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-           Originally a 4th round (110th pick overall) by the Giants in 2005.

GIANTS NOTES: 

-           Jacobs has 2,620 yards career rushing yards, which is the 10th-highest total in Giants history.
-           Jacobs rushed for 1,089 yards in 2008 after running for 1,009 yards in 2007 to become the 4th running back in Giants history to rush for 1,000 or more yards in at least two consecutive seasons. The others were Joe Morris (1985-86), Rodney Hampton (1991-95) and Tiki Barber (2002-2006).
-           Jacobs and Derrick Ward (1,025 yards) became the 4th fourth pair of running backs from the same team - and the 5th set of teammates - to run for at least 1,000 yards in the same season.
-           When Jacobs rushed for 1,009 yards in 2007 he became the first Giants back other than Barber to rush for more than 1,000 yards since Gary Brown in 1998 (1,063).
-           Has rushed for at least 100 yards 9 times in the regular season. The Giants are 8-1 in those games.
-           Was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October 2007.
-           In 2005, he became the 1st Giants rookie to score 7 touchdowns since 1984.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Jacobs has played in 55 regular season games with 22 starts and played in 7 postseason games with 5 starts...In the regular season, he has rushed for 2,620 yards on 555 carries (a 4.7-yard avg.) and 35 touchdowns. His 35 rushing touchdowns tie him with Ottis Anderson for 5th on the Giants' career list...Jacobs has 40 receptions for 359 yards and 2 scores.
-           In postseason play, Jacobs has rushed for 297 yards on 83 carries (a 3.6-yard avg.) and 3 touchdowns and added 4 catches for 29 yards and a score.
-           In 2008, he started all 13 regular season games in which he played and started the NFC Divisional Game vs. Philadelphia...Jacobs finished the regular season with 1,089 yards on 219 carries (a 5.0-yard avg.) and a career-high 15 touchdown...He also caught 6 passes for 36 yards...Missed 3 games due to knee injury (at Arizona 11/23, at Dallas 12/14 and at Minnesota 12/28/08).
-           His 15 touchdowns made him just the 2nd player in Giants history to score at least 15 touchdowns in a season. Joe Morris ran for a team-record 21 scores in 1985. Jacobs' 15 touchdowns tied for 3rd in the NFL with the Jets' Thomas Jones and Tennessee's LenDale White. DeAngelo Williams was first with 20, followed by Michael Turner with 17.
-           Ran for 73 yards on 11 carries with 2 touchdowns vs. Baltimore (11/16), to help the Giants rush for 207 yards against the NFL's No. 1 run defense, which had allowed an average of 65.4 rushing yards a game and not more than 76 yards in any game... It was the Giants' 3rd consecutive 200-yard...Jacobs' 2 touchdowns came in the in the 1st quarter on 1-yard runs and increased his season total to a career-high 11, two more than he had in 2006. He became the 1st Giant to score double-digit touchdowns since Plaxico Burress caught 10 touchdowns passes in 2006 and the 1st to run for at least 10 scores since Barber ran for 13 in 2004. It was the 11th time in Giants history a player reached double digits in rushing touchdowns in a season.
-           Had a career-high 3 rushing touchdowns vs. Carolina (12/21), to become the 1st Giant to score 3 touchdowns in a game since Burress caught 3 touchdown passes at Dallas on Sept. 9, 2007 and the 1st to run for 3 scores since Barber did it at Washington on Dec. 30, 2006.
-           In 2007, he played in 11 regular season games with 9 starts and started all 4 postseason games. Jacobs rushed for 1,009 yards and 4 touchdowns on 202 carries, despite missing 5 games and most of a 6th with knee and hamstring injuries. Jacobs was the 1st Giants back other than Barber to rush for more than 1,000 yards since Gary Brown in 1998 (1,063)...Rushed for at least 100 yards 5 times.
-           Jacobs combined with Burress (1,025 receiving yards) to give the Giants a 1,000-yard rusher and receiver in the same season for the 7th time in their history.
-           During the 2007 postseason, Jacobs rushed for a touchdown in each of the Giants' first 2 postseason victories and became the 1st Giant to run for a touchdown in consecutive postseason games since Ottis Anderson on Jan. 25, 1987 (Super Bowl XXI) and Jan. 7, 1990 (NFC Divisional Playoff Game)...Jacobs scored the Giants' first 2 touchdowns at Tampa Bay on a 5-yard pass from Eli Manning and an 8-yard run to become the 1st Giant in history to score a rushing and a receiving touchdown in the same postseason game...Jacobs was the first Giants running back to catch a touchdown pass in a postseason game since fullback Greg Comella in the 2000 NFC Championship Game. Prior to that, the last Giants back with a postseason touchdown catch was Leon Bright at Philadelphia on Dec. 27, 1981.
-           Missed 3 games in September 2007 with a knee injury suffered on opening night in Dallas, where he rushed for 26 yards on 6 carries.
-           Was named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October 2007, when the Giants were 4-0, scored an NFC-high 112 points and led the NFL with 705 rushing yards. Jacobs - and the offensive line that opened the holes for him - were key components to that success...Jacobs led the league with 424 rushing yards during the month. He set career highs 3 times with the first 3 100-yard games of his career. Jacobs averaged 5.7 yards on his 74 carries, caught 6 passes for 24 yards and scored 2 touchdowns in October.
-           Returned to action after missing 3-plus games with a knee injury and rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries, including a 19-yard touchdown vs. Jets (10/07). It was the 1st 100-yard game of his career. Jacobs became the first Giant other than Tiki Barber to rush for 100 yards since Ron Dayne ran for 111 yards against New Orleans on Sept. 30, 2001. Barber had had the Giants' previous 37 100-yard rushing games (including 1 in the postseason).
-           Missed games vs. Minnesota (11/25) and at Chicago (12/2) with a hamstring injury.
-           Finished with a career-high 145 yards on 24 carries with 2 touchdowns at Buffalo (12/23)...Scored twice in the 2nd quarter, on runs of 6 and 43 yards, the longest run of his career... Helped the Giants rush for 289 yards, their highest total since they rushed for 289 yards on Dec. 21, 1985 in a 28-10 victory over Pittsburgh...Rookie Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown to give the Giants 2 100-yard rushers in the same game for the 1st time in their history. The Giants became the first team to have two runners with 140 or more yards in the same game since Nov. 11, 2001, when St. Louis' Marshall Faulk ran for 183 yards and Trung Canidate added 145 in a game against Carolina.
-           In 2006, Jacobs played in 15 games (he suited up but did not play vs. New Orleans) and the NFC Wild Card Game at Philadelphia...Finished the season with 97 carries for 432 yards and a team-best 9 rushing touchdowns...Added 11 receptions for 149 yards, with a long catch of 43 yards.
-           Had 5 carries for 29 yards and 2 receptions for 52 yards vs. Dallas (12/3)...Career-long 43 yard reception in the 4th quarter and helped set up Jay Feely's 22-yard field goal to tie the game at 13-13.
-           Scored touchdowns on runs of 1 and 8 yards on his only 2 carries of the game vs. Chicago (11/12).
-           As a rookie in 2005, played in all 16 games...Was used primarily in short-yardage and goal-line situations and on special teams...Finished with 38 carries for 99 yards and 7 touchdowns, with a long run of 21 yards...Converted 20 of 32 opportunities on rushing attempts of 4 or less yards to go.
-           Jacobs was the first Giants rookie to score 7 touchdowns since Bobby Johnson in 1984 and the first to rush for 7 touchdowns since Bill Paschal ran for 10 scores in 1943.
-           Scored touchdowns in each of his first 2 games, the 1st Giants rookie to accomplish that feat since Barber in 1997. Scored on a 5-yard vs. Arizona (9/11) and a 1-yard run at New Orleans (9/19).
-           Carried 6 times for season-high 39 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut vs. the Cardinals.

