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Why can't Lamar Jackson repeat his 2024 passing season?

Updated: Sep 2

DraftKings Best Ball Millionaire review

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This might be breaking news to some of you, but Lamar Jackson is hashtag good at football.


During the fantasy football season, Lamar threw for right around 4,000 yards with 39 touchdowns to just four interceptions, while also running for over 800 yards and four touchdowns.


People specifically look at those passing numbers - which are insane - and scream regression. And sure, is he only going to throw four interceptions again? Probably not, but what is there to stop him from throwing for the yardage and the touchdowns again?


So I built a triple stack around him to take the shot that it does happen again.


This is draft number 13 of my Best Ball Millionaire teams on DraftKings. Let's break it down.




The team, position by position

  • 2 QBs

  • 6 RBs

  • 9 WRs

  • 3 TEs


You know the drill by now. Take an elite QB, bank on them as much as possible, even if it's injury-riskier. Find another upside guy at RB or WR instead, and in this case, I did so at WR.



The stacks


Baltimore Ravens triple stack

  • QB Lamar Jackson (pick 30)

  • WR Zay Flowers (pick 54)

  • WR DeAndre Hopkins (pick 187)

  • TE Isaiah Likely (pick 163)


In addition to the bet above, I avoided the likeliest of the regression candidates, which is the Rashod Bateman touchdown rate. If Hopkins can stay healthy, I can see a scenario where he becomes the red zone target for anything that's not being run in by Derrick Henry or Lamar. It felt like a natural pairing in this scenario.


Minnesota Vikings triple stack

  • QB JJ McCarthy (pick 102)

  • RB Aaron Jones (pick 78)

  • WR Justin Jefferson (pick 6)

  • TE TJ Hockenson (pick 91)


I keep finding value in the Vikings, who recently added old friend Adam Thielen to add to their passing game. The only thing that can hold this team back offensively is the play of JJ McCarthy behind one of the better offensive lines in the league. I'm betting on wheels up.




Playoff correlations


We're real light on correlations with this team, which could be its fatal flaw. Only Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson in week 16, where he faces the Ravens.



The resources

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