2026
2026 season · QB · #8 · 9th season
Lamar Jackson
Age 29 · 6'2" · 205 lb · Louisville · Pick 32 overall (2018). Listed QB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 71% across 5 games.
- How goodJackson's +41.6 EPA is 11th of 38 quarterbacks.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+45.1, 57th percentile per dropback).
- Fantasy15.8 standard points a game, QB18 of 34.15.8 half-PPR points a game, QB18 of 34.15.8 PPR points a game, QB18 of 34.
- How he's usedHe pushes the ball downfield: 19% of his attempts travel 20 yards or more (league 11%).
- LatelyDropbacks are slipping: 14.3 a game over his last three against 20.8 for the season.
- This weekA tough matchup: the Jaguars rank 7th vs the pass, allowing -0.06 EPA per dropback.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | +0.35 | 1st of 38 | 99th | |
| CPOEcompletion over expected | -5.2 | 34th of 38 | 12th | |
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 7% | 21st of 38 | 46th | |
| Yards per attempt | 10.0 | 1st of 38 | 99th | |
| TD rateper attempt | 6% | 7th of 38 | 83rd | |
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 1% | 7th of 38 | 83rd |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 10.2 | 1st of 38 | 99th | |
| Rush EPA per game | +0.97 | 12th of 38 | 70th | |
| Success rate | 57% | 1st of 38 | 99th | |
| ANY/A | 9.40 | 1st of 38 | 99th | |
| Total EPA | +41.6 | 11th of 38 | 72nd |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Jackson scores 15.8 standard points a game, QB18 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 11.8 and 21.3; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the Jaguars allow the 9th-fewest standard points to QBs, 14.3 a game.
Jackson scores 15.8 half-PPR points a game, QB18 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 11.8 and 21.3; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the Jaguars allow the 9th-fewest half-PPR points to QBs, 14.3 a game.
Jackson scores 15.8 PPR points a game, QB18 of 34 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 11.8 and 21.3; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 1 bust (under 12). This week the Jaguars allow the 9th-fewest PPR points to QBs, 14.3 a game.
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
He pushes the ball downfield: 19% of his attempts travel 20 yards or more (league 11%). He attacks the middle of the field: 35% of his attempts go between the numbers (league 21%). Play action is a staple: 27% of his attempts come off a fake (league 20%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Jackson's +41.6 EPA is 11th of 38 quarterbacks. The biggest share comes after the catch (+45.1, 57th percentile per dropback). His air yards rank in the 99th percentile (+32.1). Sacks cost him more than most (-16.2, 22nd percentile).
career +0.15 over 2018–2025 · the best of his 9 seasons so far
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 50 attempts.
He throws deep left 2.6× as often as the league (12% of his attempts against 4%) and gains +0.72 EPA a throw there.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three throws show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
The game
vs JaguarsM&T Bank Stadium
JAX −8.5 · O/U 42.5
His history
First meeting this season
His status
A tough matchup: the Jaguars rank 7th vs the pass, allowing -0.06 EPA per dropback.
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at IND W 41-2319th D | 19th vs the pass | 100% | 17/25 | 324 | 1 | +10.3 | |
| 2 | vs NO L 17-2423rd D | 23rd vs the pass | 100% | 21/31 | 235 | 1 | 1 | +3.3 |
| 3 | at DAL W 34-3130th D | 30th vs the pass | 100% | 15/20 | 186 | 2 | +11.9 | |
| 4 | vs TEN W 24-1828th D | 28th vs the pass | 52% | 15/20 | 222 | 2 | +11.8 | |
| 5 | at ATL W 30-23Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 6 | at CLE L 10-13Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 7 | vs CIN L 13-35Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 8 | at BUF L 10-3624th D | 24th vs the pass | 2% | 0/1 | 0 | -0.6 | ||
| 9 | vs JAXThu Nov 5 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | vs LACMon Nov 16 | |||||||
| 11 | at CARSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at HOUSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs TBSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at PITSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs CLESun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at CINThu Dec 31 | |||||||
| 18 | vs PITSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 5 games | 71% | 68/97 | 967 | 6 | 1 | +36.8 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at IND W 41-2319th D | 19th vs the pass | +0.38 | +4.8 | 10.8 | 2 | 7% | +2.3 |
