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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 69.5 Mid 23-47 DET 10 NEP 12 NYJ 31 57-D.J. Moore
7-Amon-Ra St. Brown
19-A.J. Brown
40-Garrett Wilson
126-Khalil Shakir
49-Jameson Williams
117-Romeo Doubs
170-Adonai Mitchell
210-Keon Coleman
166-Isaac TeSlaa
217-Kayshon Boutte
143-Omar Cooper
128-Dalton Kincaid
96-Sam LaPorta
152-Hunter Henry
161-Kenyon Sadiq
12-James Cook
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
52-TreVeyon Henderson
27-Breece Hall
BAL Lamar Jackson 69.98 69.82 Mid 43-67 NYG 13 PIT 6 HOU 3 30-Zay Flowers
38-Malik Nabers
78-D.K. Metcalf
22-Nico Collins
213-Rashod Bateman
225-Malachi Fields
100-Michael Pittman
124-Jayden Higgins
240-Ja'Kobi Lane
204-Darnell Mooney
184-Germie Bernard
196-Tank Dell
125-Mark Andrews
130-Isaiah Likely
192-Pat Freiermuth
168-Dalton Schultz
18-Derrick Henry
43-Cam Skattebo
74-Jaylen Warren
48-David Montgomery
CIN Joe Burrow 69.53 71.93 High 55-79 TEN 25 CLE 14 DEN 1 3-Ja'Marr Chase
59-Carnell Tate
120-KC Concepcion
42-Jaylen Waddle
32-Tee Higgins
115-Wan'Dale Robinson
154-Denzel Boston
83-Courtland Sutton
235-Andrei Iosivas
187-Calvin Ridley
180-Jerry Jeudy
218-Troy Franklin
203-Mike Gesicki
181-Gunnar Helm
103-Harold Fannin
219-Evan Engram
16-Chase Brown
72-Tony Pollard
53-Quinshon Judkins
97-J.K. Dobbins
DAL Dak Prescott 63.08 63.08 High 68-92 CAR 18 TBB 17 PHI 4 9-CeeDee Lamb
39-Tetairoa McMillan
34-Emeka Egbuka
26-DeVonta Smith
23-George Pickens
131-Jalen Coker
145-Jalen McMillan
73-Makai Lemon
160-Ryan Flournoy
221-Chris Brazzell
88-Chris Godwin
189-Dontayvion Wicks
129-Jake Ferguson
292-Tommy Tremble
186-Cade Otton
136-Dallas Goedert
37-Javonte Williams
76-Chuba Hubbard
54-Bucky Irving
13-Saquon Barkley
SFO Brock Purdy 58.36 59.35 High 83-107 LAR 8 MIA 28 DET 10 46-Mike Evans
4-Puka Nacua
182-Malik Washington
7-Amon-Ra St. Brown
97-Ricky Pearsall
50-Davante Adams
228-Chris Bell
49-Jameson Williams
171-De'Zhaun Stribling
292-Jordan Whittington
253-Jalen Tolbert
166-Isaac TeSlaa
114-George Kittle
188-Terrance Ferguson
177-Greg Dulcich
96-Sam LaPorta
6-Christian McCaffrey
31-Kyren Williams
17-Devon Achane
1-Jahmyr Gibbs
LAC Justin Herbert 58.04 56.09 High 69-93 TBB 17 DEN 1 NEP 12 36-Ladd McConkey
34-Emeka Egbuka
42-Jaylen Waddle
19-A.J. Brown
75-Quentin Johnston
145-Jalen McMillan
83-Courtland Sutton
117-Romeo Doubs
165-Tre Harris
88-Chris Godwin
218-Troy Franklin
217-Kayshon Boutte
148-Oronde Gadsden
186-Cade Otton
219-Evan Engram
152-Hunter Henry
14-Omarion Hampton
54-Bucky Irving
97-J.K. Dobbins
52-TreVeyon Henderson

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