NFL Best Ball Rankings for Underdog Fantasy & DraftKings

by Kyle Murray (kmurray03) Data Updated: 2025-06-09 03:21:09

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These rankings are for the Best Ball fantasy football format available on Underdog Fantasy and DraftKings.

Best Ball is a wildly popular form of fantasy football that requires no roster management. Simply join one of the available tournaments on DraftKings or Underdog Fantasy, and draft your favorite 18 to 20 players from the available options. Each week the software will automatically construct your best possible lineup each on your behalf with no additional action required. The regular season champions of each 12 player league will advance in the tournament to compete for huge cash prizes in the final rounds.

We use our decades of combined fantasy football and data science experience to create a statistical fantasy football model for projecting future performance.

We accomplish this by using millions of data points that include but are not limited to:

Historical player usage: targets, touches, and opportunity
Play calling tendency including situational run vs. pass ratios
Route participation
Pass rate over expectation data
Coaching changes and tendency
Offensive line performance metrics
Defensive line performance metrics
Turnover and penalty data
Pace and play volume data
Scoring and drive efficiency data
Passing depth and efficiency
Receiving depth and efficiency
QB designed vs. scrambling yards
Age and Injury history
Positional rushing, target, and touchdown distributions
Alignment and personnel usage data
Opponent schedule and strength of competition

This information is the backbone of our projections, but because of the speculative nature associated with the National Football League each season, we must apply our own expertise in finalizing the inputs that formulate the rankings. We have a team of data science and fantasy football experts that consider all factors when ranking players. Player projections are the spine of the rankings, but important elements like upside potential and position scarcity are also included in the analysis. We test our rankings to ensure the results match the intentions.

You can click here to find our favorite picks from the NFL Best Ball Rankings for fantasy football 2025, which is available here. Expect this data to be updated daily as new information is ingested throughout the offseason.

Many players gravitate toward Best Ball since the lack of in-season management makes it a super easy way to get in on the action. Another format you might enjoy includes pick’em contests—check out our Underdog Fantasy Picks and DraftKings Pick6 Picks for tools to help you get started.

