Lions Jahmyr Gibbs Hated Wearing Old Jersey Number

The Detroit Lions will have one of their star running backs donning a new number for the 2025 NFL season.

Jahmyr Gibbs has changed his jersey, going from No. 26 to No. 0 ahead of his third season. The speedster wore a single digit in two of his three collegiate seasons, wearing No. 1 in his last year at Georgia Tech as well as his only year at Alabama.

During his camp at Novi High School Saturday, Gibbs explained to ESPN's Eric Woodyard that he did not like wearing 26 and was eager for a change. He desired to wear his old collegiate number, but that was already taken by another teammate switching numbers, wide receiver Jameson Williams.

"I hated 26. It was like, when I got drafted, the only numbers that were available were like 26, 33, 35, 40, stuff like that so I went 26," Gibbs told Woodyard. "They said I was able to change it. I wanted 1, Jamo got 1 so 0 was the next best, right next to it. So I got it."

Gibbs was initially nervous about the change, as he contemplated whether the number would look good on him or if the jersey would wind up being too small.