Is Alex Green Better Than Josh Jacobs? NFL Stats Decide

The career statistics tell a clear story in this RB comparison. Josh Jacobs holds the advantage in 5 of 5 key categories, with Rushing Yards representing the most decisive gap — a 1430% difference that separates these two NFL players. This is not a close debate on the numbers.

Josh Jacobs's Rushing Yards of 7,803 compared to Alex Green's 510 represents a 1430% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alex Green falls 90.7% below the career average of 5500 in this category while Josh Jacobs exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Josh Jacobs's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Carry, where Alex Green posts 3.4 against Josh Jacobs's 4.2 — a gap of just 23.5%. Alex Green can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-0 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Carry is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Green side.

Running back careers are defined by efficiency as much as volume. Yards per carry separates elite backs from good ones, while receiving ability from the backfield has become increasingly valuable in the modern NFL.

Josh Jacobs wins this head to head comparison decisively — 5 categories to 0. The 1430% gap in Rushing Yards alone makes a compelling case, but the consistency across multiple categories confirms Josh Jacobs's statistical superiority in this NFL career comparison.