5. Lamar Jackson

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Is it too soon to rank Lamar Jackson this high?

It might be too low!

Lamar Jackson was the last pick of 2018 First Round, and everyone knew it was only a matter of time before he took over for Joe Flacco at Quarterback.  That happened in the middle of his rookie year when Flacco went down to injury and the former Louisville star became one of the most exciting players in the National Football League.

Jackson closed off the season with a 6-1 record, taking the Ravens to the playoffs and becoming the youngest QB to start in the playoffs.  The Ravens lost, but Jackson was a star.

In 2019, Jackson had the greatest season ever by a Ravens Quarterback.  Jackson took the Ravens to a 14-2 record and led the league in Passing Touchdowns (36) with 3,127 Passing Yards and only 6 Interceptions.  On the ground, he was electric with 1,206 Rushing Yards, 7 TDs and he led the NFL in Rushing Yards per Attempt.  The Ravens did not make it to the Super Bowl, but his season was so good that he won the AP MVP, PFWA MVP, and the Bert Bell Award.

Jackson was not an MVP or Pro Bowler in 2020, but he was still the most exciting player of the year and had his second consecutive 1,000 Rushing Yard Season.  Pro Bowl number two came for Jackson in 2021, and in 2023, he won his second MVP off of a then-best 3,678 Passing Yards and a 24-7 TD-INT Ratio.  Last season, it looked like Jackson was going to win his third MVP (he was second behind Buffalo's Josh Allen), and had another statistical gem of a campaign with career-highs in Passing Yards (4,172), Touchdown Passes (41) against only four Interceptions.  Sadly the dual-threat pivot again was not able to reach the Super Bowl, but there is still time.

While there are only seven seasons under his belt, the only thing missing is that elusive Super Bowl.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Quarterback
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 32nd Overall in the NFL Draft 1/26/18.
  • Games Played: 103
  • Notable Statistics:

    94 Games Started
    1,678 Pass Completions
    2,586 Pass Attempts
    64.9 Pass Completion Percentage
    20,059 Passing Yards
    166 Touchdown Passes
    49 Interceptions
    102.0 Passer Rating
    1,014 Rushing Attempts
    6,173 Rushing Yards
    33 Rushing Touchdowns
    114 Approximate Value

    8 Playoff Games
    146 Pass Completions
    241 Pass Attempts
    60.6 Pass Completion Percentage
    1,753 Passing Yards
    10 Touchdown Passes
    7 Interceptions
    84.6 Passer Rating
    94 Rushing Attempts
    641 Rushing Yards
    3 Rushing Touchdowns

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    AP MVP (2019 & 2023)
    Bert Bell Award (2019 & 2023)
    PFWA MVP (2019, 2023 & 2024)
    PFWA Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
    The Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year (2019 & 2023)
    First Team All-Pro (2019)
    Pro Bowl Selection (2019 & 2021)
    Highest Approximate Value (2019 & 2024)
    Most Touchdown Passes (2019)
    Highest Passer Rating (2024)
    Most Yards per Pass Attempt (2024)
    Highest QBR (2019 & 2024)
    Most Yards per Rushing Attempt (2019, 2020 & 2023)

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