The University of Alabama has taken over the NFL’s Top 100 players of 2023 countdown.
Alabama football has 12 alums on the list, and Josh Jacobs became the second running back.
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His peers voted him just outside the top 10 at No. 12. He betted on himself in 2022 and became victorious after the Las Vegas Raiders declined to pick up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract. Jacobs won the inaugural Jim Brown Award, following a season where he led the National Football League in rushing with 1,653 yards on 340 attempts. He scored 12 touchdowns and caught 53 passes for 400 yards. The 5-foot-10, 223-pounder made his second Pro Bowl and earned first-team All-Pro honors for his performance in his fourth NFL season. He’s totaled 1,000+ yards from scrimmage in all four years, including three 1,000+ yard rushing campaigns. Jacobs does not want to play on a franchise tag for the Raiders, and the organization understands it.
#NFLTop100 List – 11 through 20
11) Aaron Donald
12) Josh Jacobs
13) Davante Adams
14) Trent Williams
15) Fred Warner
16) Stefon Diggs
17) Maxx Crosby
18) Minkah Fitzpatrick
19) George Kittle
20) Myles Garrett— NFL Nerd (@NerdingonNFL) August 3, 2023
Josina Anderson, a Senior NFL Insider for CBS Sports HQ, reports the Raiders are open to “restarting talks with Jacobs.”
New: My understanding is, the #Raiders are open to restarting talks with RB Josh Jacobs, with the hopes of getting him to rejoin the team, which still remains the goal for the organization.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) August 1, 2023
The hopes for Las Vegas is getting him to rejoin the team. Jacobs, a 2017 College Football Playoff National Champion for the Crimson Tide, is the engine for the Raiders’ offense. He got selected at No. 24 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
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