Building NFL team stacks into best ball rosters is critical to maximizing upside because fantasy points are correlated for offensive players on the same team. When a quarterback has a monster fantasy season, he is likely carrying multiple pass-catchers and/or running backs with him.
For example, Aaron Rodgers was the overall QB2 last year and brought Davante Adams (WR1), Aaron Jones (RB5) and Robert Tonyan (TE4) along for the ride. Ryan Tannehill (QB7), Derrick Henry (RB3), A.J. Brown (WR7) and Corey Davis (WR30) formed a fantasy cheat code, too.
Upside is the name of the game in best ball, and stacking is the premier way to capture each player's ceiling in fantasy football. Here are seven NFL team stacks worth targeting in drafts right now.
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Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson is quickly becoming one of the best value picks in the fifth round. He is only one year removed from an overall QB1 fantasy finish. His 27.7 fantasy points per game in 2019 would have also ranked first in 2020.
Talented wide receivers elevate their quarterbacks. It happened last year with Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. The 2019 MVP will be throwing to the best group of pass-catchers in his career — Marquise Brown, Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman, Tylan Wallace and Sammy Watkins.
Recency bias and the absurd “Lamar is a running back” narrative have made it far too easy to stack Jackson with his pass-catchers.
Cincinnati Bengals
The 2021 Cincinnati Bengals will be one of the most fantasy-friendly offenses in the NFL. They possess the dream fantasy combination of an ascending young quarterback, explosive offensive playmakers and a terrible defense. They are a discount version of the Dallas Cowboys.
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