Josh Jacobs

Joshua Jacobs (born February 11, 1998) is an American football running back for the Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of 2019 NFL Draft. Jacobs attended McLain High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During his high school career he had 5,372 yards and 56 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Alabama to play college football. As a freshman at Alabama in 2016, Jacobs split time with Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough, rushing 85 times for 567 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2017, he had 284 yards on 46 carries with one touchdown. After the season it was revealed that he had been playing on a broken ankle for most of the season. As a junior, he was named the MVP of the 2018 SEC Championship Game after rushing for 83 yards with two touchdowns.

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One of the hot topics of debate not only among NFL fans but pundits as well is who is the best football player of all time. Fans will also enjoy the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-10-nfl-coaches-in-history">best NFL coaches of all time</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl-right-now">best NFL quarterbacks currently in the league</a>. It&#39;s a very difficult question to answer and one that can&#39;t be answered very easily. Would&nbsp;you rank a quarterback above an offensive lineman or a defensive end versus a wide receiver?&nbsp;Many of the players on this list have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, so this is a list of the best of the best NFL players.

All time greats like Jim Brown and&nbsp;Jerry Rice and&nbsp;legends like Joe Montana and Lawrence Taylor deserve to be on this list. These players were famous stars in&nbsp;the league when they played, causing&nbsp;chaos on the field,&nbsp;terrorizing&nbsp;opponents, and breaking their fans&#39; hearts.&nbsp;Fans of American football can agree that regardless of position, the players on this list should be considered among the best <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-college-football-players-of-2012?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">football players</a> ever. These players&#39; stats and overall influence on the way the game was played factor into why they&#39;re considered the 100 best ever.

Vote for the football player you consider to be <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-athletes-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the greatest of all time</a>. It&#39;s not an easy choice and you pretty much can&#39;t go wrong with any of these superstar NFL players. There&#39;s a reason why they&#39;re considered the best football players ever and this your chance to choose who is the best of the best.

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This list ranks the best Alabama Crimson Tide players of all time. Football is a way of life in Alabama. The state is home to two of the most famous schools in NCAA history: Auburn and Alabama. The latter is one of the most recognized programs in the sport and recently has dominated college football behind some of the best players in school history. The football program started in 1892 and has established itself as one of the most iconic names in sports. Alabama has won 15 national championships and those teams featured some of the best players in Crimson Tide history. Many of Alabama's greatest players went onto achieve success in the NFL, including future Pro Football Hall of Famers like John Hannah, Ozzie Newsome and Derrick Thomas. Surprisingly, with the school's rich history of having a roster full of outstanding players, curiously has only one Heisman Trophy in its cabinet. In 2009, Mark Ingram barely nudged past <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-stanford-cardinal-running-backs/ranker-college-football?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Stanford running back</a> Toby Gerhart to take the trophy back to Tuscaloosa.&nbsp;In recent years, a good number of Alabama players have gone on to play in the NFL. Under the stewardship of Nick Saban, Alabama is going through its greatest stretch since the legendary Bear Bryant was at the helm. Needless to say, you won't find too many Alabama fans who are disappointed in the school's recent past.This is the list of the best Bama Crimson Tide players of all time. If you notice someone is missing from the list, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank the list according to who you think is the greatest Alabama football player ever.

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Using a combination of speed, strength, and agility, NFL running backs must carry the&nbsp;football through elite defenses. During the&nbsp;rush to a touchdown, they must avoid getting tackled and fumbling the ball, which sounds easier than it is. Only the most athletic halfbacks, tailbacks, and fullbacks&nbsp;are able to juke and spin their way&nbsp;onto this list of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-nfl-running-backs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best running backs</a> in the NFL right now. Some of whom might even end up among&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-nfl-running-backs-of-all-time">the greatest running backs in football history</a>.

In his rookie year, Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott lead the league in yards rushed and first downs rushed. However, New England Patriot LeGarrette Blount&nbsp;lead&nbsp;other RBs with 18 rushing&nbsp;touchdowns. Other notable&nbsp;running backs include Chicago Bear Jordan Howard, Tennessee Titan DeMarco Murray, and Pittsburgh Steeler Le&#39;Veon Bell.&nbsp;

Vote up the athletes you think are the best running backs in the NFL right now. Even if the player is a rookie or a veteran, just vote up the halfbacks, tailbacks, and fullbacks who are currently playing well in the league. Feel free to add other great running backs&nbsp;missing from the list.&nbsp;If you&#39;re a fantasy football player, head over and help decide the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2019-fantasy-football-running-backs/ranker-nfl" target="_blank">best fantasy football RBs of 2019</a>.

