carries in a season…Was tied for No. 5 in the league in rushing TDs as he matched his career high…Ranked No. 3 in the NFL with a career-high six 100-yard rushing games…Rushed for 93 first downs, No. 1 in the league in 2022 and the most by a Raider in a season dating back to 1994…Vs. Denver (Oct. 2): Led the team with 144 rushing yards and two TDs on 28 carries (5.1 avg.) while adding five receptions for 31 yards (6.2 avg.)…At Kansas City (Oct. 10): Rushed for 154 yards and a TD on 21 carries (7.3 avg.) as he rushed for nine first downs…Vs. Houston (Oct. 23): Posted his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game as he racked up 143 yards on 20 carries (7.2 avg.). Tied his career high with three rushing TDs (4, 7, 15 yards) and matched his career best with 10 rushing first downs…At Seattle (Nov. 27): Set a single-game franchise record with a career-high 229 rushing yards and two TDs on a career-high 33 carries (6.9 avg.), highlighted by a game-winning 86-yard TD run in overtime, the longest run of his career. Added a season-best 74 receiving yards on six catches (12.3 avg.) as he set a team record with 303 yards from scrimmage. His 86-yard game-winning TD run was the second-longest rushing TD in overtime in the NFL since 1974 and his 109 rushing yards in OT were the most by an NFL player since 1991…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Dec. 8): Recorded his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season, finishing with 144 yards and a TD on 26 carries (5.5 avg.).
2021: Appeared in 15 games with 14 starts, rushing for 872 yards and nine TDs on 217 carries (4.0 avg.)…Added a career-high 54 catches for 348 yards (6.4 avg.) as he posted 1,200-plus yards from scrimmage for the third straight season…Ranked No. 5 among NFL running backs in receptions…Was sidelined for two games (Weeks 3-4) due to an ankle injury…Vs. Washington (Dec. 5): Rushed for 52 yards and a TD on 13 carries (4.0 avg.) and added a career-high nine catches for 38 yards (4.2 avg.)…Vs. Denver (Dec. 26): Posted 129 rushing yards on 27 attempts (4.8 avg.), rushing for six first downs…Vs. L.A. Chargers (Jan. 9): Finished with a season-high 132 yards and a TD on 26 carries (5.1 avg.) in the overtime win that clinched the Raiders' first playoff berth since 2016...At Cincinnati (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 15): Led the team with 83 yards rushing on 13 carries (6.4 avg.) in his NFL playoff debut, adding four catches for 44 yards (11.0 avg.).
2020: Started all 15 games he appeared in, earning Pro Bowl honors for the first time in his career after rushing for 1,065 yards and a career-high 12 TDs on 273 carries (3.9 avg.) along with 33 catches for 238 yards (7.2 avg.)…Became just the third player in team history to rush for 1,000-plus yards in multiple seasons as he joined Allen and RB Mark van Eeghen…Ranked No. 8 in the NFL in rushing yards, No. 3 in carries and tied for No. 4 in rushing TDs…Was sidelined in Week 13 (ankle)…At Carolina (Sept. 13): Rushed for 93 yards and three TDs on 25 carries (3.7 avg.), tying the single-game franchise record for rushing TDs as he became the first player in team history to post three rushing TDs in a season opener. Added a season-high 46 receiving yards on four catches (11.5 avg.)…At Cleveland (Nov. 1): Posted a season-high 31 carries for a season-best 129 yards (4.2 avg.), including a career-high 10 rushing first downs…Vs. Denver (Nov. 15): Led the team with 112 yards and two TDs on 21 carries (5.3 avg.)…At Denver (Jan. 3): Posted his seventh career game with multiple rushing TDs, the most by a player in franchise history in his first two NFL seasons (Allen, six) as he finished with 89 rushing yards and two TDs on 15 carries (5.9 avg.).
