Lamar Jackson

Lamar Jackson
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Jackson at training camp in 2018
No. 8 – Baltimore Ravens
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-17) January 17, 1997
Pompano Beach, Florida
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Boynton Beach (FL)
College: Louisville
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Passing attempts: 4
Passing completions: 1
Percentage: 25.0
TD–INT: 0–0
Passing yards: 24
Passer rating: 52.1
Rushing yards: 62
Player stats at NFL.com

Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 17, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville and was selected by the Ravens in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. At Louisville, Jackson won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award and was a unanimous All-American as a sophomore in 2016.

Early years

Jackson was born in Pompano Beach, Florida on January 17, 1997. He attended Boynton Beach High School in Boynton Beach, Florida. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.[1][2][3]

During Jackson's high school career, he played two years of varsity football. In his two seasons at Boynton Beach High School, Jackson threw for a total of 31 passing touchdowns; he ran for a total of 22 rushing touchdowns. For his career, his accumulated quarterback rating was 102.7. Also, for his career, he threw for over 2,000 passing yards.[4]

College career

Freshman year

As a freshman at Louisville in 2015, Jackson played in 12 games and made eight starts. He completed 135-of-247 passes for 1,840 yards with 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions and ran for 960 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.[5] He was named the MVP of the 2015 Music City Bowl after passing for 227 yards with two touchdowns and rushing for a Music City Bowl-record 226 yards and two touchdowns.[6][7]

Sophomore year

During the first game of his sophomore year, against the UNC-Charlotte 49ers, Jackson set a school record for total touchdowns with eight, all of them in the first half. Against Syracuse, Jackson completed 20 of 39 passes for 411 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, with 199 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns, with all five touchdowns coming in the first half. Against #2 Florida State, Jackson completed 13 of 20 passes for 216 yards, threw one touchdown and one interception, and had 146 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. He scored 4 of the 5 total touchdowns in the first half. The game made Jackson the Heisman front runner,[8] and gave the Cardinals a No. 3 ranking, their highest since 2006. Against Marshall, Jackson completed 24 of 44 passes for 417 yards and 5 touchdowns, and had 62 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Against No. 5 Clemson, Louisville's offense totaled 586 yards, with Jackson accounting for 295 passing yards, 162 rushing yards, and three total touchdowns (1 passing, 2 rushing). The Cardinals eventually lost the game 42–36. On December 8, Jackson was awarded the Walter Camp Award as the player of the year and the Maxwell Award as the best all-around player in college football.[9]

On December 10, 2016, Jackson was selected as the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner over fellow finalists Deshaun Watson, Dede Westbrook, Jabrill Peppers, and Baker Mayfield. He became Louisville's first Heisman Trophy winner in school history and the youngest ever recipient of the award.[10]

Aside from all the nationally recognized awards, Jackson also won prestigious awards within the University of Louisville. In 2017, Jackson won a Louie for being named the Adidas High Performance Male Athlete of the Year for his outstanding sophomore campaign. He also won a Louie for Play of the Year after the leap he had in the 2016 Syracuse game.https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/04/18/lamar-jackson-big-winner-louie-awards/100594412/

Junior year

When entering the 2017 season, the fan base and media had high expectations as Jackson would start his Junior year season. The first test of the season was going into the first home game on September 16. College GameDay announced their return to the University of Louisville to host the matchup between the returning National Champions, Clemson Tigers, and the Cardinals. Despite the 47–21 blowout the Tigers upheld,[11] Jackson did not let the numbers affect his playing ability. His remarkable stats led him to return to New York as a Heisman finalist for the 2017 season. Jackson played in 13 games, finishing with 3,660 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.

Following the 2017–18 school year, Jackson was named the men's ACC Athlete of the Year for all conference sports, sharing honors with women's winner Arike Ogunbowale of Notre Dame basketball.[12]

Statistics

Through December 9, 2017, Jackson's statistics are as follows:[13]

NCAA collegiate career statistics
Louisville Cardinals
Season Games Passing Rushing
GGSCompAttPctYardsTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2015 12813524754.71,840128126.81639605.911
2016 131323040956.23,543309148.82601,5716.021
2017 131325443059.13,6602710146.62321,6016.918
Career38346191,08657.09,0436927142.96554,1326.350

Professional career

On January 5, 2018, Jackson officially announced that he would be entering the 2018 NFL Draft.[14]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
6 ft 2 1⁄4 in
(1.89 m)		 216 lb
(98 kg)		 33 1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Draft[15][16]

Jackson was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round with the 32nd overall pick in the draft, who traded up for the selection with the Philadelphia Eagles.[17] [18]

Jackson made his first regular season appearance relieving starting quarterback Joe Flacco in the second half on September 9, 2018 against the Buffalo Bills, finishing with 24 passing yards as the Ravens won 47-3.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rivals.com". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jones, Steve (August 30, 2014). "Four-star Florida QB Lamar Jackson picks Louisville". Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dorsey, Steve (February 4, 2015). "Gator bait? QB Lamar Jackson fakes Florida, goes Louisville". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lamar Jackson's Football Stats". Max Preps. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Behind Lamar Jackson, expectations rising at Louisville". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ Fornelli, Tom. "Lamar Jackson introduces himself to the world in Music City Bowl win". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Music City Monster: Louisville's Lamar Jackson unstoppable against Texas A&M". December 31, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Chuck Culpepper (10 December 2016). "Lamar Jackson's Heisman Trophy triumph a story over 20 years in the making". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards". The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ CNN, Jill Martin and Steve Almasy. "Louisville's Lamar Jackson wins Heisman". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Clemson vs. Louisville - Game Summary - September 16, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  12. ↑ "Louisville's Jackson, Notre Dame's Ogunbowale Voted ACC Athletes of the Year" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lamar Jackson". ESPN.com.
  14. ↑ "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson intends to enter 2018 NFL Draft". NFL. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Lamar Jackson". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  17. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (April 26, 2018). "Ravens trade up to take Lamar Jackson at No. 32". NFL.com.
  18. ↑ "Vegas odds against Lamar Jackson starting for Ravens in 2018". NBC Sports Washington. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  19. ↑ "Lamar Jackson plays plenty in NFL debut as Baltimore Ravens win big". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
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