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Being a star football player is one thing, but being known as one of the best NFL players under 25 is quite the impressive achievement. While youthfulness can often be seen as an advantage in sports, you can also argue the experience veterans have gives them the upper hand. Nevertheless, these young NFL players have all made a name for themselves long before turning a quarter century. Of all the NFL players under 25 years old, though, who do you think is the best in the game?&nbsp;

Featuring some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl-right-now" target="_blank">best quarterbacks currently in the NFL</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nfl-wide-receiver/ranker-sports" target="_blank">top wide receivers</a>, linebackers, and defensive ends, this list of&nbsp;NFL players under 25 is full of talent. From rising star Alvin Kamara to Falcon&#39;s linebacker Deion Jones, some of the youngest players in the NFL are also considered the league&#39;s best. In short, while these guys may be young, they&#39;re scoring touchdowns and blocking plays right up there with the vets.&nbsp;

Check out the list of football players under 25 below and vote up the youngsters you think are performing best. If your favorite player is missing from the list, feel free to add them&mdash;just ensure they&#39;re no older than 24.

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The top fantasy running backs&nbsp;in 2019&nbsp;include&nbsp;a combination of new stars taking over the NFL and legends in the latter stages of their careers. Among the&nbsp;best 2018 fantasy RBs&nbsp;were stars like Alvin Kamara, Ezekiel Elliott, and Saquon Barkley, who all put up stellar numbers. Running back is one of the most important positions on your fantasy roster and any list of the top fantasy football players of 2019 will include plenty of RBs.&nbsp;

Legendary names like LeSean McCoy and Adrian Peterson will still appear high up on many fantasy football rankings and certainly among the top fantasy RB rankings.&nbsp;But young, up-and-coming players like Christian McCaffrey and Nick Chubb&nbsp;will make a push for the crown, as well, and could be the perfect boost for your fantasy draft. And don&#39;t forget about the return of Le&#39;Veon Bell, who remains one of the big fantasy question marks after sitting out last season.

So which running backs&nbsp;deserve to be near the top of the 2019 fantasy football rankings? Which RBs would you count on for your fantasy team&#39;s success? Make your choices known below and come back throughout the season to see how those choices are working out.

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Every team with a pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft is looking for a franchise-changing prospect. Whether it&#39;s the Arizona Cardinals drafting quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick or the Oakland Raiders taking defensive end Clelin Ferrell with the fourth pick, first-round picks represent hope and the future for NFL teams. And everyone is desperate to avoid joining the list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-first-round-nfl-draft-pick-busts/ranker-sports" target="_blank">all-time NFL draft busts</a>.

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College football fans, we&rsquo;re ranking the best Alabama Crimson Tide running backs of all time. It includes every starting running back&nbsp;throughout Alabama Crimson Tide history, including current running backs and past ones. This <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-alabama-crimson-tide-quarterbacks/ranker-college-football?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Alabama football roster</a> has famous All-Americans, Alabama running backs in the NFL, and Crimson Tide players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Featuring some of the greatest college running backs of all time, the best Alabama RBs include new and old stars like&nbsp;Shaun Alexander and&nbsp;Bobby Humphrey and former Crimson Tide stars from previous years like&nbsp;Mark Ingram, Jr.&nbsp;and Derrick Henry.

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All the canidates for the 2019 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award have something to prove. But the one NFL rookie with the most to prove is Kyler Murray, who gave up guaranteed money to play Major League Baseball for the Oakland A&#39;s in exchange for the chance to become an NFL star. Winning NFL Rookie of the Year would certainly justify that decision.

Other top NFL rookies who could be a&nbsp;major factor in the NFL Rookie of the Year voting&nbsp;in the 2019 season include first-round draft picks like the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-york-giants-kickers-ever/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New York Giants</a>&#39; Daniel Jones, the Washington Redskins&#39; Dwayne Haskins, and the Detroit Lions&#39; T.J. Hockenson.

Some of the best recent Rookie of the Year Award winners on the offensive side include Todd Gurley, Odell Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley,&nbsp;and players who make an immediate impact like they did will see themselves in the discussion for the award as the season goes on.&nbsp;

So vote below for the players you think are most likely to be in the running for the 2019 Rookie of the Year award, and vote down the players you don&#39;t think should be near the top of the list. Add any players you think belong here that you don&#39;t see listed. Then head over and check out the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/2019-nfl-mvp-award-predictions/ranker-nfl" target="_blank">top candidates for the 2019 NFL MVP award</a>.

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