Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Louisville
Lamar Jackson
QB • 6'3" • 211 lbs • Pompano Beach, FL, USA
Dual-threat creatorEfficient finisher
Lamar Jackson is a dual-threat creator with 48.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Player Story
Lamar Jackson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Pompano Beach, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Lamar Jackson's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 32
- NFL Team
- Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Louisville. Lamar Jackson is a dual-threat creator with 48.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 13,175
- Passing yards
- 9,043
- Rushing yards
- 4,132
- Touchdowns
- 119
Quick Answers
Lamar Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 13,175
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Louisville
- Top game
- Syracuse
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Boynton Beach Community · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Boynton Beach Community · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 32 · Baltimore Ravens
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 5,261 total offense · QB 1st (top 1%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Louisville | 12 | 453 | 227 | 226 | 4 | 67.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 12 | 2,347 | 1,613 | 734 | 19 | 67.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 186 | 153 | 33 | 0 | 87.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 4,928 | 3,390 | 1,538 | 51 | 87.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 13 | 329 | 171 | 158 | 3 | 91.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 13 | 4,932 | 3,489 | 1,443 | 42 | 91.3 |
Related Context
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Lamar Jackson played QB for Louisville. Across 3 tracked seasons, Lamar Jackson recorded 9,043 passing yards, 4,132 rushing yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisville.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Louisville paired 5,261 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 68.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Louisville
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
233.3
Efficiency
68.6
Usage
36.4
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 453. Auburn: 206. Houston: 184. Clemson: 23. Samford: 396. NC State: 224. Florida State: 339. Boston College: 245. Wake Forest: 209. Virginia: 45. Pittsburgh: 160. Kentucky: 316
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 48 by 79.7. Auburn: 36 by 58.2. Houston: 39 by 49.6. Clemson: 2 by 95. Samford: 40 by 82.6. NC State: 46 by 58.1. Florida State: 54 by 58.9. Boston College: 39 by 53.8. Wake Forest: 39 by 60.2. Virginia: 1 by 100. Pittsburgh: 28 by 59.8. Kentucky: 38 by 67.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins269.7 · Games = 7 · +87.3 vs Losses
Losses182.4 · Games = 5 · -87.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
100 vs Virginia
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs Texas A&M3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 27-21 | 12 | 26 | 227 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 79.7 | 22 | 226 | 10.30 | 2 | 61 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Kentucky3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-24 | 8 | 21 | 130 | 38.1 | 1 | 1 | 67.7 | 17 | 186 | 10.90 | 2 | 29 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Pittsburgh | L 34-45 | 9 | 17 | 141 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 59.8 | 11 | 19 | 1.70 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Virginia | W 38-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Fri 10/30 | @ Wake Forest | W 20-19 | 19 | 26 | 207 | 73.1 | 2 | 0 | 60.2 | 13 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Boston College | W 17-14 | 15 | 25 | 230 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 53.8 | 14 | 15 | 1.10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Florida State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 21-41 | 20 | 35 | 307 | 57.1 | 3 | 1 | 58.9 | 19 | 32 | 1.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ NC StateDual-threat | W 20-13 | 10 | 27 | 103 | 37.0 | 1 | 0 | 58.1 | 19 | 121 | 6.40 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Samford3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 45-3 | 15 | 22 | 212 | 68.2 | 1 | 1 | 82.6 | 18 | 184 | 10.20 | 2 | 73 |
| Thu 9/17 | vs Clemson | L 17-20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Houston | L 31-34 | 17 | 27 | 168 | 63.0 | 1 | 2 | 49.6 | 12 | 16 | 1.30 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ AuburnDual-threat | L 24-31 | 9 | 20 | 100 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 58.2 | 16 | 106 | 6.60 | 1 | 19 |
Player Story
Lamar Jackson story
Lamar Jackson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Pompano Beach, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Lamar Jackson's career was his passing role: 9,043 passing yards, 69 touchdown passes, 1,086 attempts, and 4,132 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Louisville. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 4,132 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisville.
The arc is straightforward: Lamar Jackson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Louisville
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Louisville | 2,800 | 68.6 | 36.4 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 2,800 | 68.6 | 36.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 5,114 | 70.9 | 49.7 | 2,314 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 5,114 | 70.9 | 49.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Louisville | 5,261 | 72.9 | 48.1 | 147 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisville | 5,261 | 72.9 | 48.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Syracuse
Week 2 · W 62-28 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
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Total Offense
93.6 takeover
610 total offense with 80.9 efficiency.
#2
vs Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason
453
Total Offense
93.2 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
453 total offense with 79.7 efficiency.
#3
@ North Carolina
Week 2 · W 47-35 · Conference game
525
Total Offense
91.8 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
525 total offense with 79.4 efficiency.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 7 · L 42-45 · Conference game
512
Total Offense
90.1 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
512 total offense with 72.8 efficiency.
#5
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 35-28
485
Total Offense
87.9 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
485 total offense with 71.2 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Louisville
5,261 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 48.1 usage
91.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · Louisville
91.3
5,261 primary · 72.9 efficiency · 48.1 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Louisville
87.9
5,114 primary · 70.9 efficiency · 49.7 usage
Milestones
16
250+ passing yards
27
300+ total offense
23
3+ TD games
29
Above avg efficiency
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