Javen Jacobs

RB · #8 · Utah State · GR · 5'10" · 210 · Chandler, AZ

Projected RB starter

393 2026 rush yards
3 2026 total TDs
29% Team touch share
9 Explosive plays
26 Career games (17 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Utah State6670 393 5.6 12 62 3
2025 Utah State13965 429 6.6 43 379 8
2024 New Mexico7240 277 6.9 17 130 4

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 65.5 84
Yards per carry 5.6 71
Receiving yards per game 10.3 72
Total TDs 3 60

Around Javen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB McCae Hillstead QB · 225 pass yds · 2g
WR-X Eli Wood WR · 472 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Anthony Garcia WR · 46 rec yds · 6g
WR-H Javon Robinson WR · 212 rec yds · 6g
TE Collin Remenowsky TE · 14 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Utah State 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.9% 22
Red zone TD rate 57.9% 9
Line yards per carry 1.8 7
Sack rate allowed 10.5% 6

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1Idaho State Bengals20 80 0 8 4 27 0 5
W2 @ WASH6 -3 0 2 1 8 0 0
W3 @ UTAH5 31 0 4 2 12 0 1
W4 TROY14 84 1 2 2 11 0 4
W5 @ BSU10 139 0 4 3 4 1 1
W6 WSU15 62 1 3 0 0 0 2

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#1726 Nicholas Alvarado S · Union City NIU
#1726 Brandon Moore OT · Kiski Area M-OH
#1731 Javen Jacobs ATH · Saguaro ASU
#1753 Tabry Shettron TE · Santa Fe OKST
#1753 Bryan Henry TE · Belton HOU
ATHs in the class
#127 Victor Rosa Bristol Central CONN
#128 Roger Walters St. Lucie West Centennial CHAR
#129 Javen Jacobs Saguaro ASU
#131 Josh Dallas Trinity Christian School GASO
#132 Peyton Wing Sumner
2026 · 84th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 35th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.