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Josh Jacobs was drafted with the hopes of being a three-down back the Raiders have lacked for many years.Jacobs was a primary target of the Raiders all throughout the draft process Jim Plunkett Jersey , general..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders Draft 2019Breaking down Raiders RB Josh Jacobs top plays at Alabama New,27commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareBreaking down Raiders RB Josh Jacobs top plays at Alabama Mark Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsJosh Jacobs was drafted with the hopes of being a three-down back the Raiders have lacked for many years.Jacobs was a primary target of the Raiders all throughout the draft process, general manager Mike Mayock spoke openly about how he and Jon Gruden felt about Jacobs following the college football playoff national championship game, which Mayock was on the sidelines for. Since 2014, the Raiders run game has ranked 32nd (2014), 28th (2015), 6th (2016), 25th (2017), and 25th (2018). Not only should Jacobs provide a boost in the run game but he can get it done in the passing game as an option out of the backfield and in pass protection.Some are comparing Jacobs to Alvin Kamara of the Saints who is one of the top dual threat backs in the league. Let’s take a look at Jacobs top ten plays from Alabama and a preview of what Raiders fans can expect from their new feature back.Now let’s break down those plays from ten to one.10. 18-yard touchdown run versus LouisvilleOn this play Jacobs shows off his patience and ability to make people miss.It’s all on display here as he takes the handoff, stays behind the pulling guard and current Raider Lester Cotton Sr, makes a safety miss in the hole and shows the speed to bounce it outside and finish the run for six.9. 54-yard run versus Arkansas What excites me most about this play is how Jacobs makes one cut and immediately hits the hole and gets to the outside.On his way to the sideline he makes a second defender miss and takes the ball all the way down to the 3 yard line.8. Swing pass out of the back field versus Mississippi StateThis is where the Alvin Kamara comparisons come into play.Jacobs shows off his natural catching ability on this play and once again demonstrates his elusiveness in the open field.Also you can see Jacobs has a check release, meaning he is checking his blocking assignment before releasing into his route.7. Big gain up the middle in the SEC championship game versus GeorgiaCheck out the balance on this run.Jacobs stumbles after he takes the hand off Charles Woodson Jersey , stays on his feet and quickly gets north and south.Throw in two more broken tackles on his way to a 60 yard gain.6. 24 yards to pay dirt against Kent StateDespite the 4.60 forty time, Jacobs shows that he can get through a hole and get to the second level plenty quick enough.Jacobs might not have been timed as quick as some would have liked but he plays much faster than his forty time suggests.5. Jacobs does his best Marshawn Lynch impression in the 2019 Iron BowlThis is my personal favorite of all the plays you will find on a Josh Jacobs highlight reel.Yet another example of how he has the ability to make the first defender miss and how can you not love the way he finishes this run.Who does that remind you of?4. Acrobatic catch over the middle for a touchdownWow is all I can say.What else can Jacobs show you on this play.The degree of difficulty on this catch is about an 9.5 considering as the ball was in mid flight Jacobs has to turn his back on the ball to adjust to make the catch over his left shoulder.All the while he is running down the middle of the field where safeties are lurking to put a huge hit on the receiver.Oh and don’t forget the two broken tackles before getting into the end zone. 3.Not one, not two, but three defenders to take down Josh JacobsIn the previous clips we see plenty of quickness, elusiveness, and ability to break tackles but in play three we see the power that Jacobs possess in his 220 pound frame. 2. Big play in the CFP versus Oklahoma Jacobs is a physical runner with the ball in his hands.On this play he doesn’t shy away from punishing the smaller defender.Defenses will have their hands full trying to get Jacobs down in the open field.1. Kick return for touchdownIt’s unlikely he will see time as a return man but it’s nice to know that he has the versatility to not only run, block, and catch but also be a threat in the return game if needed.Follow @Egroat5 ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders agreed on a deal Saturday night to acquire prolific but disgruntled receiver Antonio Brown from the Pittsburgh Steelers and will give him the lucrative new contract he wanted.A person with direct knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press that the Raiders finalized the deal with the Steelers and will give Brown a new three-year contract worth $50.125 million instead of the $38.925 million he was owed by Pittsburgh. