Jahmyr Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs
No. 0 – Detroit Lions
PositionRunning back
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2002-03-20) March 20, 2002
Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolDalton
College
NFL draft2023: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Rushing yards3,580
Rushing average5.3
Rushing touchdowns39
Receptions181
Receiving yards1,449
Receiving touchdowns10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jahmyr Gibbs (/dʒəˈmɪər/ jə-MEER; born March 20, 2002), nicknamed "Sonic", is an American professional football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Alabama Crimson Tide. Gibbs was selected with the 12th overall pick by the Lions in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, becoming part of a rushing tandem with David Montgomery to start his career. In 2024, Gibbs set a Detroit franchise record for the most touchdowns scored in a single season (20), which also led the league.[1] He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times in his first three NFL seasons, from 2023 to 2025.

Early life

Gibbs grew up in Dalton, Georgia, and attended Dalton High School.[2] He rushed for 897 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore, and 1,431 yards and 20 touchdowns in his junior season.[3] As a senior, Gibbs led the state with 2,554 rushing yards and 40 touchdowns and was named first team all-state, the Georgia 6-A 2020 Offensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American by Sports Illustrated.[4][5] He was also invited to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl.[6] Gibbs finished his high school career with 4,882 rushing yards and 70 touchdowns.[7]

Gibbs was initially rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the end of his junior year over offers from Michigan, Texas A&M, and North Carolina.[8][9] Gibbs was re-rated as a four-star prospect during his senior year and was further recruited by Florida, Georgia and Alabama, but ultimately decided to maintain his commitment to Georgia Tech.[10]

College career

Georgia Tech

After missing the Yellow Jackets' season opener, Gibbs made his collegiate debut the following week against UCF 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.[11][12] Gibbs scored five total touchdowns in his first three collegiate games, with one receiving touchdown made in each game. He finished his freshman season with 89 carries for 460 yards and four rushing touchdowns, 24 receptions for 303 yards and three receiving touchdowns, and eight kickoff returns for 205 yards. Gibbs was also named honorable mention All-ACC as a return specialist.[13]

Alabama

In 2022, Gibbs transferred to the University of Alabama to play for the Crimson Tide.[14] On October 1, in a victory over #20 Arkansas, he had 18 carries for 206 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[15] In the following game, Gibbs had 21 carries for 154 rushing yards in a victory over Texas A&M.[16] In the team's seventh game, a 49–52 loss to #6 Tennessee on the road, he had 24 carries for 103 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[17] Gibbs finished the 2022 season with 151 carries for 926 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground, as well as 44 receptions for 444 receiving yards and three touchdowns through the air.[18]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump
5 ft 9+1⁄8 in
(1.76 m)		 199 lb
(90 kg)		 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m)		 4.36 s 1.52 s 2.52 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)
All values from the NFL Combine[19][20]

Gibbs was selected in the first round, 12th overall, by the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL draft.[21][22]

2023

In Gibbs' rookie season, he teamed up with fellow running back David Montgomery to create the tandem described as a "two-headed monster" by Lions head coach Dan Campbell. Gibbs and Montgomery were given the nicknames "Sonic" and "Knuckles" (after characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog media franchise), respectively, due to Gibbs' speed and Montgomery's strength.[23]

Gibbs made his NFL debut in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game, where he made 7 rushes for 42 yards and 2 receptions for 18 more as the Lions defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 21–20.[24] In Week 7, he scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard run in a 38–6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.[25] The following week against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football, he made 26 rushes for a season-high 152 yards and a touchdown, as well as five receptions for 37 yards, as the Lions won 26–14.[26] In Week 10 against the Los Angeles Chargers, following the bye week, Gibbs recorded his first multi-touchdown game as he took 14 carries for 77 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, accompanied by three receptions for 35 yards in the air, in the 41–38 win.[27] In Week 15 against the Denver Broncos, he had 11 carries for 100 yards with one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown (his only of the season) in the 42–17 win.[28]

