TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Oakland Raiders in the first round (24th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 25, 2019.
2019: Elite rookie running back who started in all 13 of his appearances in 2019, recording 1,150 rushing yards on 242 carries with seven TDs, adding 20 receptions for 166 yards en route to being named the PFWA rookie of the year, finishing second in the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year voting and garnering Pro Bowl alternate recognition...Became the first rookie in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards...Broke RB Marcus Allen's record of 100-yard rushing performances, finishing with five...Became the 21st player in NFL history with 1,000 rushing yards through his first 12 career contests...Became the 12th player in Raiders lore to rush for over 1,000 yards…Ranks sixth in franchise history with 1,150 rushing yards in a single season…Ranks fourth in NFL history among players 21-years-old or younger with 1,150 rushing yards through his first 13 contests...Despite missing three games due to injury, finished fifth in the NFL with 686 rushing yards after contact...Finished eighth in the NFL and first among rookies in rushing yards...Also became the first player in Raiders history and first player since WR Odell Beckham Jr. in 2014 to be named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in two separate months (October and November)...(9/9) vs. Den.: Made his NFL debut, starting at running back...Tallied 85 yards on 23 carries and added two rushing TDs...Became the first rookie since RB LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001 to gain 100 yards from scrimmage while logging two rushing TDs in his NFL debut...Became the first Raiders player in franchise history to score two rushing TDs in his NFL debut...His 85 yards on the ground rank third in franchise history among Raiders in their NFL debuts...(9/15) vs. KC: Recorded a game-high 99 yards rushing on 12 carries (8.3 avg.), with a 51-yard long…His 51-yard rush was the fourth-longest by a rookie during the year...Tied for the seventh-most single-game rushing yards by Raiders rookie running back in franchise history...(9/22) at Min.: Recorded a team-high 44 yards rushing on 10 carries, with an 18-yard long...(9/29) at Ind.: Recorded a game-high 79 rushing yards on 17 carries (4.65 avg.), adding 29 receiving yards on two receptions, including a career high 20-yard catch-and-run...Set the Raiders record for the most rushing yards (307) by a player in his first four career games, passing RB Darren McFadden's 272 yards posted in 2008...Tallied over 100 scrimmage yards (108) for the second time...(10/6) vs. Chi.: Logged a 12-yard rushing TD to become just the third player in franchise history with at least three rushing scores through Week 5...Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game (123), becoming just the fifth rookie in franchise history to rush for at least 100 yards in a single game...Became the first player in franchise history to rush for 100 yards against the Bears defense...(10/20) at GB: Surpassed Jackson for most rushing yards (554) in franchise history through a player's first six career games...Became the only rookie in franchise history to recorded consecutive 100-plus rushing yard games, while tying Allen for most 100-yard contests by a player in franchise history through his first six career games...(10/27) at Hou.: Finished with a team-high 66 rushing yards on 15 carries, adding 15 receiving yards on two catches...His 620 rushing yards marked the most through a player's first seven career games in club history…(11/3) vs. Det.: Totaled 28 carries for 120 yards with two TDs in the win...Became the franchise's all-time rookie rushing leader, surpassing Allen's record of 697 set in 1982…Tied for third-most rushing TDs (six) by a Raiders rookie in franchise history...Became the first rookie since RB Ickey Woods in 1988 to have two-plus rushing TDs in three of his first eight career games...Tied Allen for most 100-yard rushing games (three) by a rookie in franchise history...First running back with at least three games of multiple rush TDs in his first season since Ezekiel Elliott had five in 2016...Became the 20th player in NFL history to surpass 700 rushing yards (740) in his first eight career contests...Became the fifth player in the Super Bowl Era with two games of 120 rushing yards and two-plus rushing TDs over his first eight career games, joining RBs Billy Sims (1980), Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson (1983), Julius Jones (2004) and Adrian Peterson (2007)...Eighth player since at least 1950 to log 700 rushing yards and have six rushing TDs in his first eight games...(11/7) vs. LAC: Finished with 71 yards (4.4 avg.) on 16 carries with one TD, adding three receptions for 30 yards (10.0 avg.)...Became the 16th player in NFL history to surpass 800 rushing yards (811) in their first nine career games...Tied Whittington for the second-most rushing scores (seven) by a rookie in franchise history...(11/17) vs. Cin.: Finished with 112 yards on 23 carries (4.9 avg.), adding three receptions for 12 yards...Recorded his fourth career 100-yard rushing game, surpassing Allen's franchise record for the most 100-yard contests by a rookie (four)...Became the 12th player in NFL history with at least 900 yards (923) through a player's first 10 career games...Recorded 100-plus scrimmage yards (124) in three consecutive games…(11/24) at NYJ: Finished with 36 yards on 11 carries (3.3 avg.), adding one reception for two yards...(12/1) at KC: With seven carries for 55 yards in the first quarter, Jacobs went over 1,000 yards rushing on the season and became the first rookie in franchise history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,061)...Became the Raiders first 1,000-yard rusher since RB Latavius Murray in 2015 and only the fourth player in club history with 1,000 yards through the team's first 12 games...Finished with 104 yards on 17 carries (6.1 avg.), tying RB Mark van Eeghen for the fourth-most 100-yard rushing performances (five) during a single season in franchise history...(12/8) vs. Ten.: Inactive due to a shoulder injury... (12/15) vs. Jac.: Finished with 89 yards rushing on 24 carries, in addition to two receptions for 20 yards...Entered the top-20 in NFL history for most rushing yards (1,150) by a player through their first 13 career games...Led all rookies in rushing yards (1,150), rushing TDs (seven) and scrimmage yards (1,316) through Week 15.
