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 "NM BJZA LXZC." W16 16RK W17 17RK ADP-WR1 ADP-WR2 ADP-WR3 ADP-TE1
BUF Josh Allen 78.37 74.69 Mid 25-49 CHI 24 DEN 1 MIA 29 53-D.J. Moore
46-Luther Burden
38-Jaylen Waddle
172-Malik Washington
131-Khalil Shakir
60-Rome Odunze
82-Courtland Sutton
180-Caleb Douglas
262-Josh Palmer
289-Kalif Raymond
171-Pat Bryant
211-Chris Bell
122-Dalton Kincaid
43-Colston Loveland
221-Evan Engram
186-Greg Dulcich
10-James Cook
44-D'Andre Swift
89-RJ Harvey
17-Devon Achane
BAL Lamar Jackson 72.29 66.3 Mid 44-68 PIT 5 CLE 14 CIN 31 31-Zay Flowers
73-D.K. Metcalf
113-KC Concepcion
3-Ja'Marr Chase
157-Ja'Kobi Lane
99-Michael Pittman
138-Denzel Boston
35-Tee Higgins
206-Rashod Bateman
204-Germie Bernard
198-Jerry Jeudy
262-Colbie Young
132-Mark Andrews
196-Pat Freiermuth
105-Harold Fannin
220-Mike Gesicki
18-Derrick Henry
69-Jaylen Warren
54-Quinshon Judkins
15-Chase Brown
CIN Joe Burrow 70.93 74.04 High 55-79 CAR 20 IND 19 BAL 18 3-Ja'Marr Chase
41-Tetairoa McMillan
94-Alec Pierce
31-Zay Flowers
35-Tee Higgins
129-Jalen Coker
81-Josh Downs
157-Ja'Kobi Lane
262-Colbie Young
249-Xavier Legette
165-Keenan Allen
206-Rashod Bateman
220-Mike Gesicki
207-Darren Waller
63-Tyler Warren
132-Mark Andrews
15-Chase Brown
75-Jonathon Brooks
8-Jonathan Taylor
18-Derrick Henry
DET Jared Goff 64.55 65.51 High 99-123 MIN 6 NYG 16 CHI 24 7-Amon-Ra St. Brown
11-Justin Jefferson
23-Malik Nabers
46-Luther Burden
51-Jameson Williams
88-Jordan Addison
197-Malachi Fields
60-Rome Odunze
189-Isaac TeSlaa
166-Jauan Jennings
262-Odell Beckham
289-Kalif Raymond
91-Sam LaPorta
169-T.J. Hockenson
128-Isaiah Likely
43-Colston Loveland
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
98-Jordan Mason
45-Cam Skattebo
44-D'Andre Swift
SFO Brock Purdy 63.29 60.07 High 89-113 LAC 23 KCC 9 PHI 4 49-Mike Evans
33-Ladd McConkey
26-Rashee Rice
27-DeVonta Smith
127-Deebo Samuel
73-Quentin Johnston
106-Xavier Worthy
80-Makai Lemon
116-De'Zhaun Stribling
158-Tre Harris
167-Cyrus Allen
159-Dontayvion Wicks
114-George Kittle
178-Oronde Gadsden
123-Travis Kelce
135-Dallas Goedert
6-Christian McCaffrey
16-Omarion Hampton
14-Kenneth Walker III
13-Saquon Barkley
JAC Trevor Lawrence 60.38 54.41 Mid 74-98 HOU 3 DAL 32 WAS 27 58-Parker Washington
22-Nico Collins
10-CeeDee Lamb
48-Terry McLaurin
64-Brian Thomas
176-Tank Dell
24-George Pickens
93-Stefon Diggs
117-Jakobi Meyers
227-Xavier Hutchinson
168-Ryan Flournoy
224-Antonio Williams
148-Brenton Strange
160-Dalton Schultz
136-Jake Ferguson
145-Chigoziem Okonkwo
49-Bhayshul Tuten
47-David Montgomery
34-Javonte Williams
117-Rachaad White

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