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Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson could have historic season in 2019

By Richard Bradshaw

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens runs for a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens reacts after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 30: Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens reacts after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

The bar is set:

Before I start to really break this down, I’ve gone ahead and taken some stats provided by Pro-Football Reference for both Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson. For starters, I took Vick’s best rushing season of his career, the aforementioned 2006 campaign, and compared it to Jackson’s rookie year.

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Vick’s entire 2006 season, to include what he did as a passer, looked like this:

  • 2,474 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 52.6% completion, 75.7 passer rating
  • 103 carries, 1,039 rushing yards, two touchdowns, 8.4 YPC

I’ve gone ahead and taken Jackson’s 2018 stats only from his seven starts, which came out to this:

  • 1,114 passing yards, five touchdowns, three interceptions, 58.2% completion,  82.6 passer rating
  • 119 carries, 556 rushing yards, four touchdowns, 4.7 YPC

Stretched out to a 16 game season, Jackson’s stat-line would be as follows:

  • 2,546 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, seven interceptions, 58.2% completion, 82.0 projected passer rating (via PFR’s passer rating generator)
  • 272 carries, 1,271 rushing yards, nine touchdowns, 4.7 YPC

Looking at Jackson’s projected stats over 16 games, it’s polarizing to say the least. In one aspect, we could look at these numbers and be astonished by the rushing totals. On the other hand, Jackson’s passing stats are, shall we say, disappointing.

Jackson would’ve had the edge over Vick in numerous categories, both passing and rushing, to include: passing yards, completion percentage, passer rating, carries, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns. The only area that Vick has Jackson beat is in passing touchdowns, nearly doubling Jackson’s projected 11 to his own 20. Vick would also slightly have more total touchdowns (22 vs. 20), and owns a higher YPC (8.4 vs. 4.7).

With all this being said, let’s take a closer look at all these details, starting with the rushing aspect of their games…

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