NFL Best Ball Top Plays for Underdog Fantasy & DraftKings

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This data is intended to help draft exceptional fantasy football teams for Best Ball on sites like Underdog Fantasy and DraftKings.

Best Ball is a popular form of fantasy football with no need to update or manage rosters. You can join a tournament or league on Underdog Fantasy and DraftKings and draft your best 18 to 20 players per team. The platform will automatically construct your top available lineup each week of the season. The champions of each league in the regular season will advance to the playoffs in tournament formats to compete for huge cash prizes.

Top Plays are curated and crafted by our team of fantasy football and data science experts. The fantasy football draft cheat sheet below represents key players to target based on our best ball models. Some factors that we considered in making our selections include (but not limited to):

  • 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 player to target, expected range of the draft to target them, and a brief explanation of the recommendation. Use this cheat sheet to quickly identify who to target in this seasons best ball drafts.

Our strategy has a few basic principles you should be aware of:

  • We favor upside, which sometimes means additional risk.
  • We favor a WR early strategy in 2025, driven by the market.
  • We favor investment at the QB (at least 1) and TE position.
  • By necessity of the above, we recommend limiting middle round RBs.
  • We do not fear ambiguous situations, and often attack them.
PICK POS TEAMS STAGE RANGE ANALYSIS
Lamar Jackson QB BAL Early 24-48 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June
Jayden Daniels QB WAS Early 31-55 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June
Jalen Hurts QB PHI Early 38-62 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June
Bo Nix QB DEN Mid 86-110 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June
Justin Fields QB NYJ Mid 93-117 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June
Drake Maye QB NEP Mid 112-136 Too Early - First Look Favorites - Selections Will Evolve Through June

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Kyle Murray (kmurray03)

While finishing up his college degree, Kyle Murray (aka kmurray03) became a full-time DFS player in 2018 after he won the first FanDuel FantaSea Live Final event for a $250,000 score. He has appeared in 6 Live Finals, qualifying for 10 total seats in that time, and has accumulated multiple 6-figure scores across several sports. In recent years, he has also added a focus towards prop betting, where he has turned a profit in multiple sports, such as NBA, MLB, and PGA. You can find all of Kyle’s sports betting analysis on our sister site, ScoresAndOdds. Follow Kyle on Twitter – @KMurrDFS