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Lamar Jackson — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 16.53 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 37.7, usage worth 14.9.

29 years old · 8 seasons of experience · 2018 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 37.7
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 3.3, 7.7 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on sleeper.
SLEEPER33.8
ESPN39.2
YAHOO36.4
UNDERDOG57
CBS41.5
FFA52

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 4, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankQB2
Bye week13
ADP standard deviation3.3 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 361.7 points, 21.5 per game — 3,550 passing yards, 27.9 passing TDs, 832 rushing yards. That is QB1, 52 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 17.2 points per game to a ceiling of 28.7, with the median at 21.5. Boom rate 34%, bust rate 20%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 37.7 on consensus and our board has him 52. We rank him 14.3 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

Our written view

top-8-or-much-better in most healthy seasons but has missed real time in multiple recent years, why he sits behind Allen despite arguably higher ceiling outcomes. Genuinely capable of a rare "league-winning" QB season (25-28+ PPG) almost no one else can match — the rushing threat itself opens up his downfield passing further than raw arm talent alone would (defenses respecting the scramble leaves receivers more open). Last year's down season is attributed specifically to a lingering mobility injury that visibly limited him even after he "returned," not a decline in ability.

buy · high conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Baltimore Ravens returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing hc, oc. Lamar Jackson at quarterback, Jesse Minter as head coach, Declan Doyle calling it. The offense projects to 30 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 28.1 rushes.

In: Ja'Kobi Lane (wr4), Elijah Sarratt (wr5), Cornelius Johnson (wr7), Adam Randall (rb3), Ali Rasheen (rb4), Durham Smythe (te2). Out: Devin Duvernay (wr3), Tylan Wallace (wr5), Keaton Mitchell (rb3), Rasheen Ali (rb4), Isaiah Likely (te2).

The projected target split across the offense:

Zay Flowers24%
Mark Andrews14.5%
Rashod Bateman11.1%
Justice Hill8.7%
Ja'Kobi Lane8.4%
Elijah Sarratt7.3%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Derrick Henry is aging, but until proven otherwise, will continue to be the Ravens workhorse back. Zay Flowers had his 5th year option picked up & his long term future in Baltimore MAY hinge on his 2026 season. he has shown flashes of being a true WR1, and Baltimore hasn't brought in direct competition with him, but imagine if he doesn't establish himself this year that Ravens will address WR more adequately. Rookie WRS Lane & Sarratt. have a large opportunity to take a substantial role in this offense. Bateman and Walker by no means are locked in as WR2 and WR3.

Key additions: G John Simpson (3/$30M), TE Durham Smythe (depth), QB Tyler Huntley (Back up to Lamar), WR Ja'Kobi Lane (3rd round from USC), WR Elijah Sarratt (4th Round Indiana), TE Matthew Hibner TE (5th round SMU)

Key departures: Biggest departure is HC John Harbaugh being fired at the end of the 2025 season. C Tyler Linderbaum left to Raiders. Isaiah Likely (TE) signed 3 year deal with NY. Lost RB Keaton Mitchell to the Chargers.

Notes: Lamar expected to completely bounce back. Derrick Henry is the unicorn who never ages apparently (fall off coming but production still here as of now). Ravens draft Adam Randall RB in 5th round. Justice Hill will still operate as 3rd down back. Henry main back. Isaiah Likely left to Giants in free agency. Andrews signs extension. Durham Smythe TE & Matthew Hibner TE also drafted. Andrews should be TE1 but unsure what production will look like. Ravens picked up Flowers franchise tag and he is under contract through 2027. Lane could be a rookie breakout, opportunity is 100% there.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Lamar Jackson returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (24.8 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30 att/g; New OC Declan Doyle — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jesse Minter.

How the quarterback projection was built

Base case 259.9 PPR points, with a bear case of 134.6 and a bull case of 373, and a comp mean of 257.1. The model puts 40% probability on him beating this and 60% on falling short. Drawn from 20 comparable quarterback seasons.

Comparable seasonWhat he actually scoredDistance
Ryan Tannehill 2019357.60.6
Russell Wilson 2013388.20.7
Ryan Fitzpatrick 2014285.20.7
Russell Wilson 2012305.30.7
Jordan Love 2024265.20.8

Cross-check against the dynasty market: his production ranks in the 45th percentile and his value in the 93th, which the engine reads as well above production. Players with a similar production-against-value gap saw dynasty value move -8.7% over the following year, across 14 cases — a dynasty signal, not a 2026 scoring one.

