late for Work: Lamar Jackson Is No. 1 in PFF’s Player Rankings
Lamar Jackson Is No. 1 in PFF’s Top 101 Players Rankings
Pro Football Focus concluded its countdown of the Top 101 Players of 2024, and two Ravens landed in the top five.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson took the No. 1 spot and running back Derrick Henry was No. 5.
“Jackson produced his best season as a passer in 2024 en route to leading all quarterbacks with a 94.9 overall grade,” the PFF staff wrote. “He is the first quarterback in PFF history to record a 90.0-plus passing grade and rushing grade in the same season. As a passer, he set new career bests with a 6.3% big-time throw rate and a 1.6% turnover-worthy play rate. On the ground, he led all quarterbacks with 1,035 rushing yards and 40 explosive runs, postseason included. This version of Jackson is simply unstoppable.”
Two other quarterbacks made the top 10: the Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow (No. 4) and Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen (No. 6), who beat out Jackson for league MVP.
Henry was the top running back on the list, five spots ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Saquon Barkley, who won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.
“Henry reinforced himself as an opposing defense’s worst nightmare after joining Lamar Jackson in Baltimore’s backfield,” the PFF staff wrote. “He led the NFL with a 93.5 rushing grade and 88 missed tackles forced. He quickly became key to the Ravens’ offensive operation, as they were undefeated in the 11 games in which he ran for at least 90 yards. It seems almost unfair that at 30 years old, Henry is the first running back since 2012 to average at least 6.0 yards per carry across at least 150 carries.”