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be completed until the new league year starts Wednesday.Pro Football Talk first reported the deal and says Pittsburgh will get third and fifth-round draft picks from Oakland.The trade makes final what became a very messy and very public divorce between Brown and the team that helped turn the sixth-round pick into arguably the greatest wide receiver of his generation.It also gives the Raiders a high-profile addition for second-year coach Jon Gruden after trading away two of the team’s biggest stars last year in edge rusher Khalil Mack and receiver Amari Cooper.Oakland got extra first-round picks in those trades but didn’t need to give up any of its four picks in the top 35 in the upcoming draft to acquire Brown, who has topped 100 receptions and 1,200 yards receiving in each of the past six seasons. The Raiders have had only one player reach those marks in a single season in franchise history, with Hall of Famer Tim Brown accomplishing the feat in 1997.Brown now gives quarterback Derek Carr his biggest offensive weapon since entering the league in 2014 and the Raiders a legitimate star before they move to Las Vegas for the 2020 season.The Raiders’ top wide receiver last season was Jordy Nelson Willie Brown Jersey , who had just 63 catches for 739 yards.Gruden has always admired Brown from his time as a broadcaster and had nothing but praise for the receiver before the teams played last December.“He’s the hardest working man, I think, in football,” Gruden said. “Hardest working player I’ve ever seen practice. I’ve seen Jerry Rice, I’ve seen a lot of good ones, but I put Antonio Brown at the top. If there are any young wideouts out there, I’d go watch him practice. You figure out yourself why he’s such a good player.”Brown was obviously pleased with the development, posting a picture of himself in a Raiders uniform and a video with Carr at a Pro Bowl with the caption “Love at first sight ” on his Twitter account.Brown is no stranger to drawing headlines for both his prolific on-field production and his off-the-field antics, including livestreaming from the locker room after a playoff win over Kansas City in January 2017 and getting pulled over for doing 100 mph in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs last fall.The sometimes tumultuous relationship between the only player in NFL history with six straight 100-catch seasons and the franchise that made him the highest-paid player at his position in the spring of 2017 reached a breaking point in late December.Steelers coach Mike Tomlin benched Brown during the regular-season finale against Cincinnati after the wide receiver went radio silent in the final 48 hours before the game. Brown arrived in a fur coat, hung out for a half and then disappeared from view until well after his teammates had cleaned out their lockers following a 9-6-1 finish that left Pittsburgh on the outside of the playoffs for the first time since 2013.When Brown did resurface, he began engaging in a series of increasingly antagonistic acts designed to expedite his departure. He went on Instagram with former Steelers linebacker James Harrison during Tomlin’s season wrap-up press conference. He decried quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s “owner’s mentality” and chastised Tomlin for disciplining him in Week 17, no matter that Tomlin and the rest of the organization had spent years downplaying Brown’s off-the-field eccentricities.Brown officially requested a trade last month Fred Biletnikoff Jersey , but not before photo-shopping his familiar No. 84 onto a San Francisco 49ers jersey or using his hyperactive social media feeds to indicate not only his displeasure with the Steelers but also his interest in signing a new deal with whomever should acquire his services.Even with his benching in the finale, Brown caught 104 passes for 1,297 yards and a franchise-record and NFL-high 15 touchdowns. His last performance in a Pittsburgh uniform might have been one of his best, a 14-reception, 185-yard, two-touchdown masterpiece in a road loss to New Orleans.A week later, the player who once said he wanted to retire a Steeler didn’t even suit up against the Bengals. Just over two months later, he now finds himself heading to the second act of a career that’s on a Hall of Fame trajectory and the Steelers have a hole at receiver and more than $21 million in dead money on their salary cap.