Offensive environment: BAL rates 25.7 against a league average of 23, 2.7 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-0.3 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+4.7 · easier
Weeks 12–17+1.3 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+3.9 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20254Tyler Huntley+11.3
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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -21.4% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.8 elite seasons and 3.1 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Kyler Murray202417.568%-24.4%
Patrick Mahomes202317.568%-12.8%
Justin Herbert202416.859%+12%
Baker Mayfield202421.559%0%
Patrick Mahomes202417.754%+5.8%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 2 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-06 to 2026-07. Down 23% across the series, peaking at 9,998.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2018, round 1, pick 32 by BAL
CollegeLouisville
Age at draft21
Height6′2″
Weight216 lb

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game20.1
Week-to-week variation0.4
Boom rate11.9%
Bust rate16.4%
Games missed per season2
Injury historyAnkle, Knee, Hamstring, Back
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.14

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · BAL · 13 games

His best game was Week 1 against BUF — 29.36 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 40-41. His worst was Week 11 against CLE at 4.72, on 0 targets, final score 23-16. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 6 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.7; in the 6 decided by more, 15.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 14.9 points per game. He scored 16.53, 11.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BUF40-4129.36067030%100%
2CLE41-1726.3021340%95%
3DET30-3827.02073530%100%
4KC20-3710.68064810%69%
9MIA28-625.56051440%100%
10MIN27-1916.64093610%100%
11CLE23-164.72041000%100%
12NYJ23-107.22071100%100%
13CIN14-326.54062700%100%
14PIT22-2721.06074320%100%
15CIN24-014.6022620%88%
16NE24-284.7402700%47%
18PIT24-2620.4204930%100%

Production

Carries67
Rushing yards349
Touchdowns23
Points per game16.53
Yards per carry5.21

Role

Snap share92.23%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game1.59

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share12.3%
Goal-line carry share3.1%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.3

Who else ate

The offense threw it 422 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Zay Flowers28.99%
Mark Andrews17.2%
DeAndre Hopkins9.58%
Rashod Bateman9.34%
Isaiah Likely8.85%
Justice Hill6.63%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 13 games were blowouts, 39% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 16.74 in those and 17.71 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · BAL · 17 games

His best game was Week 15 against NYG — 36.1 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 35-14. His worst was Week 11 against PIT at 14.88, on 0 targets, final score 16-18. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 14 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 24; in the 7 decided by more, 27.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.8 points per game. He scored 25.32, 32.3% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1KC20-2725.1201612210%100%
2LV23-2616.38054510%100%
3DAL28-2525.980148720%100%
4BUF35-1023.64065430%95%
5CIN41-3833.420125540%100%
6WAS30-2318.920114010%100%
7TB41-3134.44095250%95%
8CLE24-2924.16084620%100%
9DEN41-1023.603430%89%
10CIN35-3432.9073340%100%
11PIT16-1814.88044610%100%
12LAC30-2322.58081530%100%
13PHI19-2425.38087920%100%
15NYG35-1436.1066550%83%
16PIT34-1720.48092230%100%
17HOU31-229.42048730%83%
18CLE35-1022.98096320%96%

Production

Carries139
Rushing yards915
Touchdowns45
Points per game25.32
Yards per carry6.58

Role

Snap share96.53%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.68

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share21.1%
Goal-line carry share4.2%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.86

Who else ate

The offense threw it 477 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Zay Flowers25.38%
Rashod Bateman15.75%
Mark Andrews15.1%
Isaiah Likely12.69%
Justice Hill11.16%
Nelson Agholor6.35%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 17 games were blowouts, 36.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 26.04 in those and 23.97 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2023 · BAL · 16 games

His best game was Week 17 against MIA — 36.34 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 56-19. His worst was Week 1 against HOU at 6.56, on 0 targets, final score 25-9. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 8 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 19.3; in the 9 decided by more, 21.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 19 points per game. He scored 20.7, 12.6% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1HOU25-96.56063800%100%
2CIN27-2422.880125420%100%
3IND19-2228.1801410120%100%
4CLE28-328.14092740%95%
5PIT10-179.94064500%100%
6TEN24-1617.120136210%100%
7DET38-633.88093640%95%
8ARI31-2411.98051710%100%
9SEA37-311.480106000%75%
10CLE31-3313.02084110%100%
11CIN34-2023.96095420%100%
12LAC20-1014.980113910%0%
14LA37-3131.640117030%100%
15JAX23-718.540129710%100%
16SF33-1922.58074520%100%
17MIA56-1936.34063550%93%

