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Showing posts with label Lamar Jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lamar Jackson. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Jalen Hurts NFL Draft Stock Rising with Success of Lamar Jackson




CREDIT: WORLDWIDE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK/MARK EVERETT KELLY
https://worldwidesportsradio.com/jalen-hurts-nfl-draft-stock-rising-with-success-of-lamar-jackson

The NFL reminds us every so often that imitation is the best form of flattery. Year after year, teams take what succeeds and add their touch to it.

Looking toward the 2020 NFL Draft, general managers around the league will be trying to recreate the success which Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens enjoy. Which QB in the 2020 NFL Draft possesses the same traits that Jackson does?

Despite the success he achieved in Tuscaloosa, Hurts didn't record the passing and rushing numbers at Alabama as he has in Norman. In his three seasons playing for Nick Saban, he threw for a combined 5,626 yards while throwing 48 TD. 

SCARY NUMBERS DURING 2017 SPRING TESTING

Like those who came before him, Hurts was excellent running the ball in leading the Tide's offense, running for 1,976 yards and 23 TD in his three seasons at Alabama. His speed and strength became legend among teammates during the Tide's 2017 spring testing.

Hurts ran the 40-yard dash in 4.48 seconds. In comparison, the fastest time for a quarterback at the 2017 NFL scouting combine was 4.54.

Hurts also had a 315-pound power clean, bench-pressed 355 pounds, squatted 455 pounds and recorded a 9-foot, 9-inch broad jump, a good number in a drill that tests lower body explosiveness.

This season at Oklahoma, Hurts set team records for passing efficiency (200.3), completion percentage (71.8), and yards per pass attempt (11.8). Not bad for someone replacing consecutive Heisman Trophy Winners and first overall selections in the two previous NFL drafts (Baker Mayfield 2018 and Kyler Murray in 2019). He threw for 3,624 yards & 32 touchdowns while running for 1,255 yards & 18 TD. He ran and threw for a TD in 10 games this season, becoming the ninth different QB to accomplish that feat (Lamar Jackson did so at Louisville in 2017). 

Most Times Running & Throwing For TD
Same Game, College Football History
School
Tim TebowFlorida32
Colin KaepernickNevada28
Jalen HurtsAlabama/Oklahoma26
Lamar JacksonLouisville25
While Lamar Jackson sets the NFL on fire with his run/pass numbers, he is setting a precedent for what other teams will now look to repeat. 

In 2019, Jackson became the first QB in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards and pass for over 3,000 yards in a single-season. 

From a team standpoint, the Ravens were separated by just 71 yards in rushing and passing. They finished as the first team in NFL history to run and pass for 3,000 yards in a single-season. They also set the NFL single-season team record for rushing yards (3,296), breaking the mark held by the 1978 New England Patriots (3,165). It is incredible that in the history of the NFL, no other team featured such balance in running and passing the football. The only other team in NFL history to reach 2,800 yards in each category was the 1978 New England Patriots.

2,800 Team Rushing & Passing Yards
Single-Season, NFL History
RushingPassing
YardsTDYardsTD
2019 Baltimore Ravens14-2                 3,296>>213,22537
1978 New England Patriots11-53,165302,80015
>>NFL Record


While Jackson and the Ravens were making NFL history, Jalen Hurts was making his own at Oklahoma. Hurts joined Johnny Manziel & Lamar Jackson as the only other players in college football to run for 1,200 yards and pass for 3,600 in a single-season. Hurts surpassed both Manziel & Jackson in passing yards, becoming the only player to throw for 3,800 yards & run for 1,200.