He finished his rookie season with 182 carries for 945 yards and ten rushing touchdowns to go with 52 receptions for 316 yards and one receiving touchdown in 15 games and three starts.[29] He was selected as a Pro Bowl Alternate for the 2023 Pro Bowl,[30] and was named to the 2023 PFWA All-Rookie Team.[31] He scored a rushing touchdown in all three of the Lions' postseason games.[32][33][34]

2024

In Week 7 of the 2024 season against the Minnesota Vikings, Gibbs had 160 total yards and two rushing touchdowns in the narrow 31–29 win.[35] In the following game against the Tennessee Titans, he had 11 carries for 127 yards and a touchdown in the 52–14 win.[36] In Week 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had 123 yards from scrimmage and a rushing touchdown in the 52–6 victory.[37] In Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills, he had 114 total yards, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown (his third of the season) in the 42–48 loss.[38] The following week against the Chicago Bears, in his second start of the season, he had 109 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 34–17 win.[39] In Week 17 against the San Francisco 49ers, he had 117 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 40–34 win.[40] In the final game of the regular season against the (14–2) Vikings at home for the NFC North division title and the NFC No. 1 seed, Gibbs made 23 rushes for a season-high 139 yards and scored four touchdowns (three rushing and one receiving) in the 31–9 victory, leading the league with 20 total touchdowns scored.[41] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance,[42] and was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December.[43] His 20 total touchdowns also set a franchise record for the most in a single season, passing a tied record previously set by Jamaal Williams (17 in 2022) and Barry Sanders (17 in 1991).[44][45] For the season, he tied with Derrick Henry and James Cook (each with 16) as the NFL rushing touchdowns leader.[46] He finished the season with 250 carries for 1,412 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns, to go with 52 receptions for 517 yards and four receiving touchdowns.[47] He earned Pro Bowl honors for the 2024 season.[48]

In the Divisional Round against the Washington Commanders, Gibbs had 175 total yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 31–45 loss.[49]

2025

In the off-season, Gibbs changed his number from 26 to 0. He stated in an interview that he "hated 26" out of those being offered by Detroit after he was drafted; the others being 33, 35 and 40.[50]

Gibbs had a relatively slow start to the 2025 season. In the season opener against the Green Bay Packers, he made nine rushes for 19 yards, and 10 receptions for 31 yards, with no touchdowns in a 13–27 loss.[51] However, he quickly bounced back in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears, where he had 104 scrimmage yards with a rushing touchdown in the 52–21 win. The following week against the Baltimore Ravens, he had 99 total yards with two rushing touchdowns in the 38–30 road win. In Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gibbs rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and added 82 receiving yards on three catches.[52] In Week 10, Gibbs recorded 172 scrimmage yards and three total touchdowns in a 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders, earning NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[53] In Week 12, Gibbs became the second player after LaDainian Tomlinson to rush for at least 200 yards while having at least 10 receptions in the same game.[54] He totaled 219 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, and 11 catches for 45 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 34-27 win over the New York Giants, earning another NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[55]

Career statistics

NFL

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2023 DET 15 3 182 945 5.2 36 10 52 316 6.1 24 1 2 1
2024 DET 17 4 250 1,412 5.6 70 16 52 517 9.9 54 4 1 1
2025 DET 17 17 243 1,223 5.0 78 13 77 616 8.0 42 5 2 1
Career 49 24 675 3,580 5.3 78 39 181 1,449 8.0 54 10 5 3

Postseason

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2023 DET 3 0 29 144 5.0 31 3 11 94 8.5 20 0 1 1
2024 DET 1 0 14 105 7.5 33 2 6 70 11.7 23 0 0 0
Career 4 0 43 249 5.8 33 5 17 164 9.6 23 0 1 1

College

Season Games Rushing Receiving Returning
GP GS Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2020 7 7 89 460 5.2 4 24 303 12.6 3 8 205 25.6 0
2021 12 12 143 746 5.2 4 35 465 13.3 2 23 589 25.6 1
Alabama Crimson Tide
2022 12 12 151 926 6.1 7 44 444 10.1 3 13 258 23.9 0
Career 31 31 383 2,132 5.6 15 103 1,212 11.8 8 44 1,052 23.9 1

Notes

  1. ^ Tied with Derrick Henry and James Cook

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