FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Cornerback Lamar Jackson is the Atlanta Falcons' Week 18 standard practice squad elevation, the team announced Saturday.
The Falcons host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS) inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium for their 2024 regular-season finale.
This marks Jackson's second elevation with the Falcons. He appeared in the Falcons' Week 17 loss to the Washington Commanders, taking two snaps on special teams.
Jackson is amid his fifth year in the NFL, having joined in 2020 with the New York Jets. He has appeared in 24 games, starting six, with five different teams and totaled 31 tackles with one stop for a loss and an additional four pass breakups.
Previous 2024 practice squad elevations include:
- Week 1: wide receiver Chris Blair and cornerback Kevin King
- Week 2: safety Dane Cruikshank
- Week 3: none
- Week 4: offensive lineman Matt Hennessy
- Week 5: inside linebacker Josh Woods and Hennessy
- Week 6: Hennessy and King
- Week 7: cornerback Natrone Brooks and defensive lineman Demone Harris
- Week 8: Harris and Brooks
- Week 9: Harris and Brooks
- Week 10: outside linebacker Khalid Kareem and Blair
- Week 11: Cruikshank and Kareem
- Week 12: Bye
- Week 13: Woods and kicker Riley Patterson
- Week 14: Blair
- Week 15: Woods
- Week 16: wide receiver Dylan Drummond
- Week 17: offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. and Jackson