3,600 Passing Yards, 1,200 Rushing Yards
QB Single-Season, College Football History
PassingRushing
YearSchoolYardsTDYardsTD
2012Johnny ManzielTexas A&M3,706261,41021
2017Lamar JacksonLouisville3,660271,60118
2019Jalen HurtsOklahoma3,851321,29820

For his career, Hurts became the fifth player in college football history to run for 3,000 yards and throw for 9,000. Right below him on that list is Lamar Jackson.
3000 Rushing Yards, 9,000 Passing Yards
NCAA Career
PassingTDRushingTD
J.T. Barrett9,4341043,26343
Colin Kaepernick10,098824,11259
Jalen Hurts9,477803,27443
Lamar Jackson9,043694,13250
Cody Fajardo9,659573,48244
I will be very interested to see what teams will take advantage of what unique gifts Jalen Hurts brings to the NFL. I predict his draft stock will skyrocket during the NFL Combine.

2019 NFL Historic Numbers & Statistics


Credit: Worldwide Sports Radio Network/Mark Everett Kelly
https://worldwidesportsradio.com/author/markkelly/

The 2019 NFL season is finally over, and the 100th anniversary of the NFL saw many teams and players produce historic numbers. 
Pittsburgh Steelers: No Player Finished with 500 Rushing Yards
The Steelers have built their legacy of six Super Bowls on an intimidating defense and a consistent running game. Since the merger, seven different Steelers ran for 1,000 yards; a mark Pittsburgh reached 22 times.  
For the second straight year, James Conner led the Steelers in rushing, finishing with 464 yards. The last time Pittsburgh failed to finish with a player recording 500 rushing yards was 1967 when Don Shy led the team with 341. 
Miami Dolphins Leading Rusher 
Ryan Fitzpatrick became the 8th QB since the merger to lead his team in rushing and the second QB to do so in 2019 (Lamar Jackson). However, Fitzpatrick finished with only 243 rushing yards. 
Fitzpatrick and the Dolphins set two records with the number. First, at 37 years & 35 days, he became the oldest player to lead his team in rushing. He surpassed Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, who led the Chiefs at 36 years & 272 days in 1996. 
Second, Fitzpatrick’s 243 rushing yards were the fewest for any team leader since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Miami became the first team not to produce a player to finish with at least 300 rushing yards over that span (the previous record was 311 rushing yards by Michael Haddix of the 1990 Green Bay Packers). Fitzpatrick finished 14 yards ahead of the NFL record since the merger, set by Ross Montgomery of the 1970 Chicago Bears. Montgomery led the Bears with 229 yards, finishing two yards ahead of Don Shy 
for the team lead (the second Don Shy reference). 
















Philadelphia Eagles: 4,000-Yd Passer but Zero 500-Yd WR

The NFC East champion saw Carson Wentz became the first QB in team history to throw for 4,000 yards. 
However, Alshon Jeffery and Desean Jackson finished the season on IR, while Nelson Agohlar missed six of their final eight games. Jeffrey led all WR with 490 yards, helping the Eagles became the first team in NFL history to produce a 4000-yd passer without a 500-yd WR. 
Jameis Winston: Most Pick Sixes Thrown By QB in One Season
Despite becoming just the 8th player in NFL history to register 5,000 passing yards, Jameis Winston had a season filled with inconsistency.
He finished with 33 TD & 30 INT, becoming the first QB in NFL history to record a 30/30 season (the last QB to throw 30 INT was Vinny Testaverde, who threw 35 in 1988). 

Winston entered Sunday’s final game tied for most interceptions thrown returned for a TD in NFL history (6). Fittingly, Winston and the Bucs season ended with Deion Jones returning an interception 27 yards in overtime, marking the seventh time a player returned a Winston INT for a TD in 2019.
Baltimore Ravens: 3,000 Yards Rushing & Passing
Baltimore featured MVP candidate Lamar Jackson, who became the first QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000 yards & rush for 1,000 yards in the same season.
The Ravens offense set an NFL record recording 3,296 rushing yards, breaking the record set by the 1978 New England Patriots (3,165). Jackson & company also threw for 3,225 yards, just 71 yards fewer than their total rushing. 
Christian McCaffrey: 1,000 Rushing & Receiving
McCaffrey became just the third player in NFL history to register 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. He joined Hall of Fame RB Marshall Faulk (1999) and Roger Craig (1985) as the only players to do so.Lamar Jackson