PLAYER	TEAM	POS	UD RANK	UD ADP	POSRANK	UNDERDOG	DK RANK	DK ADP	DRAFTKINGS
Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	WR	1	1	WR1	240.31	1	1	314.64
Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB	2	2	RB1	258.69	2	2	299.23
Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR	3	3	WR2	225.06	3	3	293.08
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	4	5	WR3	217.63	4	6	288.77
Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	5	4	RB2	250.04	5	4	289.04
Malik Nabers	NYG	WR	6	8	WR4	220.41	6	11	294.31
Puka Nacua	LAR	WR	7	7	WR5	220.15	7	7	287.33
Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR	8	10	WR6	209.04	8	10	272.25
Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	9	6	RB3	238.71	9	5	278.11
Ashton Jeanty	LVR	RB	10	8	RB4	234.18	11	8	274.49
Christian McCaffrey	SFO	RB	11	10	RB5	234.09	10	9	274.48
Brian Thomas	JAC	WR	12	13	WR7	211.97	12	14	271.95
Derrick Henry	BAL	RB	13	14	RB6	228.49	13	12	258.18
Devon Achane	MIA	RB	14	18	RB7	221.51	14	17	262.44
Brock Bowers	LVR	TE	15	16	TE1	174.95	15	15	238.6
A.J. Brown	PHI	WR	16	17	WR8	207.16	16	20	265.07
Nico Collins	HOU	WR	17	12	WR9	197.37	17	13	259.13
Drake London	ATL	WR	18	15	WR10	191.19	18	18	252.43
Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR	19	19	WR11	193.42	19	16	251.1
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR	20	25	WR12	185.09	21	27	241.51
Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR	21	29	WR13	185.38	20	35	241.52
Trey McBride	ARI	TE	22	23	TE2	164.19	22	23	222.63
Josh Jacobs	GBP	RB	23	24	RB8	212.47	25	22	242.91
Bucky Irving	TBB	RB	24	21	RB9	209.41	24	21	242.72
Marvin Harrison	ARI	WR	25	26	WR14	178.44	33	31	228.99
Tee Higgins	CIN	WR	26	22	WR15	184.58	23	24	239.42
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	27	28	WR16	179.98	30	26	232.48
Davante Adams	LAR	WR	28	32	WR17	178.92	32	34	230.61
D.K. Metcalf	PIT	WR	29	47	WR18	172.96	36	52	223.75
Rashee Rice	KCC	WR	30	27	WR19	174.42	28	28	232.49
Chase Brown	CIN	RB	31	30	RB10	204.38	40	30	234.92
D.J. Moore	CHI	WR	32	40	WR20	172.31	34	40	224.77
Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	33	33	RB11	202.75	29	32	232.03
Mike Evans	TBB	WR	34	35	WR21	172.41	38	37	222.53
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR	35	31	WR22	170.17	39	33	221.66
Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB	36	37	QB1	361.73	26	29	378.26
Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	37	20	RB12	192.59	31	19	221.99
Josh Allen	BUF	QB	38	34	QB2	355.81	27	25	371.63
Jayden Daniels	WAS	QB	39	42	QB3	337.35	37	36	352.6
Jameson Williams	DET	WR	40	45	WR23	165.46	41	49	206.35
Xavier Worthy	KCC	WR	41	38	WR24	154.5	48	42	191.79
Breece Hall	NYJ	RB	42	36	RB13	188.8	46	38	220.36
Zay Flowers	BAL	WR	43	51	WR25	149.94	49	55	190.77
Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR	44	48	WR26	150.9	45	51	195.2
James Cook	BUF	RB	45	41	RB14	196.93	35	39	226.73
Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	WR	46	39	WR27	149.9	47	47	193.91
DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR	47	44	WR28	146.18	51	50	183.38
Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB	48	50	QB4	331.4	43	46	340.47
George Kittle	SFO	TE	49	49	TE3	131.84	42	41	169.98
RJ Harvey	DEN	RB	50	54	RB15	189.14	52	53	217.47
Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB	51	45	RB16	183.6	53	48	206.2
Joe Burrow	CIN	QB	52	59	QB5	302.31	44	44	322.35
Joe Mixon	HOU	RB	53	52	RB17	176.32	56	43	202.3
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	54	55	WR29	140.13	60	59	179.28
Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB	55	57	RB18	174.34	54	54	203.89
Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB	56	58	RB19	170.79	59	58	198.52
Calvin Ridley	TEN	WR	57	56	WR30	142.23	57	61	184.09
Alvin Kamara	NOS	RB	58	61	RB20	171.34	50	56	203.3
Jordan Addison	MIN	WR	59	60	WR31	139.77	58	69	179.7
