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Lamar Jackson’s decorated career added another huge milestone on Sunday.
The Baltimore Ravens quarterback moved into second place all-time on the NFL rushing list among quarterbacks, passing Cam Newton. He now has the all-time leader, Michael Vick, in his sights:
Jackson, 27, came into Sunday’s play having another excellent season, throwing for 1,206 yards, nine touchdowns and one interception, completing 65.3 percent of his passes. He remains a dynamic threat on the ground as well, rushing for 363 yards and two scores in the team’s first five games.
That has him on pace to easily eclipse 1,000 rushing yards for the third time in his career. Jackson is one of just three quarterbacks in NFL history to hit that milestone, having done so in both 2019 (1,206 yards) and 2020 (1,005 yards). Only Justin Fields (1,143 yards and 2022) and Vick (1,039 yards in 2006) have joined him in that illustrious club, and Jackson is the only player to do it more than once.
Jackson will almost assuredly catch Vick’s rushing yards record, but one mark that may be well out of reach for him is rushing touchdowns. While the Ravens’ superstar has found the end zone 31 times in his career, the record-holder among quarterbacks is Newton, with a whopping 75 rushing scores.
The active player most likely to catch him is Josh Allen, who currently has 55 rushing touchdowns in his career. Jalen Hurts is a candidate as well, with 43.
Regardless, Jackson is putting together a Hall of Fame career. About the only thing the two-time MVP and three-time Pro Bowler hasn’t accomplished is winning a Super Bowl title, but he helped lead Baltimore to the postseason in five of his first six seasons.
Jackson would almost assuredly take a title over the individual accolades. But there’s little doubt that he’s having a special career.
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