
Quarterback, Louisville, 2015–17
Lamar Jackson
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 211 lb
- Hometown
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Born
- Jan 7, 1997, in Pompano Beach, Florida
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Lamar Jackson played quarterback at Louisville (2015–17). He won the 2016 Heisman Trophy, the 2016 Maxwell Award and the 2016 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2016. The Baltimore Ravens took Jackson in the first round, No. 32 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
417passing yards, career highat Marshall, 20166touchdown passes, career highvs. Charlotte, 2016226rushing yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20154rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Florida State, 2016Honors
- 2016Heisman Trophy
- 2016Maxwell Award
- 2016Walter Camp Award
- 2016AP College Football Player of the Year
- 2016Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2016Consensus All‑American
- 2016, 2017ACC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2016, 2017ACC Player of the Year
- 2017National leader in total offense (5,261)
- 2017National leader in total offense per game (404.7)
- 2017Third in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Louisville | 135 | 247 | 54.7 | 1,840 | 7.4 | 12 | 8 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 230 | 409 | 56.2 | 3,543 | 8.7 | 30 | 9 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 254 | 430 | 59.1 | 3,660 | 8.5 | 27 | 10 |
| Career | 619 | 1,086 | 57.0 | 9,043 | 8.3 | 69 | 27 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Louisville | 163 | 960 | 5.9 | 11 | 73 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 260 | 1,571 | 6.0 | 21 | 72 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 232 | 1,601 | 6.9 | 18 | 75 |
| Career | 655 | 4,132 | 6.3 | 50 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Louisville | 8 | QB | ||
| 2016 | Louisville | 8 | QB | ||
| 2017 | Louisville | 8 | QB | 6′3″ | 211 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Louisville | 409 | 0.27 | 60th (n=151) | 0.24 | 112.0 | 48% | 0.24 | 0.42 |
| 2016 | Louisville | 665 | 0.38 | 85th (n=152) | 0.25 | 252.1 | 68% | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| 2017 | Louisville | 657 | 0.43 | 93rd (n=160) | 0.25 | 285.1 | 68% | 0.48 | 0.50 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2017 Louisville 13 games, 3,660 passing yards, 27 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 35–28 | 30 | 46 | 378 | 2 | 0 | 107 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 47–35 | 25 | 39 | 393 | 3 | 0 | 132 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 21–47 | 21 | 42 | 317 | 3 | 1 | 64 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 42–3 | 18 | 22 | 299 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 55–10 | 18 | 26 | 249 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 25–39 | 26 | 47 | 354 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 42–45 | 19 | 39 | 332 | 2 | 1 | 180 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 31–28 | 13 | 21 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 178 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 32–42 | 27 | 44 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 38–21 | 15 | 26 | 195 | 3 | 0 | 147 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–10 | 14 | 26 | 270 | 2 | 0 | 111 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 44–17 | 15 | 21 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 156 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 27–31 | 13 | 31 | 171 | 2 | 4 | 158 |
2016 Louisville 13 games, 3,543 passing yards, 30 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 70–14 | 17 | 23 | 286 | 6 | 0 | 119 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 62–28 | 20 | 39 | 411 | 1 | 1 | 199 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 63–20 | 13 | 20 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 59–28 | 24 | 44 | 417 | 5 | 1 | 62 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 36–42 | 27 | 44 | 295 | 1 | 1 | 162 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 24–14 | 13 | 26 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 144 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 54–13 | 20 | 34 | 355 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 32–25 | 24 | 41 | 361 | 4 | 1 | 88 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 52–7 | 12 | 17 | 231 | 4 | 1 | 185 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 44–12 | 14 | 26 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 153 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 10–36 | 20 | 43 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 38–41 | 16 | 25 | 281 | 2 | 3 | 171 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 9–29 | 10 | 27 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
2015 Louisville 12 games, 1,840 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | L 24–31 | 9 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 106 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 31–34 | 17 | 27 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 17–20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–3 | 15 | 22 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 184 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–13 | 10 | 27 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 121 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 21–41 | 20 | 35 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 17–14 | 15 | 25 | 230 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 20–19 | 19 | 26 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 38–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 45 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 34–45 | 9 | 17 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 38–24 | 8 | 21 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 186 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 27–21 | 12 | 26 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 226 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¼″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 120 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
Pro Bowls: 4 (2019, 2021, 2023–24) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2019, 2023–24)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2019, 2023–24; Pro Football Writers first team 2019, 2023–24; Sporting News first team 2019, 2023–24.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 99 | 170 | 1,201 | 6 | 3 | 695 |
| 2019 | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 265 | 401 | 3,127 | 36 | 6 | 1,206 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 242 | 376 | 2,757 | 26 | 9 | 1,005 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 246 | 382 | 2,882 | 16 | 13 | 767 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 203 | 326 | 2,242 | 17 | 7 | 764 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 307 | 457 | 3,678 | 24 | 7 | 821 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 316 | 474 | 4,172 | 41 | 4 | 915 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 192 | 302 | 2,549 | 21 | 7 | 349 |
| 2026 (so far) | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 68 | 96 | 967 | 6 | 1 | 144 |
| NFL career | 120 | 1,938 | 2,984 | 23,575 | 193 | 57 | 6,666 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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