It is basically impossible to win a large Best Ball tournament without stacking. The final week essentially becomes a large DFS tournament, and stacking is the easiest way to increase the correlation in your lineups. If you don’t have enough overlapping potential, you’re basically drawing dead against your opponents.
The good news is that there are lots of different ways to stack in Best Ball contests. You can pair an early-round WR or TE with their quarterback. You can grab one of the stud QBs and look to take a few of his pass-catchers later. You can go with one of the cheaper stacks to support stud players on other teams.
We’ve already done a whole piece on the basics of stacking, so for this article, I want to look at a few different options that stand out specifically. All the data is compiled using the stacks feature inside our new Best Ball tool, which can help you identify other potentially undervalued options. These stacks will touch on all sorts of different price points, giving a solid view of some of the different stacking methods you can consider during your drafts.
Baltimore Ravens
- Quarterback: Lamar Jackson (55.2 ADP on Underdog)
- Wide Receivers: Zay Flowers (30.3 ADP), Elijah Sarratt (205.6 ADP), Rashod Bateman (209.3 ADP), Ja’Kobi Lane (215.2 ADP)
- Tight Ends: Mark Andrews (125.6 ADP)
Stacking the Ravens is built around the dynamic fantasy quarterback that is Lamar Jackson. Jackson is coming off a subpar season in 2025-26, but he was limited to just 13 games due to injury. He also appeared limited when he eventually returned to the lineup in Week 9, and his performance suffered as a result:
- Weeks 1 through 3: 27.6 fantasy points per game (QB1)
- Weeks 9 through 18: 14.2 fantasy points per game (QB21)
Given what we’ve seen from Jackson in the past, there’s no reason not to expect a bounce-back in 2026-27. He was the best quarterback in fantasy by a wide margin in 2024-25, averaging more than 25 fantasy points per game. He remains one of the best rushing threats in football at the position, and he compiled 41 touchdown passes to just 4 interceptions in that campaign.
That said, stacking the Ravens actually starts with Jackson’s top receiver. Zay Flowers is coming off the board at right around pick No. 30 on Underdog, so he’ll cost you a third-round pick. That’s a pretty reasonable figure for a guy who finished as WR7 last season. The fact that he did that despite a down season from Jackson gives him plenty of reason for optimism heading into his age-26 season.
Flowers is quietly one of the biggest alpha receivers in football. He had a massive 30% target share last season, which ranked 8th at the receiver position. The players ahead of him are among the best receivers in all of fantasy (Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Garrett Wilson, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Drake London). There’s a good case that Flowers is being undervalued at the moment, regardless of whether or not you’re looking to pair him with Jackson.
After securing the top 2 options for the Ravens, the question then becomes: who do you pair them with? Mark Andrews stands out as a solid option at tight end. He has an ADP of just 125.6, which is lower than it’s been in years and represents a solid value compared to our rankings. We have him at 116 overall, and when Jackson had a career-best passing season 2 years ago, Andrews had the 5th-most fantasy points at tight end. He also will no longer have to compete with Isaiah Likely for playing time, making him a logical bounce-back candidate.
You could also look to grab one of the Ravens’ secondary receivers to complete your stack with one of your last picks. Guys like Rashod Bateman, Elijah Sarratt, and Ja’Kobi Lane are basically free in drafts, and all three stand out as positive values in our rankings. I wouldn’t grab more than one of them on each team, but getting some exposure to all of them separately is a nice way to round out your respective Ravens stacks.
Finally, the Ravens draw the Bengals in Week 17 this year, which is a matchup that could lead to offensive fireworks. Those two teams have combined for some absolute classics over the past few seasons, so stacking that matchup and hoping for a shootout makes a lot of sense.
Updated on 7/21/26
Green Bay Packers
- Quarterback: Jordan Love (112.1 ADP)
- Wide Receivers: Christian Watson (56.6 ADP), Jayden Reed (84.1 ADP), Matthew Golden (110.4 ADP)
- Tight End: Tucker Kraft (82.4 ADP)
For my money, no offense offers more upside at their respective price tags than the Packers. They lost 131 targets from last year’s squad, with Romeo Doubs heading to the Patriots and Dontayvion Wicks going to Philadelphia. They didn’t really bring in any new players to absorb those looks, so the remaining options are all going to have to carry bigger workloads.
Christian Watson is the standout at receiver. From Week 11 on last year, he emerged as the team’s clear go-to receiver. He posted a 23% target share and was targeted on 26% of his routes run, and he averaged 14.5 PPR points per game during that time frame (including playoffs). He has a chance to become a legit WR1 for fantasy purposes this season, as long as he can stay healthy.
