Colin Cowherd said he has lost faith in Lamar Jackson. On “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Monday, he reacted to Jackson’s drop in the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players rankings.
Cowherd noted that the list is voted on by NFL players.
“For years, I defended him,” Cowherd said. “It was always his peers, his teammates. … His peers? He’s fallen off a cliff.”
Cowherd said he no longer trusts the two-time NFL MVP in big moments because of his playoff record, injuries and declining rushing production.
“The old saying is: I trust somebody until I don’t trust somebody,” Cowherd said. “I no longer trust Lamar Jackson in a big spot. I’m selling my stock.”
He made it clear that he still thinks Jackson is a very good quarterback but believes he is no longer the running horse, which he was once upon a time.
“That does not mean he is a bad quarterback or even average. He is better than average — way better than average. But I probably held my stock for a year too long,” Cowherd said.
Cowherd pointed to Jackson’s lower rushing numbers, higher sack rate and playoff struggles. He also noted that Jackson has missed at least four games in three of the past five seasons.
Because of that, Cowherd said he would rather build a team around younger quarterbacks such as Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and $18,613,166-worth Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.
“I would take Bo Nix today in a fourth-quarter, come-from-behind situation over Lamar Jackson,” Cowherd said.
He praised Nix for staying calm under pressure and pointed to his playoff performance against Josh Allen while playing through a broken ankle.
Cowherd also said quarterbacks like Maye are improving, while he believes Jackson is moving in the opposite direction.
On Monday, the NFL revealed that Lamar Jackson landed at No. 69 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026 list. He took an unprecedented 67-spot drop from his No. 2 ranking last year.
Even so, the last time Jackson fell this low on the list (ranking No. 72 in 2023), he responded by winning the league MVP and capturing consecutive No. 2 spots on the list.
Lamar Jackson’s Past Drop in Ranking Led to His 2023 MVP Revenge Tour
In 2022, Lamar Jackson’s season ended abruptly when he suffered a PCL injury in Week 13. He missed the final five games of the regular season and the Ravens’ wild-card playoff game.
Before getting injured, he played in 12 games and threw for 2,242 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for 764 yards and three touchdowns.
Consequently, Jackson fell to No. 72 on the 2023 list.
Jackson signed five-year, $260 million contract extension in the 2023 offseason and completely remade his game under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken.
The change paid off. Jackson had one of the best seasons of his career, throwing for a career-high 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns while rushing for 821 yards and five more scores.
He helped the Ravens finish 13-4 and won his second NFL MVP award.
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