COLLEGE: Played three years at Alabama from 2016-18, appearing in 42 games…Totaled 1,491 rushing yards on 251 rushes (5.9 avg.) with 16 TDs, adding 48 receptions for 571 yards (11.9 avg.) and five TDs…Also recorded 18 kickoff returns for 514 yards with one TD, ranking third in school history with an average of 28.6…As a junior in 2018, totaled 15 TDs (11 rushing, three receiving, one kickoff return) to rank eighth in the Southeastern Conference…His 11 rushing scores tied for seventh in the conference...Tied for the team lead in all-purpose yards with 1,315 to average 87.7 yards per game...Ranked second on the team in scoring with 90 points...Rushed 120 times for 640 yards and a team-high 11 scores while catching 20 passes for 247 yards and three TDs...Recorded 50 carries for a first down on the season with 14 of his receptions resulting in a first down...Added 14 kickoff returns for 428 yards with one score of 77 yards...Led the SEC and ranked second in the FBS with a kickoff return average of 30.6 yards...His 30.6 kickoff return average is second-best in Alabama single-season records (min. 10 returns)...Earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors from Alabama coaches for his play against Louisville, Ole Miss and Missouri, while earning Offensive Player of the Week recognition for his performances against Missouri, Mississippi State and Auburn…In 2017, appeared in 12 games and totaled 284 yards on 46 carries and one TD, while catching 14 passes for 168 yards and two TDs...Returned four kickoffs for 86 yards with a long return of 23 yards...Earned Special Teams Player of the Week recognition from the Alabama coaches for his efforts against Arkansas and was named Offensive Player of the Week for his performances against Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Mercer…As a freshman in 2016, rushed 85 times for 567 yards (6.7 avg.) and four TDs and added 14 receptions for 156 yards...Selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week after his performance against Kentucky...Earned Offensive Player of the Week for his performances against Kent State and Kentucky, and Special Teams Player of the Week after the Florida game from Alabama's coaches.
PERSONAL: Attended McLain High School in Tulsa, Okla. …Recorded 5,372 rushing yards and 56 TDs in his career at McLain…Ranked a four-star prospect, the No. 2 player in Oklahoma and the No. 6 all-purpose running back nationally despite arriving late on the scene in the recruiting process…Ranked as the No. 10 all-purpose running back by 247Sports.com and the No. 2 player in the state of Oklahoma…Ranked ninth in the state by Rivals.com…ESPN listed him as the No. 4 player in Oklahoma and the No. 36 running back nationally…As a senior, recorded 2,704 rushing yards on 179 carries (15.1 avg.) with 31 rushing TDs, while averaging 245.8 yards per game…Earned first-team All-State honors by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and OKPreps.com.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: RUSHING: Attempts – 28, 11/3/19 vs. Det. Yards – 124, 10/20/19 at GB. Long – 51, 9/15/19 vs. KC. Touchdowns – 2, three times; last: 11/3/19 vs. Det. RECEIVING: Receptions – 3, four times; last: 11/17/19 vs. Cin. Yards – 30, 11/7/19 vs. LAC. Long – 28, 9/8/19 vs. Den.
