Former Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson has been selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.

Jackson enters a situation in Baltimore where he should step in as the backup to Joe Flacco next season. There will likely not be any urgency to get on the field in the 2018 campaign as Flacco has proven to still be a viable starting quarterback despite his struggles on the field last season.

Although Jackson wasn't held in the same esteem as the other top-four quarterbacks in this year's draft, he had a highly successful and productive three-year collegiate career. During that span, he earned numerous individual accolades such as the 2016 Heisman Trophy, a two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-ACC twice, a Walter Camp award winner, and the Maxwell Award.

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Jackson has proven to be a dual-threat quarterback with both his arm and legs over the last two years, helping him become the first player in college football history to notch at least 3,500 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards in back-t0-back seasons. In the 2016 season, he set ACC records for the most rushing yards by a quarterback (1,571) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (21). His rushing yards also broke the school' single-season rushing mark that helped him become the youngest player to win the Heisman Trophy award.

He also set the Louisville record for total offense (13,175 yards), rushing yards (4,132), rushing touchdowns (50), and total touchdowns (119). Despite falling short of earning back-to-back Heisman trophy awards, Jackson put together a strong 2017 season by throwing for 3,660 yards with 27 touchdowns while rushing for 1,601 yards with 18 touchdowns. Jackson has received comparisons to former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick due to his ability to be a highly effective dual-threat player that can highly impact the game.

However, there have been questions about his accuracy throwing the ball with a career 57.0 percent completion rate while never topping 60 percent in any of his three collegiate seasons. This has led to chatter that he may not be able to find consistent success at the next level as a quarterback that would lend to a position change to wide receiver. Nonetheless, Jackson will first have a chance to prove he can play under center in the NFL.