The NFL Top 100 has never been a list that everyone agrees on, but Lamar Jackson’s latest spot is the kind of result that makes people stop and stare. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback landed at No. 69, a massive slide from No. 2 a year ago and a drop that feels hard to square with what he still produced in 2025.
Jackson’s season was definitely shaped by injuries, and that matters. But even with those issues, he still appeared in 13 games, piled up 23 total touchdowns, and nearly dragged a rough Ravens team into the playoffs in Week 18.
That’s not nothing. It’s the kind of year that should have kept him in a much higher tier than this.
A fall of 67 spots is what makes the ranking look so extreme. If the injuries were going to push him down, a move into the 30s or 40s would have made more sense. The source points to Joe Burrow’s 2024 placement as a comparison: after an injury shortened his season, Burrow still checked in at No. 39, a drop of 33 spots.
Jackson’s 2025 numbers also can’t be read in a vacuum. They weren’t up to his usual standard, and the injuries clearly cut into his value as a runner.
Even so, he remained a dangerous passer and kept Baltimore afloat despite the lack of help around him. That context makes the No. 69 slot look even harsher.
The ranking gets stranger when stacked against other quarterbacks already revealed on the list. Jackson sits only three spots ahead of Jordan Love, and the two quarterbacks finished with the same total touchdown count at 23 in 2025. Jackson did it in two fewer games, while dealing with the injury issues that followed him all year.
This isn’t the first time the Top 100 has buried Jackson after a season impacted by injuries. In 2022, he landed at No. 72 after a banged-up year, though that was only a 36-spot fall from No. 36 the season before. This latest plunge is on a different level.
There is at least one twist in all of this: the last time Jackson tumbled this far, he came back strong. After that 2022 ranking, he went on to win his second MVP and lead the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game. If that pattern holds, Baltimore might be in line for a serious rebound in 2026.
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