Todd Monken is gone, off to coach the Browns, and Declan Doyle now has the keys to Jackson's offense. The early camp story isn't a scheme overhaul so much as an addition: Doyle has Jackson working under center far more than he ever has, leaning on cadence and tempo to put stress on a defense before the snap even happens. The Ravens also restocked the pass catchers around him this offseason, and the fastest connection to show up in camp has been with rookie receiver Ja'Kobi Lane, who's been in constant back-and-forth with Jackson between reps.
What makes Jackson different isn't just that he runs — it's when. He turns busted protections into explosive gains that a pocket passer just takes a sack on, and defenses have to defend the entire width of the field on every snap because he'll pull it down the moment a lane opens. Doyle's version leans a little more on rhythm and footwork than the pure improvisation Baltimore ran under Monken, and Jackson has talked about the challenge of getting to the line fast and reading a defense's weak spot before it resets. If that marriage works, it adds a layer of precision to a game that was already the league's hardest to defend structurally.
The honest risk is the trend line on his legs. His rushing attempts have dropped every single year since 2021, and last season a hamstring issue that first showed up in Week 3 bled into other injuries that cut into his practice reps and his rushing floor along with them. He's been noncommittal about whether that decline continues or reverses, saying only that he'll do whatever the offense needs — which is a real answer, but not a guarantee the bruising, freelance version of Jackson that wins fantasy weeks by himself is walking back through the door.
The dual-threat name in his range is Jayden Daniels, and the comparison is really about which quarterback you trust to stay on the field. Daniels' rushing ceiling is arguably higher when healthy, but healthy was the problem — he played in only seven games last season before elbow, knee and ankle injuries ended it early. Jackson's 2025 was diminished, not derailed; he played through his injuries rather than around them. Betting on Jackson is betting a proven, if fading, source of rushing production stays a full-season floor. Betting on Daniels is betting an even bigger ceiling shows up at all.
