Lions explosive back who hit 1,223 rushing yards in 2025 while remaining one of the league's most efficient pass-catching RBs.
Jahmyr Gibbs has the highest career yards-per-carry of any active running back. He ran for 1,223 yards in 2025 on a 5.4 per-carry average and added 480 receiving yards. The Lions split early-down work with David Montgomery, which keeps Gibbs explosive for a third-down and red-zone role that touches roughly 250 offensive snaps per year.
Path to the league
Georgia Tech transfer who finished his college career at Alabama. Lions took him 12th overall in 2023, the first running back taken in that draft. Made the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
Career highlights
2x Pro Bowl (2024, 2025). 2024 first-team All-Pro. Highest career yards per carry among active RBs (5.5). Set Lions single-season rushing TDs record in 2024 (16). Lions' all-time touchdowns leader at age 23.
2025 season recap
1,223 rushing yards on 226 carries (5.4 ypc), 11 rushing TDs. Added 480 receiving yards on 48 catches. Detroit's 14-3 season ran through the Gibbs/Montgomery one-two punch, and Gibbs's role expanded in the playoffs (33 touches in two games). The Lions lost in the NFC Championship to the Rams.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Jahmyr Gibbs
- Pro Football Reference: Jahmyr Gibbs
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Rushing
17 games played▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | lions | 17 | 243 | 1,223 | 5.0 | 13 | 78 |
| 2024 | lions | 17 | 250 | 1,412 | 5.6 | 16 | 70 |
| 2023 | lions | 15 | 182 | 945 | 5.2 | 10 | 36 |
▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | lions | 17 | 77 | 616 | 8.0 | 5 | 42 |
| 2024 | lions | 17 | 52 | 517 | 9.9 | 4 | 54 |
| 2023 | lions | 15 | 52 | 316 | 6.1 | 1 | 24 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Running Back
- Group
- offense
- College
- Alabama
- Hometown
- Dalton, GA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
Latest news about Jahmyr Gibbs
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The move addresses a sudden hole at linebacker after rookie Jimmy Rolder left practice early with a leg injury needing evaluation.
Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs Continues Hold-In as Extension Talks Play Out
Gibbs has now missed five straight practices and says 'only time will tell' when he returns, even as Dan Campbell insists he's 'not even sweating it.'
NFC North offseason buzz: Kyler Murray to Minnesota, Lions trade Montgomery, Vikings ship Greenard to Eagles
All four division teams had winning records in 2025. The 2026 offseason has been the most active in the league, with three QB rooms reshuffled and a starting RB swap in Detroit.
