Lamar Jackson drops to No. 69 on NFL Top 100 list, a steep fall for a two-time MVP

Lamar Jackson is ranked No. 69 on the annual NFL Top 100 list, according to a post from the Baltimore Ravens on July 13. The placement is a dramatic move down from where he appeared previously, with the Ravens noting Jackson fell 67 spots after a season that the team described as being marked by injuries.

For a quarterback who has been defined by big-game improvisation and the ability to turn broken plays into sustained offense, the steep slide is likely to be read in two ways. First, it is a scoreboard judgment from the players and the process behind the league’s ranking. Second, it is a reminder that availability and impact in recent stretches matter when reputations are recalculated ahead of a new campaign.

The Ravens’ framing suggests the ranking can be used as motivation rather than simply a verdict. Baltimore’s post positions the No. 69 ranking as “way too low,” emphasizing how much the quarterback’s ceiling has been known for years. In the same context, it ties the drop to the interruptions Jackson faced, implying that his recent production and visibility were tempered by health.

The NFL Top 100 is designed as a league-wide barometer of how current players view one another. Because it is updated annually, it does not function like a static honor roll. Instead, it moves with the league’s assessment of who is most impactful right now, not only who has been historically excellent. That is the core reason a move of this size stands out.

From a Ravens perspective, the ranking adds an extra storyline to their offseason preparation. Baltimore is approaching a season in which Jackson’s role is still central to how the offense is expected to run, especially given his unique skill set as a passer who can also change the geometry of a defense with his legs. The No. 69 ranking does not alter his job description, but it does shape how the external conversation may measure risk, resilience, and return-to-form.

There is, however, an important caveat to the way rankings are interpreted. A league ranking is not a statistic of what will happen in the coming months, and it cannot fully separate injury-related downtime from a player’s underlying ability. For Jackson, the most meaningful question is how quickly he can convert practice and early-season opportunities into the kind of on-field impact that would erase a widely publicized ranking.

What to watch next is not the list itself, but the follow-up. When the season begins, Jackson’s efficiency as a passer, his ability to stay on schedule, and how often the Ravens can exploit their system’s designed run-pass pressure points will all be the real tests. The No. 69 ranking sets a loud external benchmark, but the scoreboard will be the final judge.