2019: Started all 13 games he played in as a rookie, rushing for 1,150 yards and seven TDs on 242 carries (4.8 avg.) on his way to being named the PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year…Finished second in voting for the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year…Became the first rookie in franchise history to rush for 1,000-plus yards and registered five 100-yard rushing games on the season, eclipsing Allen's team rookie mark of three games set in 1982...Added 20 receptions for 166 yards (8.3 avg.)…Became the first rookie in team history and the first NFL rookie since WR Odell Beckham Jr. in 2014 to be named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in two separate months (October and November)…Missed three contests (Weeks 14, 16-17) due to a shoulder injury…Vs. Denver (Sept. 9): Rushed for 85 yards and two TDs on 23 carries (3.7 avg.) as he became the first player in franchise history to post two rushing TDs in his NFL debut. Became the first NFL rookie since Tomlinson in 2001 to record 100-plus yards from scrimmage and multiple rushing TDs in his pro debut…Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 15): Posted a team-high 99 yards on 12 carries (8.3 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 51-yard run…Vs. Chicago (Oct. 6): Registered the first 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career, finishing with 123 yards and two TDs on 26 attempts (4.7 avg.)…At Green Bay (Oct. 20): Became the first rookie in team history to record back-to-back 100-yard rushing games as he posted a season-high 124 yards on 21 attempts (5.9 avg.)…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 3): Posted 120 yards and two TDs on 28 carries (4.3 avg.) as he brought his season rushing total to 740 yards and surpassed Allen's team rookie mark of 697 set in 1982…Vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 17): Recorded his fourth 100-yard game of the season, the most by a rookie in team history, as he finished with 112 yards on 23 attempts (4.9 avg.)…At Kansas City (Dec. 1): Rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries (6.1 avg.) as he became the first rookie in team history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark…2019 Draft: Was drafted by the Raiders with the second of three first-round picks (No. 24 overall), the first RB to be selected in 2019.
COLLEGE: Played in 42 games with three starts during his three seasons at Alabama, rushing for 1,491 yards and 16 TDs on 251 carries (5.9 avg.) along with 48 receptions for 571 yards (11.9 avg.) and five TDs…Also recorded 18 kickoff returns for 514 yards and a TD, finishing his career ranked No. 3 in school history with an average of 28.6 yards per return…Majored in business management/pre-law…2018: Appeared in all 15 games with one start, rushing for 640 yards and 11 TDs on 120 carries (5.3 avg.) with 20 receptions for 247 yards (11.9 avg.) and three TDs…Totaled 15 TDs on the season (also one on a kickoff return), ranking No. 8 in the Southeastern Conference…Tied for the team lead in all-purpose yards with 1,315, an average of 87.7 yards per game…Ranked No. 2 on the team in scoring with 90 points…Returned 14 kickoffs for 428 yards (30.6 avg.) and a TD, leading the SEC and ranking No. 3 in the nation in kickoff return average…Rushed six times for 45 yards (7.5 avg.) and a TD vs. Louisville (Sept. 1) while adding a 77-yard kickoff return for a TD, the first of his career…Posted 68 rushing yards and two TDs on 12 carries (5.7 avg.) at Tennessee (Oct. 20)…Recorded a career-high 20 carries for 97 yards (4.9 avg.) and a TD vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 10)…Was named the MVP of the SEC title game vs. Georgia (Dec. 1) after posting a team-high 83 rushing yards and two TDs on eight carries (10.4 avg.)…Led the Tide with 98 yards on 15 attempts (6.5 avg.) in the Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 29)…2017: Played in 12 games with one start for a Crimson Tide team that went on to win the national title, rushing for 284 yards and a TD on 46 carries (6.2 avg.) while adding 14 catches for 168 yards (12.0 avg.) and two TDs…Also returned four kickoffs for 86 yards (21.5 avg.)…Rushed for 51 yards on two carries (25.5 avg.) and added a pair of receptions for 36 yards (18.0 avg.) and a TD vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 30)…2016: Appeared in all 15 games with one start as a true freshman, posting 567 yards and four TDs on 85 carries (6.7 avg.) along with 14 catches for 156 yards (11.1 avg.)…Made his first career start at Kentucky (Oct. 1), earning SEC Freshman of the Week honors after posting a career-high 100 rushing yards and a TD on 16 attempts (6.3 avg.)…Returned a blocked punt 27 yards for a TD and added 35 rushing yards and a TD on six attempts (5.8 avg.) vs. Florida (Dec. 3) in the SEC title game.
PERSONAL: Given name Joshua Cordell Jacobs…Born in Tulsa, Okla. …Has a son…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors from the Oklahoma Coaches Association and OKPreps.com as a senior at McClain High School (Tulsa, Okla.) after rushing for 2,704 yards and 31 TDs on 179 carries (15.1 avg.), an average of 245.8 rushing yards per game…Finished his career at McClain with 5,372 rushing yards and 56 TDs…Was limited to six games as a junior in 2014 due to injury, rushing for 948 yards and 13 TDs...Community involvement: Hosted his third annual free youth football camp in Tulsa in July 2024...When he was with the Raiders, took part in Make-A-Wish visits by stopping by after practice to meet with children and their families and also visited with them on the sideline before games…Filmed a PSA supporting the It's A Penalty (IAP) campaign in anticipation of Super Bowl LVIII to bring awareness to resources that help prevent human trafficking…Teamed with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford to provide kindergarten students in Nevada with a free child ID kit as part of the National Child ID program.
