Joshua Jacobs was a largely unheralded member of the 2016 recruiting class. He was lightly recruited until December when major programs finally started noticing him. Jacobs was just a 3 star recruit out of McLain High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but at Alabama he quickly passed more highly-touted backs ahead of him and began contributing from Week 1.
1st and 10: On just the fifth play of the game, Damien Harris suffers an injury and is done for the day. Neither Bo Scarbrough (a 5 star) nor B.J. Emmons (a 4 star) comes in. Just like against Ole Miss, Jacobs is the second back to see the field.