Isaiah Jacobs

Senior running back for UAB. 2025: 342 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 15 catches.

RB · UAB · Sr. · #3

5′10″ · 220 lb · Tulsa, OK

CFB Index 38 · #241 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to UAB for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 8 pm ETat LouisianaCajun FieldLouisiana by 7.5

The numbers

342

rushing yards · 2025

4 TD · 4.3 per carry · 15 catches

Best game: 19 rush yds, 1 TD, 24 rec yds, at Tennessee

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UAB. 2025: 342 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 15 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2020.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

Success rate: 63rd percentile.

The full scouting read

Isaiah Jacobs

RB · UAB · Sr · #3

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 84 rush yds against Tulsa — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

38Below cohort / limited sample #241 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (87th percentile). Concern: yards / carry (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#167 / 456 · 63rd pct

46.1%

Explosive rate#211 / 456 · 54th pct

6.6%

TD rate#236 / 456 · 48th pct

2.6%

EPA / carry#342 / 456 · 25th pct

0.01

Yards / carry#350 / 456 · 23rd pct

4.3

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 201 · 87th pct

Receptions#132 / 338 · 59th pct

Rush TDs#153 / 349 · 50th pct

Rec yards#181 / 338 · 46th pct

Carries#213 / 349 · 39th pct

Rush yards#238 / 349 · 32nd pct

342

Yards / carry#257 / 349 · 24th pct

4.3

Long run#287 / 349 · 17th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

12th → 25th percentile

Success rate

33rd → 63rd percentile

Explosive rate

1st → 54th percentile

Yards / carry

15th → 23rd percentile

TD rate

3rd → 48th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	28.8	4.6	0.5
Road6g	28.2	3.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	25.7	4.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	31.3	4.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

38 · #241 of 326 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #241 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #25 of 37 American Athletic RBs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UAB	79	342	4.3	4	--
2024	UAB	41	162	4.0	0	--
2023	UAB	55	249	4.5	3	--
2021	Maryland	28	116	4.1	0	--
2020	Maryland	19	61	3.2	0	--
Career		222	930	4.2	7	--

Season	Team
2025	UAB	15	82	5.5	1	--
2024	UAB	7	33	4.7	0	--
2023	UAB	17	63	3.7	0	--
2021	Maryland	7	47	6.7	0	--
2020	Maryland	2	22	11.0	0	--
Career		48	247	5.1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–42

vs Alabama State

42 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD

Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.

With J. Kitna — 247 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 14 rush yds (2 car) · S. Beebe — 51 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · North Texas · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -3.09(11:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 I.Jacobs rush left for 3 yards loss to the UNT30 (#98 S.Clements), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 13 · South Florida · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.53(01:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 I.Jacobs rush middle for 6 yards gain to the USF00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:16. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #39 J.Delange kick attempt good (H: #27 P.Foley, LS: #47 C.Moser)
Week 6 · Army · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.48Jalen Kitna pass complete to Isaiah Jacobs for 23 yds to the ARMY 20 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Rice · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA -2.34(06:07) No Huddle #3 I.Jacobs rush right for 0 yards to the RICE37 (#28 L.Johnson), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 4 · Tennessee · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.19Isaiah Jacobs run for 2 yds to the TENN 49 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Tennessee · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.15Jalen Kitna pass complete to Isaiah Jacobs for 4 yds to the UAB 42 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · North Texas · 1&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.05(12:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 I.Jacobs rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:00 #7 J.Kitna pass attempt failed
Week 1 · Alabama State · 1&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Isaiah Jacobs run for 5 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 8 · Memphis · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -1.75Isaiah Jacobs run for a loss of 3 yards to the MEM 46
Week 2 · Navy · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Isaiah Jacobs run for 9 yds to the UAB 42 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-42vs Alabama State	8	42	5.3	1	21
Wk 2	L 24-38@ Navy	5	16	3.2	0	9
Wk 3	W 31-28vs Akron	6	37	6.2	0	15
Wk 4	L 24-56@ Tennessee	6	19	3.2	1	6
Wk 6	L 13-31vs Army	2	8	4.0	0	6
Wk 7	L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic	9	32	3.6	0	8
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Memphis	8	24	3.0	0	13
Wk 10	L 19-38@ UConn	3	12	4.0	0	6
Wk 11	L 17-24@ Rice	3	6	2.0	0	3
Wk 12	L 24-53vs North Texas	9	24	2.7	1	6
Wk 13	L 18-48vs South Florida	6	38	6.3	1	16
Wk 14	W 31-24@ Tulsa	14	84	6.0	0	23	Season-high 84 yds
Total		79	342	4.1	4	23

The backfield · UAB

#4Jevon JacksonRB · Sr.900 rushing yards · 2025
#3Braylon McReynoldsRB · Sr.614 rushing yards · 2025
#7Ja'Vin SimpkinsRB · Jr.590 rushing yards · 2025
#3Isaiah JacobsRB · Sr.342 rushing yards · 2025
#2Roderick Robinson IIRB · Jr.22 rushing yards · 2025

7 more on the roster · UAB team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Isaiah Jacobs

20204 games

2022

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Workhorse

The backfield · UAB