Up 34-7 late in the third quarter againstJacobs was one of the biggest running backs the game had ever seen, standing at a monstrous 6-foot-4, 260 pounds. Whenever Eli Manning handed him the ball, Jacobs was his own Big Blue wrecking crew.
Kaleb Jackson runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on Grambling State at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge Sept. 9, 2023.Jackson took a handoff out of the shotgun, cut to avoid a pile, and stiff-armed one defender to the ground. That wasn't even close to the most impressive move he made. About eight yards later, defensive back Isaac Smith tried to lay him out just short of the goal line, but it was Jackson who won the battle by knockout."You're gonna see a lot of DBs in his career make business decisions," said color commentator Jesse Palmer.Jackson was the top-ranked running back in the state of Louisiana for the high school class of 2023 despite an injury his senior year.
LSU running back Kaleb Jackson carries the ball against Grambling during a game at Tiger Stadium Sept. 9, 2023.