“Feels Disrespectful” – Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s Shocking 67-Spot Fall in NFL Top 100 Sparks Outrage
Lamar Jackson is ranked 69th in the 2026 NFL Top 100 Players list.
Lamar Jackson (Image via IMAGO)
Lamar Jackson‘s 67-spot drop on the latest NFL Top 100 Players list has fans outraged. Most view this as disrespectful toward the Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback.
Jackson ranked second in consecutive years (2024 and 2025). Last season did not pan out the way he or the Ravens fans had hoped. Injuries and inconsistent performances accumulated into a terrible finish to the year. The Ravens missed the playoffs.
And that’s the chief reason Jackson ended up as the 69th best player on the list, sliding 67 spots compared to the previous two years.
It was a trying season for the two-time AP NFL Most Valuable Player. He missed three games early due to a hamstring injury, and another contest late with a back contusion, and in between didn’t move much like himself. Jackson nonetheless finished the year fourth in passer rating (103.8), higher than seven Pro Bowl or Pro Bowl alternate quarterbacks.
Bobby Kownack of NFL.com wrote
#Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was ranked No. 69 in the NFL Top 100, as voted on by players.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 13, 2026
He was No. 2 last year, so he was dropped 67 spots. pic.twitter.com/Y1MZzrRvmt
Lamar Jackson being placed 69th overall on the latest Top 100 players list has angered fans
As Kownack pointed out, Jackson missed three games near the beginning of the season due to a hamstring injury. Despite his return, Jackson did not look comfortable using his feet, his biggest asset.

Not only that, he’s passing game was questionable at best. He completed 63.6% of his passes (third worst of his career), for 2549 yards, threw 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. He also added 349 yards and two TDs (Jackson’s worst tally since entering the league).
The underwhelming aspects aside, Jackson still had the highest passer rating (147.6), yards per attempt (13.2), and completion percentage of expected (+11.9%) on play-action passes among qualified quarterbacks last season.
On Twitter, fans argued that the ranking doesn’t do justice to the caliber of player Jackson is or can be.
Lamar at 69 feels disrespectful. Even in a “down” year, defenses still have to build their entire game plan around him
— Mary💄 (@marmary785) July 13, 2026
i’m enraged https://t.co/ccpUy5A0af
— 𝚕𝚒𝚕 𝚖𝚊𝚖𝚊. (@AyooKyahh__) July 13, 2026
Wow no way it’s 68 players better https://t.co/C11sGAWBX4
— Ohio 40 Niner K jizzle.. (@Ohio330NinerBoy) July 13, 2026
So probably another list where Burrow will he ranked above him I assume? https://t.co/677YID9Pc7
— Der German Tiger🇩🇪🐅 (@DerGermanTiger) July 13, 2026
So disrespectful. He was hurt last year, and the coaching staff mismanaged it.
— Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder) July 13, 2026
Idc if Lamar threw 50 interceptions he bet not ever be in the 60’s again https://t.co/04155pjGLL
— Rondo Shai Gil Alexander (@JankyRondo) July 13, 2026
Lamar Jackson is not the 69th best player in the NFL. BURN THIS LIST TO THE GROUND. https://t.co/rqZAixbFfh
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) July 13, 2026
Can we finally all admit that NFL players are worse at evaluating their peers than fans are?
— Hänsel (@UberHansen) July 13, 2026
68 better players in the NFL than Lamar Jackson? Moronic. https://t.co/jzNwJXyM1x
This list is the perfect content for today's world – it's just pure ragebait.
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) July 13, 2026
Like, it's objectively idiotic, but dressed up with the veneer of legitimacy (the PLAYERS voted!).
Masterpiece of lowest common denominator content creation. https://t.co/b7SreQpmk0
NFL putting Caleb over Lamar to set my QB up for all-time slander👌🏽 https://t.co/q7Zkqxqkiz pic.twitter.com/hPKKZ8cgwR
— BearsShowYo (@BearsShowYo) July 13, 2026
Criminally underrated. https://t.co/mk8zL1zrfi pic.twitter.com/FLbhRywenl
— NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) July 13, 2026
Analyst gave an update on Lamar Jackson’s contract
In 2023, Jackson signed a five-year contract worth $260 million. However, with the quarterback market resetting several times since then, experts believe the Ravens could move in quickly to give Jackson a modified contract before the market blows up again.
However, with constant disappointments he has had over the years in Baltimore, some see Jackson declining to sign the new deal and just playing out the years of his original contract.
Veteran NFL insider Courtney Cronin on First Take revealed that if Jackson doesn’t sign a new deal, then the Ravens would have no choice but to part ways with him.
Him potentially being out of Baltimore at some point could be on his own if the offense doesn’t work between himself and Declan Doyle… If it works out, that’s great, but if it doesn’t, we know that the Baltimore Ravens are not a team that needs to be a bad team to draft well at QB.
Cronin said
Despite his illustrious CV, Jackson hasn’t had much joy in the playoffs. He has a 3-5 record in eight appearances.
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