Josh Jacobs

Josh Jacobs
Jacobs with the Green Bay Packers in 2025
No. 8  Green Bay Packers
PositionRunning back
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcLain (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
CollegeAlabama (2016–2018)
NFL draft2019: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Rushing yards7,803
Rushing average4.2
Rushing touchdowns74
Receptions269
Receiving yards2,072
Receiving touchdowns2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua Cordell Jacobs (born February 11, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. Jacobs rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons, while being named to NFL All-Rookie Team in 2019 and to his first Pro Bowl in 2020. In 2022, he led the league in rushing yards with 1,653 and became the first Raider since 1985 to surpass 2,000 scrimmage yards. After five years with the Raiders, Jacobs signed with the Packers in 2024.