NFL - The Athletic on Lamar Jackson

Article2026 NFL QB Tiers: Patrick Mahomes’ unanimous run ends, Lamar Jackson slips int...
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Jackson's rushing yards per game fell by about 50 percent year over year. So did his total of Tier 1 votes.
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Jackson's designed rush rate fell to 7.1%, half his career average.

Jackson's rate of designed rushes plummeted to 7.1 percent last season, less than half his career average. Early in a November game at Cleveland, the Ravens called a zone-read for Jackson, but Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger strung him out near the sideline for a 1-yard loss, and Baltimore called no more designed QB rushes that day. Jackson won MVP honors with both his previous coordinators (Greg Roman and Todd Monken), but it wasn't until last season under the new coordinator that his designed rush rate collapsed.

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