Lamar Jackson might be behind in the race for NFL MVP, but the Ravens quarterback is putting up some of the best numbers of his career. He ranks in the top-five in most of the important passing categories, and remains perhaps the biggest dual threat in the league, with over 800 rushing yards. And thanks to that ground total, Jackson has broken an all-time record held by the best running QB that the game has ever seen.
Lamar Jackson Breaks Michael Vick’s All-Time Rushing Record
Michael Vick played 13 NFL seasons before retiring in 2015. He was the most prolific running quarterback in league history, finishing his career with 6,109 rushing yards on a 42.7 yards per game average. The record was previously held by Randall Cunningham, and Vick had eclipsed his total by more than 1,000 yards when he called it quits.
Other quarterbacks have since passed Cunningham’s numbers, but none ever really threatened Vick’s numbers. Cam Newton had 5,631 rushing yards in his 11 seasons, and Russell Wilson is behind him by less than 200. It was Lamar Jackson who was making the most realistic push, and he is now sitting atop the all-time list.
Lamar Jackson now has surpassed Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by any QB in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/EUjY4Nu4ij
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 25, 2024
Coming into Baltimore’s Christmas Day game against Houston, Jackson was 86 yards shy of Vick’s record. It was likely that he would reach the mark before the end of the season, as he has averaged 51 yards per game on the ground so far in 2024. But thanks in large part to a 48-yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter against the Texans, Jackson was able to rack up a total of 87 on the day. That put him alone in first place, having eclipsed Vick’s number by a single yard.
Lamar Jackson figures to hold the record for at least a while, especially since he’ll still be adding to it. Wilson is 664 yards back, but only averages less than 10 per game these days. Josh Allen certainly has a chance to threaten the mark, but he is nearly 2,000 yards behind Jackson despite the two hailing from the same draft class. Aaron Rodgers is 10th on the all-time list but certainly won’t be adding much to his total, and Jalen Hurts needs roughly 3,000 more just to get to the current record.