| 2 | vs NO L 17-2423rd D | 23rd vs the pass | +0.10 | +7.9 | 10.4 | 3 | 9% | +0.3 |
| 3 | at DAL W 34-3130th D | 30th vs the pass | +0.60 | +9.2 | 9.1 | 0% | +2.4 | |
| 4 | vs TEN W 24-1828th D | 28th vs the pass | +0.53 | +11.3 | 10.1 | 2 | 9% | -0.1 |
| 5 | at ATL W 30-23Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 6 | at CLE L 10-13Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 7 | vs CIN L 13-35Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 8 | at BUF L 10-3624th D | 24th vs the pass | -0.57 | -59.4 | 15.0 | 0% | 0.0 | |
| 9 | vs JAXThu Nov 5 · this week | |||||||
| 10 | vs LACMon Nov 16 | |||||||
| 11 | at CARSun Nov 22 | |||||||
| 12 | at HOUSun Nov 29 | |||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||
| 14 | vs TBSun Dec 13 | |||||||
| 15 | at PITSun Dec 20 | |||||||
| 16 | vs CLESun Dec 27 | |||||||
| 17 | at CINThu Dec 31 | |||||||
| 18 | vs PITSun Jan 10 | |||||||
| 5 games | +0.35 | -5.2 | 10.2 | 7 | 7% | +4.9 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at IND W 41-2319th D | 19th vs the pass | 17 | 25 | 68% | 324 | 13.0 | 1 | 124.2 | |
| 2 | vs NO L 17-2423rd D | 23rd vs the pass | 21 | 31 | 68% | 235 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 87.4 |
| 3 | at DAL W 34-3130th D | 30th vs the pass | 15 | 20 | 75% | 186 | 9.3 | 2 | 136.7 | |
| 4 | vs TEN W 24-1828th D | 28th vs the pass | 15 | 20 | 75% | 222 | 11.1 | 2 | 144.2 | |
| 5 | at ATL W 30-23Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||||
| 6 | at CLE L 10-13Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||||
| 7 | vs CIN L 13-35Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||||
| 8 | at BUF L 10-3624th D | 24th vs the pass | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | ||
| 9 | vs JAXThu Nov 5 · this week | |||||||||
| 10 | vs LACMon Nov 16 | |||||||||
| 11 | at CARSun Nov 22 | |||||||||
| 12 | at HOUSun Nov 29 | |||||||||
| 13 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 14 | vs TBSun Dec 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | at PITSun Dec 20 | |||||||||
| 16 | vs CLESun Dec 27 | |||||||||
| 17 | at CINThu Dec 31 | |||||||||
| 18 | vs PITSun Jan 10 | |||||||||
| 5 games | 68 | 97 | 70% | 967 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 118.4 |
Dropbacks are slipping: 14.3 a game over his last three against 20.8 for the season. The role is shrinking, and the yards with it (136 against 193). 3 straight games below a starter's median in dropbacks. Week 8 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 33rd-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 24.8 of 32 on average (league middle 16.4). Ahead: 5 of his next 9 are top-10 vs the pass, starting with the Jaguars (7th) in Week 9.
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | – | – | – | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | 1 | 25.0 | 324 | +0.38 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 4 | 18.0 | 161 | +0.34 |
| All games | 5 | 19.4 | 193 | +0.35 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = -0.30); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2024, 4,172 passing yards in 17 games. This season's 193.4 a game puts him on pace for 3,288 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BAL | 16 | 99/170 | 58% | 1,201 | 6 | 3 | 7.1 | 84.5 | -0.04 |
| 2019 | BAL | 15 | 265/401 | 66% | 3,127 | 36 | 6 | 7.8 | 113.3 | +0.34 |
| 2020 | BAL | 15 | 242/376 | 64% | 2,757 | 26 | 9 | 7.3 | 99.3 | +0.14 |
| 2021 | BAL | 12 | 246/382 | 64% | 2,882 | 16 | 13 | 7.5 | 87.0 | +0.04 |
| 2022 | BAL | 12 | 203/326 | 62% | 2,242 | 17 | 7 | 6.9 | 91.1 | +0.03 |
| 2023 | BAL | 16 | 307/457 | 67% | 3,678 | 24 | 7 | 8.0 | 102.7 | +0.12 |
| 2024 | BAL | 17 | 316/474 | 67% | 4,172 | 41 | 4 | 8.8 | 119.6 | +0.35 |
| 2025 | BAL | 13 | 192/302 | 64% | 2,549 | 21 | 7 | 8.4 | 103.8 | +0.05 |
| 2026 | BAL | 5 | 68/97 | 70% | 967 | 6 | 1 | 10.0 | 118.4 | +0.35 |
| Career | 1 tm | 121 | 1,938/2,985 | 65% | 23,575 | 193 | 57 | 7.9 | 102.7 | +0.16 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- QB3 · 3WR 1TE
- Injury report
- Ankle, full participation in practice
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- CPOE
- -5.2 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 7%
- Play action
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- Blitzed
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Derrick HenryRB | 172 | 707 · 9 TD | -15.9 |
 Zay FlowersWR | 61 | 642 · 3 TD | +27.4 |
 Justice HillRB | 49 | 259 | -2.7 |
 Mark AndrewsTE | 41 | 218 · 1 TD | -3.6 |
 Rashod BatemanWR | 29 | 288 · 1 TD | +17.6 |
 Tyler HuntleyQB | 18 | 76 · 1 TD | -1.7 |
 Ja'Kobi LaneWR | 14 | 89 | +4.0 |
 Josh CuevasTE | 13 | 134 · 1 TD | +8.9 |