Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile: Jahmyr Gibbs (2023 Fantasy Football)

The NFL offseason is here (silently chuckles on the inside). Every dynasty GM knows there is no offseason. There’s the regular season, and then there is rookie fever season. If you’re like me and you’ve had a raging fever since February…the only prescription is my rookie primers. You can check them all out in our 2023 dynasty draft kit. Below I’ll take a closer look at Jahmyr Gibbs.

Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile: Jahmyr Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama)

Little moments in film that tell ya more about a player’s ❤️ & tenacity:

Jahmyr Gibbs didn’t make it there but not by lack of trying to set a block for scrambling Bryce Young pic.twitter.com/U2OFhZMkv1

— Derek Brown (@DBro_FFB) February 20, 2023

Stats:

2022 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 45th
- Breakaway rate: 7th
- PFF elusive rating: 35th
- PFF receiving grade: 6th
- Yards per route run: 9th
2021 (minimum 100 carries, 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 74th
- Breakaway rate: 30th
- PFF elusive rating: 69th
- PFF receiving grade: 2nd
- Yards per route run: 2nd
2020 (minimum 20 targets)
- PFF receiving grade: 2nd
- Yards per route run: 1st
Career
- 93rd percentile collegiate target share

Scouting report:

Gibbs is a slasher back that has 0 to 60 speed. He wins with foot quickness and raw speed that can string together lightning-fast lateral movements. Gibbs can take any touch to the house with a small crease in the second level.
He has average contact balance. Gibbs will never be a pile-pushing running back. This could leave his red zone usage more in the form of pass-game targets than two-yard goal-line dives.
Gibbs has been an elite receiving option out of the backfield for the last three seasons. Since 2020, he’s never ranked lower than ninth in Yards per route run or sixth in PFF receiving grade among running backs (minimum 20 targets). He’s an angle route master that will destroy the soft underbelly of zone coverage. In limited pass pro reps seen on film, Gibbs has the ability to turn into a solid pass protector. His first punch is solid, and he had the leg drive to stand up defenders.
Gibbs has a high motor. He’s sprinting out in front of his scrambling quarterback to try and set a block or fighting for extra yards at every turn. Coaches will love his energy.

Player Comp: faster D’Andre Swift