Production

Carries148
Rushing yards821
Touchdowns29
Points per game20.7
Yards per carry5.55

Role

Snap share91.13%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0.64

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share29.2%
Goal-line carry share14.7%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs4.22

Who else ate

The offense threw it 494 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Zay Flowers22.69%
Odell Beckham13.45%
Mark Andrews12.82%
Rashod Bateman11.76%
Nelson Agholor9.45%
Isaiah Likely8.4%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 16 games were blowouts, 33.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 27.46 in those and 19.25 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2022 · BAL · 12 games

His best game was Week 2 against MIA — 42.62 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 38-42. His worst was Week 13 against DEN at 1.34, on 0 targets, final score 10-9. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 5 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 17.9; in the 4 decided by more, 23.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 18.5 points per game. He scored 19.67, 6.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ24-920.22061730%0%
2MIA38-4242.620911940%100%
3NE37-2639.4201110750%0%
4BUF20-2313.060117310%0%
5CIN19-1714.760125810%100%
6NYG20-2416.1077710%100%
7CLE23-2010.70105900%100%
8TB27-2221.82094320%100%
9NO27-1317.520118210%100%
11CAR13-315.460113110%100%
12JAX27-2823.060148910%100%
13DEN10-91.3401900%14%

Production

Carries112
Rushing yards764
Touchdowns20
Points per game19.67
Yards per carry6.82

Role

Snap share67.83%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game3.31

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share18.6%
Goal-line carry share13.6%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs2.47

Who else ate

The offense threw it 488 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mark Andrews24.3%
Demarcus Robinson16.13%
Isaiah Likely12.9%
Devin Duvernay10.54%
Rashod Bateman6.02%
Kenyan Drake5.59%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Lamar Jackson11021.340%
Tyler Huntley101.340%

2021 · BAL · 12 games

His best game was Week 5 against IND — 41.88 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 31-25. His worst was Week 14 against CLE at 1.18, on 0 targets, final score 22-24. Across 12 games he cleared 20 points 4 times and came in under 8 points 1 time. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 21.3; in the 4 decided by more, 17.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 22.5 points per game. He scored 20, 11% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LV27-33180128610%100%
2KC36-3532.2601610730%100%
3DET19-1719.28075810%100%
4DEN23-719.44072810%100%
5IND31-2541.880146240%100%
6LAC34-611.78085110%94%
7CIN17-4123.080128810%84%
9MIN34-3130.6402112030%100%
10MIA10-2215.42093910%100%
12CLE16-109.40176810%100%
13PIT19-2017.62085510%100%
14CLE22-241.1802500%14%

Production

Carries133
Rushing yards767
Touchdowns18
Points per game20
Yards per carry5.77

Role

Snap share91%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game1.29

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share21.3%
Goal-line carry share29.2%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs3.48

Who else ate

The offense threw it 610 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Mark Andrews25.89%
Marquise Brown24.7%
Rashod Bateman11.51%
Sammy Watkins8.29%
Devin Duvernay7.95%
Devonta Freeman7.11%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Lamar Jackson11021.710%
Tyler Huntley101.180%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 12 games were blowouts, 14.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 17.43 in those and 21.28 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2020 · BAL · 15 games

His best game was Week 14 against CLE — 34.92 PPR on 0 targets and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 47-42. His worst was Week 5 against CIN at 13.5, on 0 targets, final score 27-3. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 9 times and came in under 8 points 0 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 23.2; in the 10 decided by more, 21.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 20.3 points per game. He scored 22.19, 5.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CLE38-627.5074530%90%
2HOU33-1617.560165410%100%
3KC20-3414.18098310%100%
4WAS31-1725.02075330%0%
5CIN27-313.502320%99%
6PHI30-2828.240910820%0%
8PIT24-2814.820166520%100%
9IND24-1018.60135810%0%
10NE17-2321.460115520%100%
11TEN24-3016.540135110%100%
13DAL34-1725.680139430%0%
14CLE47-4234.920912430%0%
15JAX40-1429.220103540%0%
16NYG27-1321.320138020%100%
17CIN38-324.220119730%0%

Production

Carries159
Rushing yards1,005
Touchdowns33
Points per game22.19
Yards per carry6.32

Role

Snap share52.6%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game2.67

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share29.9%
Goal-line carry share7.7%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs3.41

Who else ate

The offense threw it 405 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Marquise Brown25.51%
Mark Andrews22.45%
Willie Snead12.24%
Miles Boykin8.42%
Devin Duvernay6.63%
J.K. Dobbins6.12%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 15 games were blowouts, 41.4% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 22.95 in those and 23.2 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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