In a relatively thin running back class, Alabama’s Josh Jacobs stands out as perhaps the most talented of the bunch. As such, it’s expected that he will be the first running back taken in this year’s 2019 NFL Draft.
Jacobs originally committed to Alabama as a three-star recruit out of McLain High School in Tusla, Oklahoma. The future SEC star initially garnered very little interest from top schools only drawing offers from Division II programs and small FBS schools such as Wyoming and New Mexico State. But by January of 2016, Jacobs had received offers from schools such as of Missouri, Oklahoma, and of course Alabama.