Lamar Jackson trivia: 37 facts about the American football quarterback

Lamar Jackson in an American football quarterback. He plays for Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and career.

1. His full name is Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr.
2. He was born on January 7, 1997
3. He is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL)
4. He played college football at Louisville
5. There he won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award
6. He was unanimously selected as an All-American as a sophomore in 2016
7. Jackson was selected with the 32nd overall pick by the Ravens in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft
8. He began his rookie season as a backup
9. But became the team’s starting quarterback following an injury to starter Joe Flacco
10. During the season, Jackson helped the team clinch the AFC North division title
11. He became the youngest quarterback to start a playoff game
12. In 2019, he set an NFL record for the most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback
13. And the Ravens franchise record for most passing touchdowns in a season
14. Jackson also led the league in 2019 with 36 touchdown passes
15. Jackson, along with Patrick Mahomes, Cam Newton and Steve McNair, is one of only four African-American quarterbacks to win the AP MVP award
16. Jackson was born to Felicia Jones and Lamar Jackson, Sr., on January 7, 1997
17. He grew up in the center of an economically distressed section of Pompano Beach, Florida
18. Lamar Sr. died in a car accident on the same day Lamar’s grandmother died in 2005 when Jackson was eight
19. He and his siblings were thereafter raised by their mother
20. He attended public schools and played Pop Warner football in the same Florida league with Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown
21. Though they were on different teams
22. With Jackson playing for the Pompano Beach Cowboys
23. Jackson’s cousin, Oakland Raiders cornerback Trayvon Mullen and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley also competed against Jackson in that league
24. Growing up, his favorite player was Michael Vick
25. At age 8, Jackson could throw a football 20 yards according to his first quarterback coach, Van “Peanut” Wilson
26. While he was in high school a homemade video shows him throwing a football 100 yards
27. Prior to the start of the 2019 NFL season, Jackson appeared on ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud, pitting current NFL players against former NFL players
28. Jackson’s athletic abilities were featured in GEICO and Pizza Hut commercials which aired during the 2019 season
29. During week 12 of the 2019 NFL season, the makers of Madden NFL, a video game series that has sold more than 130 million copies, announced that Jackson’s character speed would be upgraded from 94 to 96
30. Making Jackson the fastest quarterback in that game’s history
31. In 2018, Jackson announced the launch of his sportswear line, “Era 8 Apparel”
32. On Cyber Monday 2019, major sportswear retailer Fanatics announced that its Lamar Jackson sportswear outsold every other professional athlete’s sportswear
33. That same week, Pope Francis was gifted a Lamar Jackson Ravens jersey
34. As of 2019, Jackson lives in Owings Mills, Maryland, about 20 minutes from the Ravens training complex with his mother, brother, and sisters
35. Jackson is a Christian
36. Jackson’s pre-game meal is shrimp alfredo pasta
37. His favorite superhero is Superman