Lamar Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens, 2020
With the Baltimore Ravens, 2020. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
3,660
Passing yards, 2017 (Louisville, 8–⁠5)
Best game
199 yards
At Syracuse, week 2, 2016: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2016
Drafted
No. 32
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

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, 2016

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Louisville13524754.71,8407.4128
2016Louisville23040956.23,5438.7309
2017Louisville25443059.13,6608.52710
Career6191,08657.09,0438.36927

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Louisville1639605.91173
2016Louisville2601,5716.02172
2017Louisville2321,6016.91875
Career6554,1326.35075

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Louisville8QB
2016Louisville8QB
2017Louisville8QB6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Louisville4090.2760th (n=151)0.24112.048%0.240.42
2016Louisville6650.3885th (n=152)0.25252.168%0.440.48
2017Louisville6570.4393rd (n=160)0.25285.168%0.480.50

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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.PurdueW 35–⁠28304637820107
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaW 47–⁠35253939330132
Sep 16vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠4721423173164
Sep 23vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠318222992234
Sep 30vs.Murray StateW 55–⁠10182624930100
Oct 5atNC StateL 25–⁠3926473541173
Oct 14vs.Boston CollegeL 42–⁠45193933221180
Oct 21atFlorida StateW 31–⁠28132115610178
Oct 28atWake ForestL 32–⁠42274433011161
Nov 11vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠21152619530147
Nov 18vs.SyracuseW 56–⁠10142627020111
Nov 25atKentuckyW 44–⁠17152121620156
Dec 30 ✦vs.Mississippi StateL 27–⁠31133117124158
2016 Louisville 13 games, 3,543 passing yards, 30 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 70–⁠14172328660119
Sep 9atSyracuseW 62–⁠28203941111199
Sep 17vs.Florida StateW 63–⁠20132021611146
Sep 24atMarshallW 59–⁠2824444175162
Oct 1atClemsonL 36–⁠42274429511162
Oct 14vs.DukeW 24–⁠14132618110144
Oct 22vs.NC StateW 54–⁠1320343553076
Oct 29atVirginiaW 32–⁠2524413614188
Nov 5atBoston CollegeW 52–⁠7121723141185
Nov 12vs.Wake ForestW 44–⁠12142614510153
Nov 17atHoustonL 10–⁠3620432111033
Nov 26vs.KentuckyL 38–⁠41162528123171
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUL 9–⁠2910271530033
2015 Louisville 12 games, 1,840 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.AuburnL 24–⁠3192010001106
Sep 12vs.HoustonL 31–⁠3417271681216
Sep 17vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠201115008
Sep 26vs.SamfordW 45–⁠3152221211184
Oct 3atNC StateW 20–⁠13102710310121
Oct 17atFlorida StateL 21–⁠4120353073132
Oct 24vs.Boston CollegeW 17–⁠1415252300215
Oct 30atWake ForestW 20–⁠191926207202
Nov 14vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠31–––––45
Nov 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠459171411019
Nov 28atKentuckyW 38–⁠2482113011186
Dec 30 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠21122622720226

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′2¼″
Weight216 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77⅝″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.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2018Baltimore Ravens16991701,20163695
2019Baltimore Ravens152654013,1273661,206
2020Baltimore Ravens152423762,7572691,005
2021Baltimore Ravens122463822,8821613767
2022Baltimore Ravens122033262,242177764
2023Baltimore Ravens163074573,678247821
2024Baltimore Ravens173164744,172414915
2025Baltimore Ravens131923022,549217349
2026 (so far)Baltimore Ravens4689696761144
NFL career1201,9382,98423,575193576,666

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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