Tucker Kraft also looks like an emerging stud at his position. Part of the reason for Watson’s emergence – aside from being truly healthy for a change – was Kraft going down with an injury. Before exiting in Week 9, Kraft was the overall TE2 in fantasy scoring through the first 8 weeks. His underlying metrics don’t jump off the page (19% target share, 17% end zone share), but he was extremely efficient with his opportunities. He could step right back into a featured role to start this season.
Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden also have strong cases for value. Reed was arguably the team’s top receiver before missing most of last year with injuries. He was a top-26 WR in fantasy points in each of the previous 2 years, despite never having a full-time role. With more opportunities available in 2026-27, it’s possible that Reed sets a new career high in terms of targets and routes run.
Of course, Golden could also be the bigger beneficiary. He’s a more natural fit as an outside receiver, and the Packers traded up to select him in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was a major disappointment as a rookie, though he put together one of his best performances in the team’s lone playoff outing (4 catches, 84 yards, 1 touchdown). With a strong camp, he could certainly emerge as the team’s No. 2 option at the position.
I will personally be overweight on all 4 of the Packers’ top pass-catchers, and it seems likely that at least one of them delivers big value. However, the big winner could be Jordan Love. He has an abundance of talent to work with, and with Josh Jacobs’ outlook currently murky, more responsibilities could be placed on his shoulders than in previous years.
Washington Commanders
- Quarterback: Jayden Daniels (66.8 ADP)
- Running Back: Rachaad White (108.4 ADP)
- Wide Receiver: Terry McLaurin (44.4 ADP), Antonio Williams (175.7 ADP), Treylon Burks (215.9 ADP)
- Tight End: Chig Okonkwo (140.4 ADP)
The Commanders stack stands out as a discount version of the Ravens. Jayden Daniels is a bit cheaper than Jackson, while Terry McLaurin is a bit cheaper than Flowers.
That said, it should shock no one if that duo outperforms the Ravens’. Daniels put up a QB5 finish as a rookie, while McLaurin was WR5 in 0.5-PPR scoring. McLaurin racked up a 23% target share, 39% air yards share, and 36% end zone share in that season, and the duo was nearly unstoppable down the stretch: including the playoffs, McLaurin eclipsed 14 PPR points in 15 of his final 18 games.
The duo took a clear step back last year, but Daniels had to deal with a host of injuries. McLaurin also had to compete for touches with Deebo Samuel, who is still looking for a new home next season. It’s still possible that the Commanders bring back Samuel or another receiver, but as things stand currently, McLaurin should slide back into the role he occupied 2 years ago.
After that duo, the rest of the Commanders’ skill-position players are very affordable. Okonkwo has some appeal as a second or third tight end, and he’s drawn some praise during OTAs. Williams was selected in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, and Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer recently reported that “50-or-so catches” from Williams wouldn’t shock him.
You could also consider pairing Daniels with Rachaad White, who should fill the pass-catching role in the Commanders’ backfield. He’s put up solid receiving numbers previously with the Buccaneers, so there’s some potential correlation between him and his new quarterback.
Las Vegas Raiders
- Quarterback: Fernando Mendoza (174.1 ADP)
- Wide Receivers: Tre Tucker (153.3 ADP), Jalen Nailor (147.2 ADP), Jack Bech (215.2 ADP)
- Tight Ends: Brock Bowers (20.6 ADP), Michael Mayer (214.9 ADP)
The Raiders stand out as one of the most top-heavy teams in fantasy at the moment. Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty (11.0 ADP) will both come off the board in the first 2 rounds, but then no other Raider has an ADP below 153.3. That makes them a really easy team to stack if you grab Bowers early.
Bowers could be poised for a monster season. He’s an elite talent, putting together one of the best rookie seasons in the history of the position, and his volume could be substantial in 2026-27. He will likely have to deal with a rookie quarterback, but Fernando Mendoza can’t possibly be worse than what Bowers has had to deal with the past 2 seasons.
At receiver, the Raiders are expecting to rely on a pretty unproven set of players. However, all 3 of Tucker, Nailor, and Bech stand out as undervalued in our rankings. It’s possible that one player emerges as a legit every-week contributor, especially if Mendoza is good right out of the gates.
I also don’t mind the idea of targeting Mayer. I probably wouldn’t want to take him on rosters where I already have Bowers, but there is a world where there’s enough volume to go around for both of them. Mayer has an elite pedigree in his own right, and the Raiders could use a lot of 2-TE sets given the quality of their receiving corps. He could be their de facto No. 2 pass-catcher, and he would become a potential TE1 if Bowers went down with an injury.
Add in the fact that they draw the lowly Cardinals in Week 17, and the Raiders are one of my favorite cheap stacks to target. You can fit them alongside basically any start, especially if you stack them without Bowers.
Pictured: Jayden Daniels
Photo Credit: Imagn
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