COLLEGE:

-           Played at 3 schools: Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College, Auburn and Southern Illinois. In 42 games at the 3 stops, he rushed for 4,003 yards with 52 touchdowns on 595 carries (6.7-yard avg.), caught 12 passes for 136 yards (11.3-yard avg.) and returned 6 kickoffs for 140 yards (23.3-yard avg.).
-           Jacobs was perhaps the most highly-touted transfer in Southern Illinois history. He joined fellow transfers Terry Jackson (Minnesota) and Arkee Whitlock (Coffeyville) to form one of the most explosive backfields in college football, one that accounted for 42 of the team's 65 touchdowns and 3,404 of the squad's 6,032 yards in total offense in 2004, his only season with the Salukis.
-           Began his collegiate career in 2001 at Coffeyville, where he rushed for 927 yards and 13 touchdowns on 130 carries (7.1-yard avg.) in 10 regular season games, then added 422 yards and 4 scores in playoff action en route to being named to the All-Jayhawk Conference team. The following year, Jacobs led the conference in rushing with 1,638 yards and 17 touchdowns on 243 carries (6.7-yard avg.), and added another 258 yards and 3 scores on 24 carries in the playoffs.
-           In 2003 at Auburn, when he shared time at halfback with Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams, who became 2 of the top 9 picks in the 2005 draft. He was 2nd on the team with 72 carries for 446 yards (6.2-yard avg.) and 3 touchdowns.
-           Hoping to get an opportunity for more playing time, Jacobs again transferred, this time to Southern Illinois. In his one season there, Jacobs rushed for 922 yards and 19 touchdowns on 150 carries, averages of 6.6 yards a carry and 122.1 yards a game.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
 
-           Attended the Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting St. Vincent's Medical Center.
-           Attended Coach Coughlin's "Champions for Children Gala" benefitting The Jay Fund.
-           Attended Tiki Barber's annual fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network "Tiki Rocks the Square."
-           Attended the 2nd annual "Taste of the Giants" fundraiser benefitting ShopRite Partners in Caring.
-           Attended Fairleigh Dickinson University's fundraiser for Rich Fritsky.
-           Attended the East Side Settlement House's New York Auto Show Preview Gala, helping to auction off tickets to an upcoming Giants' game.

PERSONAL:

-           Married (Kim) with son Brayden Kenneth.
-           Standout running back at Assumption High School...Led the team to the Class 4A state semi-finals as a senior, earning USA Today All-America, Orlando Sentinel All-Southern, Prep Star All-Region and Most Valuable Offensive Player of the Class 4A all-state team recognition. As a senior, he gained  3,022 yards and 38 touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards per carry...Rushed for 1,783 yards and 18 touchdowns and caught 3 passes for 50 yards and a score as a junior...During his last 2 prep seasons, he also returned 8 kickoffs for touchdowns...Also lettered in basketball.
-           Sociology major.
-           Son of Janice Jacobs...Guardian is Diane Cheavious.