Josh Jacobs is back on the NFL’s Top 100 list, and this time the number attached to his name is 74.
That’s the latest recognition for the Green Bay Packers running back, who remains one of the league’s most productive backs even after a second season in Green Bay that didn’t quite match the first. The players voted Jacobs into the spot after he followed up a big 2024 campaign with another strong year.
In his first season with the Packers, Jacobs made the Pro Bowl after rushing for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns. Last season, he still delivered plenty of punch with 929 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.
Since entering the NFL in 2019, Jacobs has stacked up numbers that put him near the top of the league’s all-time pace through the early part of his career. He ranks No. 2 in rushing yards with 7,803, No. 2 in rushing touchdowns with 74, No. 2 in rushing first downs with 414 and No. 3 in yards from scrimmage with 9,875.
The Packers brought Jacobs in as a free agent in 2024, and he’s already in rare company. He is one of only four players in NFL history to record at least 7,500 rushing yards, 70 rushing touchdowns, 250 receptions and 2,000 receiving yards in his first seven seasons, joining Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson and Barry Sanders.
Green Bay’s offense may need that kind of production again next season. The Packers were knocked out by the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the 2026 playoffs, and they haven’t won a playoff game since 2023.
There are also some questions on the other side of the ball. The Packers’ defense is expected to have a rough start to next season because Micah Parsons won’t be ready while recovering from ACL surgery. That puts even more pressure on Jacobs and the offense to shoulder the load.
Matt LaFleur’s team is set to face the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans next season.
The Packers also lost Romeo Doubs to the Patriots in free agency and traded Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. That leaves Jordan Love with a group that includes Jacobs, Tucker Kraft, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden, Savion Williams, Skyy Moore, Jakobie Keeney-James, Isaiah Neyor and Will Sheppard.
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