Lamar Jackson Is a Fantastic Passer, and His Play-Action Data Proves It

If you've talked football with me at any length you know two things: I love Lamar Jackson and I love play-action passing.

The Baltimore Ravens quarterback won the 2019 NFL MVP award in large part due to his rushing ability, but his passing efficiency was at the top of the NFL, as well.

With his electric rushing and polarizing passing profile, it may seem obvious that his play-action numbers were off the charts.

But that wasn't the case.

Play-Action in 2019

I can also let you know, by doing a bit of leg work with Pro Football Reference's advanced passing data, Jackson ran play-action on 41% of his passing plays, the highest such figure among passers with at least 200 attempts. This would seem…