Jahmyr Gibbs Profile

By: Lucas Kochevar

#1 Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama, 5’9’’ 199 lbs.

• 926 Yds, 7 TDs
• Games Watched: Arkansas, LSU, Auburn

​Film Thoughts: Follows blockers well, Finds the running lanes. Keeps legs moving, but not very strong/power runner. Great hands, light on the feet like a wide receiver. A patient runner that can make the one cut and zoom away. The speed is one of his strengths and accelerates strong too. Arkansas game a great example of this. His vision is a big strength for him. Doesn’t use a lot of moves to escape tacklers, tends to go down after one or two tacklers. Can bounce outside if absolutely needed. Would absolutely thrive in a wide zone scheme. Didn’t see much pass blocking in film. Every college running back needs to work on pass blocking out of college.
 
Jahmyr Gibbs came over to Alabama after a successful run at Georgia Tech and immediately shot up draft rankings for running backs. Gibbs isn’t a power back at all, but his elusiveness and ability as a receiver makes him a highly-demanded back for a pass-happy team. He’s light on the feet and his vision makes him very appealing prospect, but he tends to fall after contact. He runs similar to a manual engine to me with different gears and his speed is great once he hits that top gear. He doesn’t have a big repertoire of moves to get tacklers off of him, but the way he finds running lanes and makes cuts is how he breaks off big runs. I think he can find great success in zone-blocking scheme.