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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lions | 3 | 65 | 307 | 4.7 | 4 | 21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | lions | 3 | 18 | 156 | 8.7 | 2 | 13 |
| 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
All news →Lions Score 31 for the Third Straight Week, a Franchise First
Detroit has opened a season with three 30-point games for the first time. Jahmyr Gibbs passed Billy Sims for second on the team's career rushing touchdown list, and Jared Goff has thrown a touchdown in 26 straight games.
Lions Beat Jets 31-24 in Week 3
Detroit Lions 31, New York Jets 24 at Ford Field. Jared Goff went 25 of 32 for 269 yards with 2 touchdowns.
Bills Beat Lions 41-31 in Week 2
Buffalo Bills 41, Detroit Lions 31 at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen went 20 of 31 for 248 yards with 3 touchdowns.
Lions Rule Out Christian Mahogany and Blake Miller for Thursday Night at Buffalo
Detroit will start Ben Bartch at left guard and Larry Borom at right tackle on a short week, with Dan Campbell saying Mahogany's hip injury is not a long-term concern.
Lions' Isiah Pacheco Out About 12 Weeks After Back Surgery
Surgery removed a loose body pressing on a nerve, per NFL Network, pointing to an early-December return and leaving Jahmyr Gibbs, who carried 29 times in the opener, as Detroit's workhorse.
Lions Edge Saints 31-30 in Week 1
Detroit Lions 31, New Orleans Saints 30 at Ford Field. Jared Goff went 26 of 39 for 206 yards with 2 touchdowns.
