Can Louisville’s Lamar Jackson play quarterback in the NFL? Many feel that he can, but not all talent evaluators are convinced. Multiple teams have asked Jackson to work out as a wide receiver, in addition to working out as a QB, according to NFL.com’s Peter Schrager. 
Few can find fault with Jackson’s performance as a quarterback in college. As a sophomore in 2016, Jackson became the first player in school history to win the first Heisman Trophy. In 2017, he finished third in Heisman voting and wound up as the first underclassman to reach 9,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards. Still, questions persist about Jackson’s accuracy, physical build, and mechanics.
Jackson is widely viewed as a first or second-round prospect at the QB position. If no team is willing to gamble a high pick on his ability to play under center, it seems more likely that he’ll be pegged for Day 2 than Day 1.
In recent days, both Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome and Chiefs coach Andy Reid both said that Jackson can hang as an NFL QB.
“Yeah, I’m not much on that,” Reid said when asked about the idea of Jackson playing wideout. “I want to bring him in. Let’s exhaust that other thing that we know he’s good at and see. I’m just saying in general. This is a general statement: Let’s get him in and let him wing it a little bit and see how he does. We’ll be able to fit some things in there I’m sure.”
The next Kordell Stewart?
A transvestite loving QB?
Lmao
I’m still convinced Steely McBeam is the lovechild of Kordell and Cowher.
It’s usually not a bad thing to have evaluators think you’re capable of playing more than one position. But when reps at one are taking away reps at QB, I’m not so sure.
And yet he’s still a first or second rounder?
Come tf on anyone that has seen Lamar play knows he’s a hell of a quarterback dude won a heisman these questions are just disrespectful smh
No disrespect, but he wouldn’t be the first Heisman trophy winning QB to not have success in the NFL.
And another Heisman winning QB was offered a chance to see the field at other positions but insisted he was a QB, instead of an NFL jack of all trades, Tim Tebow was an unemployed QB.
Additionally, the Heisman has zero to do with whether a guy can be an NFL QB. Look at the list of past winners and you will see a calvacade of career back-ups and also-rans. Fact is, most Heisman QB’s do nothing in the NFL. There’s a reason the Heisman is for the best COLLEGE player. Often that doesn’t translate to the League.