Derrick Henry vs Josh Jacobs

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Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs compared on their NFL careers: Derrick Henry played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Josh Jacobs 7 seasons, 2019 to 2025. Derrick Henry has 13,230 rushing yards to Josh Jacobs's 7,803.

Who has the better career numbers?

Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs career totals
155GP105
13,230YDS7,803
126TD74
4.9AVG4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs postseason
9GP3
1,002YDS219
7TD1
5.1AVG4.4

Where each stands all time

Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs all-time places
9th (13,230)Rushing yards44th (7,803)
3rd (126)Rushing touchdowns21st (74)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Derrick Henry: 0 championships; Offensive Player of the Year
  • Josh Jacobs: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st201649054.520191,15074.8
2nd201774454.220201,065123.9
3rd20181,059124.9202187294.0
4th20191,540165.120221,653124.9
5th20202,027175.4202380563.5
6th2021937104.320241,329154.4
7th20221,538134.42025929134.0
8th20231,167124.2————
9th20241,921165.9————
10th20251,595165.2————
11th202621245.3————