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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 72.57 62.9 Mid 12-42 DET 10 NEP 12 NYJ 31 54-D.J. Moore
8-Amon-Ra St. Brown
26-A.J. Brown
39-Garrett Wilson
128-Khalil Shakir
47-Jameson Williams
113-Romeo Doubs
140-Omar Cooper
223-Keon Coleman
169-Isaac TeSlaa
205-Kayshon Boutte
213-Adonai Mitchell
130-Dalton Kincaid
96-Sam LaPorta
151-Hunter Henry
150-Kenyon Sadiq
11-James Cook
2-Jahmyr Gibbs
48-TreVeyon Henderson
28-Breece Hall
CIN Joe Burrow 71.45 71.45 High 51-75 TEN 25 CLE 13 DEN 1 3-Ja'Marr Chase
60-Carnell Tate
116-KC Concepcion
50-Jaylen Waddle
35-Tee Higgins
118-Wan'Dale Robinson
184-Jerry Jeudy
80-Courtland Sutton
244-Andrei Iosivas
180-Calvin Ridley
160-Denzel Boston
216-Troy Franklin
206-Mike Gesicki
178-Gunnar Helm
93-Harold Fannin
237-Evan Engram
18-Chase Brown
77-Tony Pollard
55-Quinshon Judkins
102-J.K. Dobbins
BAL Lamar Jackson 66.91 66.27 Mid 44-68 NYG 14 PIT 6 HOU 3 37-Zay Flowers
24-Malik Nabers
76-D.K. Metcalf
23-Nico Collins
228-Rashod Bateman
203-Malachi Fields
107-Michael Pittman
125-Jayden Higgins
234-Ja'Kobi Lane
189-Darnell Mooney
179-Germie Bernard
196-Tank Dell
127-Mark Andrews
132-Isaiah Likely
185-Pat Freiermuth
172-Dalton Schultz
17-Derrick Henry
42-Cam Skattebo
79-Jaylen Warren
49-David Montgomery
CHI Caleb Williams 62.09 69.52 High 58-82 MIN 5 DET 10 SEA 2 43-Luther Burden
10-Justin Jefferson
8-Amon-Ra St. Brown
5-Jaxon Smith-Njigba
57-Rome Odunze
85-Jordan Addison
47-Jameson Williams
138-Rashid Shaheed
271-Kalif Raymond
147-Jauan Jennings
169-Isaac TeSlaa
207-Cooper Kupp
46-Colston Loveland
163-T.J. Hockenson
96-Sam LaPorta
171-AJ Barner
53-D'Andre Swift
121-Aaron Jones
2-Jahmyr Gibbs
58-Jadarian Price
DAL Dak Prescott 61.13 61.13 High 66-90 CAR 18 TBB 17 PHI 4 9-CeeDee Lamb
37-Tetairoa McMillan
40-Emeka Egbuka
32-DeVonta Smith
22-George Pickens
133-Jalen Coker
147-Jalen McMillan
73-Makai Lemon
175-Ryan Flournoy
221-Chris Brazzell
89-Chris Godwin
210-Dontayvion Wicks
126-Jake Ferguson
300-Tommy Tremble
183-Cade Otton
135-Dallas Goedert
36-Javonte Williams
68-Chuba Hubbard
45-Bucky Irving
14-Saquon Barkley
LAC Justin Herbert 60.31 58.25 Mid 71-95 TBB 17 DEN 1 NEP 12 41-Ladd McConkey
40-Emeka Egbuka
50-Jaylen Waddle
26-A.J. Brown
94-Quentin Johnston
147-Jalen McMillan
80-Courtland Sutton
113-Romeo Doubs
187-Tre Harris
89-Chris Godwin
216-Troy Franklin
205-Kayshon Boutte
142-Oronde Gadsden
183-Cade Otton
237-Evan Engram
151-Hunter Henry
15-Omarion Hampton
45-Bucky Irving
102-J.K. Dobbins
48-TreVeyon Henderson

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