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Is Lamar Jackson a Fantasy Football First-Round Pick?

There is a well-known (but unwritten) rule that high-stakes fantasy football players never take their quarterback early. In fact, I have seen many drafts that end up looking like a game of chicken where 12 teams try to wait to the last possible round to draft their starter.

In a recent fantasy mock draft posted here at SI Fantasy, Jackson didn't make the cut in the first round. That's understandable.

However, 2019 saw the emergence of a fantasy phenom--Lamar Jackson, the quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens. This begs the question: Is 2019 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson worthy of being selected in the first round of 2020 fantasy drafts?