Brandon Jacobs Brandon Richard Jacobs ( born July 6 , 1982 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Coffeyville , Auburn , and Southern Illinois . Early life . Brandon Jacobs grew up in Napoleonville , Louisiana . The only son of a single mother Janice Jacobs , he was raised by his mom and her sisters . His aunt and uncle , Dianne and Phil Cheavious , later became his legal guardians . He never had a relationship with his father . Brandon played basketball and football at Assumption High School & in his senior year & received plenty of accolades such as an USA Today All - America , Orlando Sentinel All - Southern , Prep Star All - Region and Louisiana Class 4A Most Valuable Offensive Player . He ran for more than 3 , 000 yards and scored 38 touchdowns in that senior campaign . He is an American football running back previously of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Coffeyville Community College , Auburn and Southern Illinois . Jacobs is larger and heavier than most NFL running backs , weighing over 264 . He also runs the 100 meters in 10 . 92 seconds and the 200 meters in 21 . 59 . He won two Super Bowl s in seven seasons at the New York Giants , and holds the franchise record for most career rushing touchdowns . College career . Jacobs ' college career started at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville , Kansas , under the direction of head coach Jeff Leiker and running backs coach Dickie Rolls . Coffeyville is a member school of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference . In 2001 , his freshman year at Coffeyville , he ran for 1 , 349 yards and 17 TDs and gained Kansas Jayhawk Conference All - Conference honorable mention . He was also named the team MVP for CCC . In his sophomore season for the Red Ravens he racked up 1 , 896 yards and 20 TDs on 267 carries for a 7 . 1 yard - per - carry average . In light of these efforts Jacobs was named a JUCO All - American and to the KJCCC All - Conference First Team . He once again garnered the Team MVP trophy and was also named the recipient of the Reb Russell Memorial Football Scholarship Award . The statistic of 1 , 896 yards rushing ranks second all - time on the Ravens individual season rushing yardage record . Jacobs continued his college career at Auburn University , along with first - round draft picks Carnell Williams , Ronnie Brown , and Jason Campbell . Jacobs was the third - string running back behind Williams and Brown . Jacobs gained 446 yards on 72 carries and 2 touchdowns in 2003 for the Tigers . After the completion of the 2003 college football season , Jacobs transferred to then Division 1 - AA Southern Illinois . Jacobs ' one year at Southern Illinois was another solid one . He led the team with 150 carries for 992 yards ( 6 . 6 avg ) and 19 touchdowns , one less than the school ' s all - time leader , Muhammad Abdulqaadir , another great back who played at Coffeyville Community College . Jacobs was an All - American first - team selection by The NFL Draft Report and All - Gateway Conference first - team choice and was also named Gateway Conference Newcomer of the Year . He led the conference and ranked tenth in the nation in scoring , averaging 9 . 5 points per game . Jacobs had eight receptions for 83 yards ( 10 . 4 avg ) , returned six kickoffs for 140 yards ( 23 . 3 avg ) and had five 100 - yard rushing games including the playoffs . Professional career . 2005 NFL Draft . Jacobs was graded the 11th best running back available in the 2005 NFL Draft by " Sports Illustrated " . He was projected an early fourth round pick , and was indeed selected early in the fourth round ( 110th overall ) . New York Giants . Going into the 2006 season Jacobs stated that he studied film of famed power running back Eddie George in an effort to refine his running style . George , like Jacobs , was a large , power running back . In the 2006 season , Jacobs carried the ball 96 times for 423 yards and nine touchdowns , averaging 4 . 4 yards per carry . He added 11 receptions for 149 yards . With the retirement of Tiki Barber , Jacobs took over the starting running back spot for the Giants in the 2007 season . He injured his knee in the first game of the season against the Dallas Cowboys , but returned four weeks later against the New York Jets to rush for 100 yards and a touchdown . Jacobs would miss two more games later in the season with a hamstring injury , but finish the regular season with rushing totals of 1 , 009 yards and four touchdowns on 201 carries . He also added 23 receptions for 174 yards and two touchdowns . Jacobs scored the winning touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoffs . Jacobs started every game in the playoffs as the Giants won Super Bowl XLII . Jacobs underwent wrist surgery during the 2008 offseason . He returned to play all of the preseason , but missed two games in the regular season due to recurring difficulty with his knee . He finished the 2008 regular season with 219 carries for 1089 yards and 15 touchdowns , similar yardage to 2007 , but many more touchdowns . In 2008 , he and Derrick Ward became the fifth pair of teammates to rush for 1 , 000 yards in a single season . He was the " Earth " in the running back corps of the Giants nicknamed " Earth , Wind , & Fire " with Derrick Ward ( Wind ) and Ahmad Bradshaw ( Fire ) . He is also nicknamed Juggernaut because of his ability to break multiple tackles and the difficulty in bringing him down due to his impressive size for a running back . Similarly , he has been dubbed " The Creator " by the satirical sports website Ramon Hernandez Put Down The Gun , and is considered complementary to Justin Tuck , who is known as " The Destroyer . " On February 13 , 2009 the Giants placed the Franchise Tag on Jacobs . He signed a four - year , $ 25 million dollar contract with the Giants a week later and had most of the carries that season . On December 31 , 2009 , Jacobs was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury . On September 19 , 2010 , Jacobs threw his helmet into the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium and was fined $ 10 , 000 . On November 24 , 2010 , Jacobs was announced back as the number one running back for the Giants against the Jacksonville Jaguars . The Giants released Jacobs on March 9 , 2012 . San Francisco 49ers . Jacobs signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 28 , 2012 . He missed the first two months of the season after suffering a knee injury during training camp , and saw limited playing time once he returned . He was active for three games and had five carries for seven yards as essentially the third - or fourth - string tailback . The 49ers suspended him for the final three games of the same season following a series of posts by Jacobs on social media sites addressing his lack of playing time , including one which said he was " on this team rotting away . " . Jacobs was waived by the 49ers on December 31 , 2012 . Professional stats . Regular season . " Source : " Other Non - Sports Pursuits . Shark Tank Appearance . On October 19 , 2012 , Jacobs appeared , with Pro NRG founder , Tania Patruno , to pitch the fledgling company ' s protein supplement / energy drink and hopefully score the venture some investment capital on Episode # 406 of ABC ' s Shark Tank . Jacobs also appeared on an episode of TNA Impact Wrestling which aired on 2 / 16 / 2012 , Jacobs put wrestler Bully Ray through a table on the episode . References . http : / / sports . yahoo . com / nfl / news ? slug = ycn - 11007632