In a stacked quarterback class in the 2018 NFL Draft that saw five signal callers come off the board in the first round, many analysts saw Louisville Heisman-winner Lamar Jackson as the riskiest of the bunch. The polarizing dual threat would have slipped out of the first round if not for the Baltimore Ravens trading with the Philadelphia Eagles for the No. 32 overall pick to take him.
Longtime veteran and Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco was the Ravens’ starting quarterback, so Jackson was not expected to be thrown into the fire like many first-round rookies at the position.