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
BUF Josh Allen 76.93 68.06 Mid 23-47 DET 10 NEP 12 NYJ 31 55-D.J. Moore
8-Amon-Ra St. Brown
20-A.J. Brown
40-Garrett Wilson
126-Khalil Shakir
48-Jameson Williams
117-Romeo Doubs
176-Adonai Mitchell
215-Keon Coleman
170-Isaac TeSlaa
214-Kayshon Boutte
140-Omar Cooper
129-Dalton Kincaid
97-Sam LaPorta
150-Hunter Henry
159-Kenyon Sadiq
12-James Cook
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
51-TreVeyon Henderson
27-Breece Hall
BAL Lamar Jackson 70.78 66.3 Mid 44-68 NYG 13 PIT 6 HOU 3 31-Zay Flowers
34-Malik Nabers
76-D.K. Metcalf
22-Nico Collins
248-Devontez Walker
230-Malachi Fields
102-Michael Pittman
123-Jayden Higgins
223-Rashod Bateman
203-Darnell Mooney
184-Germie Bernard
190-Tank Dell
125-Mark Andrews
131-Isaiah Likely
192-Pat Freiermuth
169-Dalton Schultz
18-Derrick Henry
43-Cam Skattebo
74-Jaylen Warren
49-David Montgomery
CIN Joe Burrow 68.54 68.54 High 53-77 TEN 25 CLE 14 DEN 1 3-Ja'Marr Chase
60-Carnell Tate
118-KC Concepcion
47-Jaylen Waddle
33-Tee Higgins
115-Wan'Dale Robinson
179-Jerry Jeudy
81-Courtland Sutton
232-Andrei Iosivas
185-Calvin Ridley
155-Denzel Boston
210-Troy Franklin
206-Mike Gesicki
180-Gunnar Helm
103-Harold Fannin
227-Evan Engram
17-Chase Brown
76-Tony Pollard
54-Quinshon Judkins
99-J.K. Dobbins
DAL Dak Prescott 63.08 63.08 High 68-92 CAR 18 TBB 17 PHI 4 9-CeeDee Lamb
38-Tetairoa McMillan
38-Emeka Egbuka
25-DeVonta Smith
23-George Pickens
130-Jalen Coker
144-Jalen McMillan
72-Makai Lemon
162-Ryan Flournoy
219-Chris Brazzell
89-Chris Godwin
191-Dontayvion Wicks
127-Jake Ferguson
298-Tommy Tremble
187-Cade Otton
135-Dallas Goedert
36-Javonte Williams
73-Chuba Hubbard
53-Bucky Irving
13-Saquon Barkley
LAC Justin Herbert 62.91 58.39 Mid 70-94 TBB 17 DEN 1 NEP 12 37-Ladd McConkey
38-Emeka Egbuka
47-Jaylen Waddle
20-A.J. Brown
78-Quentin Johnston
144-Jalen McMillan
81-Courtland Sutton
117-Romeo Doubs
164-Tre Harris
89-Chris Godwin
210-Troy Franklin
214-Kayshon Boutte
145-Oronde Gadsden
187-Cade Otton
227-Evan Engram
150-Hunter Henry
14-Omarion Hampton
53-Bucky Irving
99-J.K. Dobbins
51-TreVeyon Henderson
DET Jared Goff 58.52 59.51 High 97-121 BUF 16 CHI 24 SFO 15 8-Amon-Ra St. Brown
55-D.J. Moore
42-Luther Burden
44-Mike Evans
48-Jameson Williams
126-Khalil Shakir
59-Rome Odunze
100-Ricky Pearsall
170-Isaac TeSlaa
215-Keon Coleman
269-Kalif Raymond
171-De'Zhaun Stribling
97-Sam LaPorta
129-Dalton Kincaid
46-Colston Loveland
114-George Kittle
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
12-James Cook
52-D'Andre Swift
7-Christian McCaffrey

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