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Jahmyr Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs is a running back for the Detroit Lions. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Jahmyr Gibbs: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

Jahmyr Gibbs at a glance

Jahmyr Gibbs is a 24-year-old running back for the Detroit Lions, listed at 5'9" and 202 pounds. The Detroit Lions drafted Gibbs 12th overall in the first round in 2023, out of Alabama, and 2026 is Gibbs's 4th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Gibbs for 349.0 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB2 at the position and works out to 23.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 5 games of 2026, Gibbs has scored 153.7 PPR points, or 30.7 per game. That is 44.0% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Gibbs would finish with about 523 points, ahead of the 349.0 projected. The best week so far is 41.4 points in Week 3 against NYJ, the RB1 finish that week. Gibbs has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 5 of 5 games, a 100% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Gibbs ranks in the 95th percentile in rush TDs, the 95th percentile in receptions and the 95th percentile in receiving yards. Five of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Gibbs has finished as RB10 in 2023, RB1 in 2024 and RB3 in 2025. That is two top-five positional finishes in 3 completed seasons. The high-water mark is 366.9 PPR points in 2025. Across 54 regular-season games on record, the totals read 4,084 rushing yards, 46 rushing touchdowns, 208 receptions and 1,692 receiving yards.

Jahmyr Gibbs by the numbers

Gibbs has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 7 times, finished in the weekly top five at the position 21 times and finished in the top twelve 30 times. The career high is 55.4 PPR points, set in Week 12 of 2025 against NYG, the top RB score of that week. The game log also shows 9 games of 30 or more PPR points, 12 100-yard rushing games, 1 100-yard receiving game and 5 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Gibbs has reached 20 points in 24 games, 44% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Gibbs handled 21.0 carries per game, including 30 red-zone carries and 13 carries from inside the five. 18 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Gibbs drew 6.8 targets per game.

Contract

Gibbs is playing on a three-year, $67.5 million contract signed with the Detroit Lions in 2026, an average of $22.5 million per year with $37.7 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
349.0
PPR / game
23.7

Jahmyr Gibbs fantasy outlook

Jahmyr Gibbs enters the 2026 season with DET and ranks RB2 and #4 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 349.0 PPR points across 14.8 games, or 23.7 points per game, placing the expected outcome in an elite fantasy tier. The preseason depth chart lists Jahmyr Gibbs as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs produced 366.9 PPR points in 17 games (21.6 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 64%, with a 97% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Jahmyr Gibbs is projected for 23.4 PPR points at home against NO in week 1, with a likely range of 5.7 to 41.6.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.7 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
85.7
Dynasty
88.3
Superflex redraft
80.9
Superflex dynasty
82.5
TE premium dynasty
53.2

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026DET5105504734272432153.7
2025DET172431,2231394776165366.9
2024DET172501,4121663525174362.9
2023DET151829451071523161242.1

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