NFL Top Best Ball Stacks for Underdog & DraftKings

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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 15RK W16 16RK W17 17RK ADP-WR1 ADP-WR2 ADP-WR3 ADP-TE1 ADP-RB1
BAL Lamar Jackson 74 67.26 Low 45-69 NYG 14 PIT 6 HOU 3 36-Zay Flowers
27-Malik Nabers
76-D.K. Metcalf
24-Nico Collins
274-Devontez Walker
204-Malachi Fields
106-Michael Pittman
125-Jayden Higgins
228-Rashod Bateman
188-Darnell Mooney
177-Germie Bernard
194-Tank Dell
127-Mark Andrews
132-Isaiah Likely
187-Pat Freiermuth
170-Dalton Schultz
17-Derrick Henry
43-Cam Skattebo
77-Jaylen Warren
49-David Montgomery
BUF Josh Allen 72.57 63.7 Mid 20-44 DET 10 NEP 12 NYJ 31 54-D.J. Moore
8-Amon-Ra St. Brown
22-A.J. Brown
38-Garrett Wilson
128-Khalil Shakir
47-Jameson Williams
114-Romeo Doubs
141-Omar Cooper
225-Keon Coleman
169-Isaac TeSlaa
209-Kayshon Boutte
212-Adonai Mitchell
129-Dalton Kincaid
96-Sam LaPorta
150-Hunter Henry
153-Kenyon Sadiq
11-James Cook
2-Jahmyr Gibbs
48-TreVeyon Henderson
26-Breece Hall
CIN Joe Burrow 68.54 69.53 High 52-76 TEN 25 CLE 13 DEN 1 3-Ja'Marr Chase
59-Carnell Tate
116-KC Concepcion
50-Jaylen Waddle
34-Tee Higgins
118-Wan'Dale Robinson
186-Jerry Jeudy
80-Courtland Sutton
241-Andrei Iosivas
185-Calvin Ridley
160-Denzel Boston
216-Troy Franklin
210-Mike Gesicki
177-Gunnar Helm
95-Harold Fannin
233-Evan Engram
18-Chase Brown
78-Tony Pollard
55-Quinshon Judkins
103-J.K. Dobbins
DAL Dak Prescott 63.08 63.08 High 67-91 CAR 18 TBB 17 PHI 4 9-CeeDee Lamb
37-Tetairoa McMillan
39-Emeka Egbuka
30-DeVonta Smith
23-George Pickens
134-Jalen Coker
149-Jalen McMillan
73-Makai Lemon
173-Ryan Flournoy
217-Chris Brazzell
88-Chris Godwin
205-Dontayvion Wicks
126-Jake Ferguson
295-Tommy Tremble
184-Cade Otton
135-Dallas Goedert
35-Javonte Williams
69-Chuba Hubbard
53-Bucky Irving
13-Saquon Barkley
LAC Justin Herbert 62.43 59.2 Mid 70-94 TBB 17 DEN 1 NEP 12 41-Ladd McConkey
39-Emeka Egbuka
50-Jaylen Waddle
22-A.J. Brown
89-Quentin Johnston
149-Jalen McMillan
80-Courtland Sutton
114-Romeo Doubs
180-Tre Harris
88-Chris Godwin
216-Troy Franklin
209-Kayshon Boutte
143-Oronde Gadsden
184-Cade Otton
233-Evan Engram
150-Hunter Henry
15-Omarion Hampton
53-Bucky Irving
103-J.K. Dobbins
48-TreVeyon Henderson
NOS Tyler Shough 59.38 61.44 High 103-127 WAS 27 GBP 7 LVR 26 29-Chris Olave
45-Terry McLaurin
60-Christian Watson
156-Tre Tucker
62-Jordyn Tyson
159-Antonio Williams
83-Jayden Reed
152-Jalen Nailor
246-Devaughn Vele
295-Treylon Burks
110-Matthew Golden
232-Jack Bech
157-Juwan Johnson
151-Chigoziem Okonkwo
81-Tucker Kraft
20-Brock Bowers
28-Travis Etienne
123-Rachaad White
40-Josh Jacobs
12-Ashton Jeanty

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