Where did Lamar Jackson go to college? Revisiting Ravens QB's pre-NFL career

It's remarkable enough for a quarterback to win the NFL MVP award once, let alone twice. That's exactly what the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has done in his six years in the NFL.

Jackson has consistently demonstrated that he is among the top quarterbacks in the NFL right now. The Ravens chose him with the 32nd overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft, and since then, he has contributed to the team's reputation as one of the league's most competitive teams.

Before playing in the NFL, Jackson had already made a big impression on college football fans from 2015 to 2017, when he was at the University of Louisville.

Lamar Jackson's college football stats

Lamar Jackson played in 12 games during his rookie campaign with the Louisville Cardinals, but he only got eight starts. He passed for 1,840 yards and 12 touchdowns throughout the campaign. He impressively added 11 running touchdowns and an additional 960 rushing yards. It was clear then that he was prepared for a larger role on the team, and that's precisely what he got in his sophomore year.

Jackson completed his sophomore year with 3,543 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also ran for 1,571 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Jackson won the Heisman Trophy in 2016, beating out competition from future NFL stars such as Deshaun Watson of Clemson, Michigan's Jabrill Peppers, Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.

Jackson returned to his regular activities in 2017 — his final season of college — and had another successful campaign. He registered 1,601 rushing yards and another 18 touchdowns on the ground that year, plus 3,660 passing yards and 27 touchdown passes. However, the quarterback could not win the Heisman Trophy in consecutive seasons, and he placed third behind Baker Mayfield (first place) and Bryce Love (second place).

Lamar Jackson's NFL stats

Lamar Jackson, who is well-known for his dual-threat skill, has captivated the league since he played his first NFL season in 2018. He has already guided the Ravens to multiple No. 1 seeds, earned multiple MVP awards and won multiple division titles.

Jackson has accumulated 15,887 yards of passing yardage, 125 touchdowns and 45 interceptions in his six seasons with the Ravens. Also, he has 29 rushing touchdowns and 5,258 rushing yards. In that period, he has set a single-season record for quarterback rushing yards and topped the NFL touchdown pass chart once.