Quarterback Lamar Jackson won’t play in the Ravens’ preseason opener Friday night, but he got plenty of work against his defensive teammates Wednesday.
Unofficially, Jackson went 30-for-39 in team drills at one of his busiest training camp practices, including 14-for-19 in 11-on-11 action and 16-for-20 in seven-on-seven action. He heated up late, connecting on 17 of his final 18 attempts. Here’s how Jackson’s day as a passer unfolded, period by period, throw by throw, along with other notes from Wednesday’s practice.
11-on-11: 1-for-2
1. With the offense backed up against its goal line, Jackson rolled out to his left and fired a low pass that bounced off wide receiver Malik Cunningham’s hands.
2. Facing third-and-long, Jackson connected with wide receiver Zay Flowers on a “hole shot” of about 15 yards down the left sideline.
11-on-11: 2-for-2
3. Jackson faked a handoff to running back Derrick Henry and threw a check-down to tight end Charlie Kolar over the middle.
4. Jackson hit wide receiver Tylan Wallace over the middle for a gain of 10 to 15 yards.
5. With nothing available downfield, Jackson scrambled for about 15 yards down the left sideline.
11-on-11: 1-for-2
6. Jackson overshot Cunningham on a downfield look down the left sideline.
7. Jackson threw into a crowded zone and found tight end Isaiah Likely up the seam for a solid gain.
7-on-7 (low red zone): 4-for-7, 2 TD
8. Jackson fired a heater to Wallace over the middle, but safety Kyle Hamilton bumped Wallace off his in-breaking route and forced an incompletion.
9. Jackson tried to float a pass over the middle to Likely, who had inside linebacker Roquan Smith’s back turned in coverage, but the attempt sailed over his head.
10. Jackson connected with wide receiver Keith Kirkwood short of the goal line.
11. Cunningham separated from safety Ar’Darius Washington on an apparent mesh route, but Jackson’s pass as Cunningham headed toward the left side of the end zone bounced off his hands.
12. Jackson looked left and hit Kolar for a short touchdown.
13. Wallace got open over the middle on an apparent coverage bust and secured an easy touchdown catch.
14. Jackson hit Likely in the flat on a quick hitter, but he was pushed out short of the goal line.
11-on-11 (high red zone): 3-for-5, 2 TD
15. Jackson hit Likely on a short crosser over the middle.
16. Jackson looked for Flowers, running a slant against cornerback Ka’dar Hollman, but his pass was thrown too fast and too far inside for Flowers to bring in.
17. Jackson looked left and threw to the near corner of the end zone, where Kirkwood got just enough separation from Nate Wiggins to box out the rookie cornerback on a comeback route and secure the touchdown catch.
18. Jackson found Flowers, who beat cornerback Damarion “Pepe” Williams, for a touchdown.
19. Jackson threw a fade to Kirkwood, working against defensive back Christian Matthew, but the pass slipped through his hands in the end zone.
11-on-11: 2-for-3
20. Kirkwood dropped another catchable ball from Jackson, this time on a shorter route over the middle.
21. Jackson scrambled away from speedy outside linebacker Odafe Oweh for a first down along the right sideline.
22. Expecting pressure, Jackson hit Wallace quickly on an out route toward the left sideline.
22. Jackson scrambled away from blitzing safety Marcus Williams by running to his right, approaching the line of scrimmage, then lightly tossing a 15- or 20-yard pass to Kolar, who was wide open down the right sideline.
7-on-7: 7-for-7
23. Jackson fired a pass about 30 yards downfield to Wallace, who had a sliver of space against Matthew and came back to the ball to create more separation.
24. Jackson sidearmed a pass to tight end Mark Andrews over the middle.
25. Another quick hitter to Andrews, who beat inside linebacker Josh Ross for the second straight play.
26. Kirkwood ran a curl route against cornerback Brandon Stephens, then wrestled the ball away from Stephens at the catch point after Jackson targeted him for a modest gain.
27. Jackson went to Likely for a short gain.
28. Andrews got behind a few dropping linebackers, and Jackson found him about 25 yards down the right seam with a nicely floated pass.
29. Jackson connected with Kolar again on a short out route toward the right sideline.
7-on-7: 5-for-6
30. Jackson hit Likely over the middle for a completion against Damarion Williams.
31. Jackson connected with Likely again on a vertical shot down the left sideline, but the play was wiped out by a flag on Likely, who pushed off Stephens and drew an offensive-interference penalty.
32. Jackson hit Kirkwood over the middle for a short gain against inside linebacker Chris Board.
33. Jackson tried to squeeze a throw over the middle to tight end Isaiah Washington, but his pass was overthrown.
34. Jackson connected with Kolar, who got behind Ar’Darius Washington and settled into a spot along the left sideline for a hole shot.
35. Likely beat Damarion Williams on an out-breaking route, and Jackson found him for a short gain.
36. Jackson found Isaiah Washington on a check-down over the middle.
11-on-11: 5-for-5
37. Jackson stared down a blitz and went to Flowers, running a quick out against Stephens, for a completion near the left sideline.
38. Jackson went to Kolar for a short completion in front of cornerback Marlon Humphrey.
39. Another quick-hitter completion to Kolar, who got free down the right seam against the blitz.
40. Jackson connected with Cunningham on a crosser about 10 to 15 yards downfield.
41. With defensive lineman Broderick Washington applying pressure up the middle, Jackson settled for a check-down over the middle to fullback Patrick Ricard.
Highlights
- Damarion Williams’ day in coverage was far from perfect, but he had one of the practice’s best highlights, intercepting a throw from rookie quarterback Devin Leary after he undercut a route from Cunningham for a red-zone pick.
- Rookie wide receiver Devontez Walker, one of the team’s fastest players, has had difficulty in camp coming down with deep shots, even against second- and third-string defensive backs. But he had an impressive jump-ball grab over cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis, connecting with quarterback Josh Johnson for a catch of about 20 yards down the left sideline.
- The Ravens worked on their kicking contingency plan, lining up punter Jordan Stout for four field goal attempts late in practice while kicker Justin Tucker served as holder. Stout, who went 20-for-32 over his college career as a kicker, hit three attempts, including one from about 39 yards. But he missed a 37-yarder, pushing a line drive wide left of the uprights.
- Running back Owen Wright continued to bolster his case for a roster spot. He was a popular target out of the backfield and had some solid runs.