Travis Hunter	JAC	WR	60	43	WR32	138.75	66	45	174.22
Chris Olave	NOS	WR	61	66	WR33	137.38	62	73	178.25
Rome Odunze	CHI	WR	62	62	WR34	135.78	65	72	174.23
Sam LaPorta	DET	TE	63	71	TE4	128.19	55	62	163.6
Jauan Jennings	SFO	WR	64	63	WR35	133.43	69	65	167.55
Chris Godwin	TBB	WR	65	65	WR36	134.84	67	66	173.27
Jerry Jeudy	CLE	WR	66	68	WR37	134.39	63	68	175.47
Deebo Samuel	WAS	WR	67	69	WR38	133.2	72	63	164.68
TreVeyon Henderson	NEP	RB	68	64	RB21	163.02	61	64	186.51
David Montgomery	DET	RB	69	70	RB22	157.37	68	67	179.23
George Pickens	DAL	WR	70	53	WR39	128.99	71	57	166.34
Jakobi Meyers	LVR	WR	71	72	WR40	127.64	74	74	164.38
Jayden Reed	GBP	WR	72	77	WR41	127.48	79	89	160.3
Tony Pollard	TEN	RB	73	80	RB23	156.01	64	82	181.68
James Conner	ARI	RB	74	67	RB24	153.1	70	60	175.61
T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE	75	84	TE5	122.75	75	86	162.39
Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR	76	79	WR42	119.34	80	76	150.78
D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB	77	81	RB25	150.29	73	79	173.37
Kaleb Johnson	PIT	RB	78	75	RB26	154.21	76	77	172.69
Cooper Kupp	SEA	WR	79	89	WR43	117.27	82	81	150.41
Darnell Mooney	ATL	WR	80	86	WR44	119.16	97	95	150.91
Bo Nix	DEN	QB	81	99	QB6	300.75	77	90	314.29
Patrick Mahomes	KCC	QB	82	85	QB7	288.69	81	70	304.84
Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	83	101	RB27	155.84	84	97	179.79
Aaron Jones	MIN	RB	84	82	RB28	147.1	78	75	170.54
Jordan Mason	MIN	RB	85	98	RB29	145.65	91	111	160.29
Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB	86	73	RB30	145.09	86	71	163.75
Baker Mayfield	TBB	QB	87	91	QB8	281.39	83	80	297.45
Kyler Murray	ARI	QB	88	93	QB9	270.77	98	93	282.44
Ricky Pearsall	SFO	WR	89	74	WR45	117.13	92	84	148.6
Josh Downs	IND	WR	90	88	WR46	115.28	87	91	149.05
Stefon Diggs	NEP	WR	91	78	WR47	113.2	94	85	143.66
Travis Kelce	KCC	TE	92	96	TE6	110.8	88	78	142.99
Jonnu Smith	MIA	TE	93	103	TE7	108.11	89	96	142.95
Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR	94	113	WR48	112.69	104	115	139.5
Matthew Golden	GBP	WR	95	76	WR49	105.19	110	87	130.12
Tyrone Tracy	NYG	RB	96	107	RB31	140.95	90	98	162.1
Brian Robinson	WAS	RB	97	90	RB32	139.37	93	88	156.45
Isiah Pacheco	KCC	RB	98	87	RB33	144.94	85	83	167.16
Brock Purdy	SFO	QB	99	109	QB10	270.38	96	103	285.65
Caleb Williams	CHI	QB	100	106	QB11	267.81	101	100	281.93
Justin Fields	NYJ	QB	101	105	QB12	268.79	112	99	276.89
Drake Maye	NEP	QB	102	123	QB13	269.65	102	121	282.11
Brandon Aiyuk	SFO	WR	103	83	WR50	81.7	100	92	102.46
Justin Herbert	LAC	QB	104	124	QB14	267.77	103	116	281.02
Tucker Kraft	GBP	TE	105	135	TE8	110.87	105	133	142.4
Evan Engram	DEN	TE	106	110	TE9	105.18	107	109	139.7
Najee Harris	LAC	RB	107	112	RB34	135.03	95	108	148.23
Mark Andrews	BAL	TE	108	108	TE10	104.61	130	104	126.02
Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB	109	114	RB35	127.97	99	117	146.5
Marvin Mims	DEN	WR	110	122	WR51	103.81	113	127	127.94
Michael Pittman	IND	WR	111	95	WR52	102.67	109	101	133.26
Rashid Shaheed	NOS	WR	112	111	WR53	102.06	116	123	126.9
Jayden Higgins	HOU	WR	113	94	WR54	96.76	117	110	121.92
Tre Harris	LAC	WR	114	101	WR55	82.89	140	114	102.41
Luther Burden	CHI	WR	115	97	WR56	89.28	118	130	112.07
Trey Benson	ARI	RB	116	140	RB36	128.85	123	158	144.03
Ray Davis	BUF	RB	117	139	RB37	110.85	125	145	124.59
Rachaad White	TBB	RB	118	142	RB38	118.49	126	141	137.4
Javonte Williams	DAL	RB	119	121	RB39	101.8	139	112	117.56
C.J. Stroud	HOU	QB	120	135	QB15	266.71	106	126	280.95
Jordan Love	GBP	QB	121	130	QB16	265.62	111	119	279.35
Jared Goff	DET	QB	122	115	QB17	254.06	114	94	269.56
Cam Skattebo	NYG	RB	123	100	RB40	109.67	131	106	124.96
Travis Etienne	JAC	RB	124	116	RB41	104.26	133	118	118.81
Tyjae Spears	TEN	RB	125	134	RB42	103.32	129	135	120.05
Rhamondre Stevenson	NEP	RB	126	127	RB43	102.47	135	125	112.92
