NFL Top Best Ball Stacks for Underdog & DraftKings
| 2026 Best Ball Rankings | 2026 Stat Projections | 2026 Top Best Ball Plays | 2026 Best Bets |
Best Ball Stack Rankings Details & FAQ
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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