Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jahmyr Gibbs was born March 20, 2002, in Dalton, Georgia. He is a running back in the NFL.

After missing the Yellow Jackets' season opener, Gibbs made his collegiate debut the following week against Central Florida and returned the opening kickoff 75 yards. He finished the game with 219 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Week. Gibbs scored at least one touchdown and five total touchdowns in his first three collegiate games. He finished the season with 89 carries for 460 yards and four touchdowns, 24 receptions for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and eight kickoff returns for 205 yards and was named honorable mention All-ACC as a return specialist.

Gibbs transferred to the University of Alabama to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022. On October 1, in a victory over #20 Arkansas, he had 18 carries for 206 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. In the following game, a victory over Texas A&M, Gibbs had 21 carries for 154 rushing yards. In the next game, a 52–49 loss to #6 Tennessee, he had 24 carries for 103 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. In the 2022 season, Gibbs finished with 151 carries for 926 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns to go with 44 receptions for 444 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

Gibbs was selected in the first round by the Detroit Lions with the 12th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.