Tyler Warren	IND	TE	127	126	TE11	103.07	115	105	128.9
David Njoku	CLE	TE	128	131	TE12	103.9	108	124	139.26
Colston Loveland	CHI	TE	129	120	TE13	103.23	122	120	131.71
J.J. McCarthy	MIN	QB	130	137	QB18	254.49	119	122	269.11
Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB	131	133	QB19	251.33	121	129	264.8
Dak Prescott	DAL	QB	132	116	QB20	248.22	120	107	265.45
Keon Coleman	BUF	WR	133	104	WR57	88.38	136	113	105.55
Josh Palmer	BUF	WR	134	148	WR58	87.02	151	176	106.69
Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE	135	138	TE14	100.19	124	136	130.89
Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE	136	141	TE15	98.15	128	139	127.24
Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE	137	143	TE16	97.13	127	147	128.48
Jack Bech	LVR	WR	138	128	WR59	86.28	134	137	108.17
Brenton Strange	JAC	TE	139	159	TE17	102.44	142	165	134.52
Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB	140	151	RB44	96.34	137	162	105.27
Tank Bigsby	JAC	RB	141	149	RB45	92.53	150	151	101.36
Isaac Guerendo	SFO	RB	142	144	RB46	91.36	152	149	98.65
Cedric Tillman	CLE	WR	143	155	WR60	90.25	132	170	115.34
Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	RB	144	118	RB47	70.22	138	128	79.21
Alec Pierce	IND	WR	145	171	WR61	89.38	149	169	111.5
Xavier Legette	CAR	WR	146	152	WR62	84.57	157	159	104.6
Emeka Egbuka	TBB	WR	147	92	WR63	80.74	160	102	99.94
Cam Ward	TEN	QB	148	167	QB21	236.39	141	157	250.02
Michael Penix	ATL	QB	149	146	QB22	235.11	144	140	246.61
Aaron Rodgers	PIT	QB	150	198	QB23	233.1	143	183	247.7
Bryce Young	CAR	QB	151	157	QB24	230.42	145	148	240.94
Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE	152	170	TE18	103.71	155	167	133
Geno Smith	LVR	QB	153	165	QB25	211.28	146	154	223.53
Isaiah Likely	BAL	TE	154	147	TE19	88.08	154	134	106.95
Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB	155	160	QB26	208.37	147	142	220.82
Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB	156	154	QB27	205.19	148	143	218.56
Christian Kirk	HOU	WR	157	125	WR64	79.11	161	131	98.18
Romeo Doubs	GBP	WR	158	158	WR65	79.09	163	164	97.32
Kyle Williams	NEP	WR	159	119	WR66	76.25	162	138	97.79
Mike Gesicki	CIN	TE	160	174	TE20	83.78	153	163	108.06
Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE	161	149	TE21	81.44	156	150	102.33
Hunter Henry	NEP	TE	162	169	TE22	81.04	166	173	104.82
Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB	163	172	RB48	85.12	164	166	95.12
Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	WR	164	166	WR67	75.29	159	160	100.05
Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB	165	156	RB49	81.69	165	155	94.7
Michael Wilson	ARI	WR	166	177	WR68	74.81	168	191	92.65
Andrei Iosivas	CIN	WR	167	193	WR69	73.34	169	192	90.37
Marquise Brown	KCC	WR	168	129	WR70	68.74	176	146	86.96
Jaylen Wright	MIA	RB	169	173	RB50	81.69	173	172	90.52
Sam Darnold	SEA	QB	170	182	QB28	214.1	158	161	223.99
Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB	171	164	RB51	79.97	175	168	87.4
Devin Neal	NOS	RB	172	201	RB52	74.43	192	205	80.92
Cade Otton	TBB	TE	173	181	TE23	77.44	167	178	98.43
Dalton Schultz	HOU	TE	174	189	TE24	72.04	172	193	91.72
Justice Hill	BAL	RB	175	184	RB53	76.31	171	180	92.13
Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB	176	132	RB54	81.54	174	132	88.5
Kareem Hunt	KCC	RB	177	213	RB55	79.33	178	174	87.53
Blake Corum	LAR	RB	178	199	RB56	80.22	191	208	87.03
Demario Douglas	NEP	WR	179	179	WR71	76	185	187	96.38
Calvin Austin	PIT	WR	180	210	WR72	67.53	182	198	81.65
Tyler Lockett	TEN	WR	181	197	WR73	65.95	177	199	84.27
Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR	182	145	WR74	65.61	183	156	80.58
Jalen Coker	CAR	WR	183	194	WR75	66.3	180	221	84.22
DJ Giddens	IND	RB	184	186	RB57	64.88	194	209	71.97
Tutu Atwell	LAR	WR	185	203	WR76	64.01	187	227	79.1
Dyami Brown	JAC	WR	186	191	WR77	61.06	198	210	76.15
Jalen McMillan	TBB	WR	187	153	WR78	60.01	205	153	72.94
