Josh Jacobs is one of the most consistent running backs of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Jacobs delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #502 all-time of 4,695. 25/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #24 (Rd 1) · LV · 2019 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2019 | 21–22 | OAK | 13 | — | 242 | 1,150 | 7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 53 | 21.9 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 166 | 0 | 74.1% | 8.3 | 6.1 | — | 8 | 460 | 55.8% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 467 | 1.9 | 683 | 2.8 | 26 | 9.3 | 53 |
| 2020 | 22–23 | LV | 15 | — | 273 | 1,065 | 12 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 61 | 22.3 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 238 | 0 | 73.3% | 7.2 | 5.3 | — | 9 | 617 | 61.3% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 525 | 1.9 | 540 | 2.0 | 20 | 13.7 | 61 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | LV | 15 | — | 217 | 872 | 9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 45 | 20.7 | 2 | 64 | 54 | 348 | 0 | 84.4% | 6.4 | 5.4 | — | 14 | 625 | 63.3% | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 430 | 2.0 | 442 | 2.0 | 20 | 10.9 | 45 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | LV | 17 | — | 340 | 1,653 | 12 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 93 | 27.4 | 0 | 64 | 53 | 400 | 0 | 82.8% | 7.5 | 6.3 | — | 16 | 821 | 74.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 832 | 2.4 | 821 | 2.4 | 31 | 11.0 | 93 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | LV | 13 | — | 233 | 805 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 34 | 14.6 | 1 | 54 | 37 | 296 | 0 | 68.5% | 8.0 | 5.5 | — | 15 | 600 | 76.1% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 451 | 1.9 | 354 | 1.5 | 10 | 23.3 | 34 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | GB | 17 | — | 301 | 1,329 | 15 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 73 | 24.3 | 3 | 43 | 36 | 342 | 1 | 83.7% | 9.5 | 8.0 | — | 15 | 678 | 63.4% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 592 | 2.0 | 737 | 2.4 | 35 | 8.6 | 73 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | GB | 15 | — | 234 | 929 | 13 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 55 | 23.5 | 2 | 44 | 36 | 282 | 1 | 81.8% | 7.8 | 6.4 | — | 8 | 554 | 59.1% | — | 0.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 459 | 2.0 | 470 | 2.0 | 16 | 14.6 | 55 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 1,840 | 7,803 | 74 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 414 | 22.5 | 11 | 341 | 269 | 2,072 | 2 | 78.9% | 7.7 | 6.1 | — | 85 | 4,355 | 64.8% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 0.3% | 3,756 | — | 4,047 | — | 158 | — | 414 | |
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An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
#30 all-time in Rush TD (74). Tied with Ezekiel Elliott for #29.
Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~25 surplus ≈ VORP 175
Emmitt Smith
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91% match
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#28 all-time in Career Rushing Touchdowns (74). 1 Rush TD from Jonathan Taylor for #25.