Lamar Jackson won’t rush for 100 yards in a game

With his 11th career 100-yard game, Jackson would pull away from his childhood idol, Michael Vick, and set an NFL rushing record for quarterbacks. But defenses aren’t making it easy for Jackson nowadays. In 2019, he hit the century mark five times. In 2020, he reached it twice. In an injury-shortened 2021, another two.

Jackson arrived at offseason workouts with about 15 pounds of muscle added to his 6-foot-2 frame. Coaches and teammates have said he hasn’t lost his blazing speed. But it’s fair to wonder how much we’ll see of it. If the Ravens have to rely on the just-arrived Drake early in the season, concerns over the mesh point exchange could limit the viability of

Jackson’s zone-read options. If Davis is heavily involved, defenses can focus on Jackson as the primary outside running threat. If the Ravens play from under center, as they did at times in the preseason, Jackson would be limited to scrambles and bootlegs.

Then there’s the whole last-year-of-hiscontract variable. What volume of carries would the Ravens be comfortable with? And what about Jackson? His input will have to be considered.