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This data is intended to help draft exceptional fantasy football teams for Best Ball on sites like Underdog and DraftKings.

Best Ball is a popular form of fantasy football with no roster management. Simply join a league or tournament on Underdog or DraftKings, and draft 18 to 20 players per team. The software will automatically construct your best possible lineup each week of the season. Regular season league champions will advance in tournament formats to compete for huge cash prizes in the playoffs.

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Stacking in Best Ball is the act of influencing variance by selecting players who can perform well in tandem. As an example, a quarterback and wide receiver have correlated performance because they both accrue stats at the same time. In Best Ball tournaments, the theory is that stacking teams will increase your volatility, and therefore, your chances of reaching the highest peaks in a given week should one of your stacks perform well. Only the top teams advance and receive the largest payouts in the final week.

We have curated the top picks from our 2026 Best Ball Rankings and created this table to help quickly identify players to target for your Best Ball stacks. Factors that we considered in making our selections:

  • Overall projections, including floor and ceiling
  • Average draft position (ADP) vs. performance expectations
  • Best Ball format and prize award structure
  • Opponent expected behaviors and tendency
  • Playoff schedule and end-game strategy

We offer up the rated list of stacks to target, expected range of the draft to target each player, and an assessment of the draft capital you must invest. Use this cheat sheet to quickly identify stacks to target in this season’s Best Ball drafts by balancing the projections and average draft position.

Glossary

  • UDRating: The combined grade of QB projection, weighted skill player projections, and ADP for a stack on Underdog.
  • DKRating: The combined grade of QB projection, weighted skill player projections, and ADP for a stack on DraftKings.
  • Price: The weighted ADP score assessment of team skill players.
  • QBRangeUD: The range of ADP to expect for drafting the QB.
  • Week 16 and 17: The Week 16 and 17 opponent for the stack.
  • DefRank: The RG power ranking of the Week 16 and 17 opponent defense.
  • ADP-(POS): The ADP and player name for skill player in a stack by position
  • ADP-(POS) (2nd and 3rd line): The ADP and player name for comparable Week 16 (line 2) and 17 (line 3) opponent.
TEAM QUARTERBACK UDRTG DKRTG PRICE QBRANGE W15 "NM BJZA LXZC." W16 16RK W17 17RK ADP-WR1 ADP-WR2 ADP-WR3 ADP-TE1
BUF Josh Allen 73.07 69.2 Mid 25-49 CHI 24 DEN 1 MIA 29 50-D.J. Moore
44-Luther Burden
36-Jaylen Waddle
174-Malik Washington
132-Khalil Shakir
58-Rome Odunze
82-Courtland Sutton
179-Caleb Douglas
231-Skyler Bell
270-Kalif Raymond
171-Pat Bryant
182-Chris Bell
120-Dalton Kincaid
43-Colston Loveland
222-Evan Engram
189-Greg Dulcich
9-James Cook
42-D'Andre Swift
89-RJ Harvey
18-Devon Achane
BAL Lamar Jackson 71.47 68.54 Mid 45-69 PIT 5 CLE 14 CIN 31 33-Zay Flowers
74-D.K. Metcalf
106-KC Concepcion
3-Ja'Marr Chase
146-Ja'Kobi Lane
102-Michael Pittman
145-Denzel Boston
35-Tee Higgins
212-Rashod Bateman
205-Germie Bernard
202-Jerry Jeudy
270-Colbie Young
138-Mark Andrews
193-Pat Freiermuth
107-Harold Fannin
235-Mike Gesicki
17-Derrick Henry
69-Jaylen Warren
55-Quinshon Judkins
14-Chase Brown
CIN Joe Burrow 70.93 74.16 High 56-80 CAR 20 IND 19 BAL 18 3-Ja'Marr Chase
41-Tetairoa McMillan
94-Alec Pierce
33-Zay Flowers
35-Tee Higgins
129-Jalen Coker
85-Josh Downs
146-Ja'Kobi Lane
270-Colbie Young
263-Xavier Legette
154-Keenan Allen
212-Rashod Bateman
235-Mike Gesicki
211-Darren Waller
61-Tyler Warren
138-Mark Andrews
14-Chase Brown
75-Jonathon Brooks
8-Jonathan Taylor
17-Derrick Henry
LAC Justin Herbert 62.8 59.6 Mid 72-96 SFO 12 MIA 29 KCC 9 34-Ladd McConkey
54-Mike Evans
174-Malik Washington
27-Rashee Rice
70-Quentin Johnston
130-Deebo Samuel
179-Caleb Douglas
109-Xavier Worthy
159-Tre Harris
99-De'Zhaun Stribling
182-Chris Bell
162-Cyrus Allen
206-Oronde Gadsden
112-George Kittle
189-Greg Dulcich
125-Travis Kelce
16-Omarion Hampton
6-Christian McCaffrey
18-Devon Achane
13-Kenneth Walker III
DET Jared Goff 62.63 65.51 High 101-125 MIN 6 NYG 16 CHI 24 7-Amon-Ra St. Brown
11-Justin Jefferson
22-Malik Nabers
44-Luther Burden
47-Jameson Williams
88-Jordan Addison
184-Malachi Fields
58-Rome Odunze
208-Isaac TeSlaa
183-Jauan Jennings
270-Darius Slayton
270-Kalif Raymond
91-Sam LaPorta
168-T.J. Hockenson
126-Isaiah Likely
43-Colston Loveland
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
92-Jordan Mason
46-Cam Skattebo
42-D'Andre Swift
NEP Drake Maye 62.28 63.08 Mid 55-79 KCC 9 NYJ 30 DEN 1 19-A.J. Brown
27-Rashee Rice
39-Garrett Wilson
36-Jaylen Waddle
119-Romeo Doubs
109-Xavier Worthy
163-Adonai Mitchell
82-Courtland Sutton
226-Demario Douglas
162-Cyrus Allen
296-Isaiah Williams
171-Pat Bryant
155-Hunter Henry
125-Travis Kelce
247-Mason Taylor
222-Evan Engram
64-Rhamondre Stevenson
13-Kenneth Walker III
30-Breece Hall
89-RJ Harvey

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