Adam Thielen	CAR	WR	188	163	WR79	57.15	206	144	74.17
Elic Ayomanor	TEN	WR	189	217	WR80	55.32	188	196	69.52
DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	WR	190	178	WR81	42.08	189	171	52.5
Roschon Johnson	CHI	RB	191	162	RB58	60.95	196	179	70.55
Zack Moss	CIN	RB	192	239	RB59	57.02	214	296	60.59
MarShawn Lloyd	GBP	RB	193	192	RB60	74.97	201	195	84.44
Jerome Ford	CLE	RB	194	211	RB61	55.39	209	194	68.43
Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	TE	195	202	TE25	70.3	197	229	91.48
KaVontae Turpin	DAL	WR	196	272	WR82	61.35	200	251	74.86
Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	TE	197	195	TE26	69.07	181	188	88.13
Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB	198	196	RB62	68.31	203	189	72.62
Mason Taylor	NYJ	TE	199	185	TE27	68.18	186	175	87.21
Zach Ertz	WAS	TE	200	168	TE28	66.11	170	152	86.61
Miles Sanders	DAL	RB	201	223	RB63	72.51	202	232	80.55
Ray-Ray McCloud	ATL	WR	202	218	WR83	51.01	215	225	64.39
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	WR	203	239	WR84	50.07	217	275	61.16
Audric Estime	DEN	RB	204	226	RB64	76.98	207	223	82.34
Devaughn Vele	DEN	WR	205	256	WR85	49.12	234	291	61.78
Daniel Jones	IND	QB	206	204	QB29	139.33	179	201	140.29
Diontae Johnson	CLE	WR	207	265	WR86	41.16	218	236	52.85
Russell Wilson	NYG	QB	208	224	QB30	133.87	184	202	135.73
Raheem Mostert	LVR	RB	209	251	RB65	56.44	213	216	60.68
Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE	210	259	TE29	64.6	242	224	83.52
Tyler Conklin	LAC	TE	211	233	TE30	65.77	240	336	85.02
Harold Fannin	CLE	TE	212	259	TE31	58.84	245	328	76.36
Noah Gray	KCC	TE	213	227	TE32	58.44	195	226	73.5
Juwan Johnson	NOS	TE	214	204	TE33	58.06	199	203	75.15
Theo Johnson	NYG	TE	215	215	TE34	56.9	208	218	73.97
Elijah Arroyo	SEA	TE	216	228	TE35	55.56	193	214	70.52
Will Shipley	PHI	RB	217	176	RB66	45.82	211	184	49.33
Parker Washington	JAC	WR	218	272	WR87	47.6	243	295	60.2
Kayshon Boutte	NEP	WR	219	247	WR88	45.72	247	352	56.91
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	SEA	WR	220	251	WR89	46.67	239	327	56.75
Darius Slayton	NYG	WR	221	190	WR90	45.37	233	207	56.65
Malik Washington	MIA	WR	222	265	WR91	51.94	221	329	67.35
Tre Tucker	LVR	WR	223	244	WR92	45.87	248	322	56.11
Brandin Cooks	NOS	WR	224	272	WR93	50.2	223	317	64.03
Noah Brown	WAS	WR	225	230	WR94	44.85	236	276	55.34
Savion Williams	GBP	WR	226	262	WR95	44.3	244	325	53.43
Chimere Dike	TEN	WR	227	280	WR96	43.75	237	308	54.86
Dont'e Thornton	LVR	WR	228	247	WR97	42.84	216	0	53.45
Noah Fant	SEA	TE	229	272	TE36	54.04	232	309	68.73
Will Dissly	LAC	TE	230	280	TE37	49.46	235	346	63.93
Jaylin Noel	HOU	WR	231	161	WR98	43.73	219	181	52.3
Tyler Shough	NOS	QB	232	208	QB31	108.9	210	190	109.55
Anthony Richardson	IND	QB	233	183	QB32	86.9	229	0	87.48
Greg Dortch	ARI	WR	234	280	WR99	45.03	251	356	56.07
Dawson Knox	BUF	TE	235	280	TE38	51.94	226	314	65.8
Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE	236	300	TE39	45.15	190	0	59.25
Demarcus Robinson	SFO	WR	237	272	WR100	39.32	252	311	49.04
Curtis Samuel	BUF	WR	238	262	WR101	38.77	253	331	48.26
Alexander Mattison	MIA	RB	239	299	RB67	54.2	246	260	58.23
Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB	240	299	RB68	47.99	249	278	52.07
Samaje Perine	CIN	RB	241	299	RB69	53.54	257	310	62.26
Elijah Moore	BUF	WR	242	239	WR102	43.54	220	257	53.77
Roman Wilson	PIT	WR	243	219	WR103	44.77	254	246	54.88
Troy Franklin	DEN	WR	244	247	WR104	38.21	259	332	47.32
Dontayvion Wicks	GBP	WR	245	208	WR105	38.45	256	220	46.99
Emanuel Wilson	GBP	RB	246	280	RB70	52.09	270	312	55.84
Ty Johnson	BUF	RB	247	272	RB71	40.46	241	324	46.19
Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	RB	248	300	RB72	41.89	250	0	48.64
Zamir White	LVR	RB	249	300	RB73	41.21	274	0	46.84
Isaiah Davis	NYJ	RB	250	280	RB74	40.34	272	350	46.35

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