Whether you are drafting a bunch of best ball teams or looking to place some concentrated bets on an offense in your home league draft, it is extremely valuable to know the prices on these various passing offenses and where these fantasy football stacks go in drafts.

In this piece, I'm ranking the 32 passing stacks (QB + 2 pass catchers) across the entire NFL. A few notes about this exercise:

1. These rankings are cost-adjusted. It would be no fun to just put Burrow-Chase-Higgins at 1 and Hurts-AJB-DeVonta at 2. Those are great stacks—and they are still ranked —but the goal of this exercise is to point you in the direction of the stacks that I think can exceed value (aka smash their ADP in 2025). Some lesser teams in the Top 10 might surprise you, but it's because I think they have true breakout potential relative to their price.
    
2. My starting point for all of these stacks was the QB with their two most expensive pass catchers (according to Underdog ADP), but I made a fair amount of substitutions/omissions where I saw necessary. The key to a great stack is often fading an overpriced player and targeting their cheaper teammate later in the draft.
    
3. Every single team blurb includes a link to a Fantasy Life tool or piece of content. I encourage you to go down the rabbit hole for way more information about each of these stacks. The entire site right now is a treasure trove of fantasy goodness to help you draft the best possible team. Feel free to use promo code Pete for 20% off a Fantasy Life+ Tier 2 sub if you need access to some of the premium tools.
    

Alright, let's dive into our countdown, starting at No. 32 …

Ranking The Best Fantasy Football Stacks For 2025

32. New Orleans Saints: Tyler Shough (214.8) + Chris Olave (65.5) & Rashid Shaheed (107.9)

I'm not even convinced Shough is the starter with Spencer Rattler starting preseason Week 1 and looking pretty decent. Regardless of who wins the job, the QB play here could be downright horrendous. Everyone loves the individual profiles of both Olave and Shaheed, but I have never once "tried" to get this stack. This is a "break glass in case of an emergency" kind of move. I'm sorry, Cooterdoodle, please don't be mad at me.

31. Pittsburgh Steelers: Aaron Rodgers (193.2) + DK Metcalf (49.3) & Jonnu Smith (177.3)

At least we know who the QB is here, but that is about the only nice thing I can say about this Steelers stack. Our Week 1 fantasy football rankings have Rodgers as the QB32. This situation is going to be a nightmare, and we haven't even discussed the tomfoolery Arthur Smith is going to pull at the goal line. Get ready to learn Darnell Washington, folks. 

30. Cleveland Browns: Shedeur Sanders (212.3) + Jerry Jeudy (70.5) & David Njoku (120.2)

I actually love the prices on Jeudy and Njoku. When you compare our season-long projections to ADP, those two Browns pass catchers stand out as two of the biggest values in the entire player pool:

Unfortunately, the Browns appear like they will be spinning a wheel before each series to decide who gets to play quarterback.

BONUS: Keep an eye on the duck-footed rookie, Harold Fannin, who rested with the starters in Preseason Week 2.

29. Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Richardson (174.0) + Josh Downs (82.6) & Adonai Mitchell (203.6)

Omission: Michael Pittman Jr. (96.1)

I was really tempted to put Daniel Jones here instead of Richardson. He started Week 2, and Richardson had a rough preseason opener, but we'll hold the line for now. Downs is dealing with a hamstring injury, but I still don't want to pull the trigger on both him and Pittman, who are more volume plays than pure breakout bets.

Instead, we'll play this offense through the cheaper Mitchell, who posted a 91% route participation and 10% target share in Week 2. He's having a great camp/preseason and sneakily had a top-16 aDOT (14.7) in 2024 among all WRs who ran a minimum of 100 routes.

28. Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix (141.5) + Drake London (15.7) & Ray-Ray McCloud III

Omission: Darnell Mooney (95.4)

Man, this one pains me. I really am excited about Penix and London, but there isn't much else to love here. Mooney's early-season involvement is seriously in doubt, and I refuse to fall for the Kyle Pitts pyramid scheme for the fourth straight year in a row. 

I guess that leaves McCloud, who Ian reminded me finished as the overall WR50 in PPR points last year.

27. Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert (126.0) + Ladd McConkey (20.2) & Tre' Harris (134.3)

Keenan Allen really did ruin all of the fun here. You could argue that every Chargers pass catcher other than Ladd is overvalued (McConkey is still inside our top-12 WRs) after Keenan's addition, and we also know that Harbaugh still loves running the damn ball more than life itself.

With QJ now hurt and Harris plummeting in drafts, I'm fine getting back in on the second-round rookie, who had a really nice Preseason Week 2 game:

26. New York Giants: Jaxson Dart (211.2) + Malik Nabers (8.9) & Wan'Dale Robinson (173.8)

Omission: Russell Wilson (208.2)

OK, this one takes a leap of faith, but I love how cheap it is to complete this stack outside of Nabers. And even then, I think there's still meat on the bone for Nabers, who is very much live to challenge Chase and Jefferson for the No. 1 WR title belt next offseason. Just please get healthy, dude.

As for Robinson, Dwain noted that he wasn't pigeonholed into his typical low-aDOT slot role in the preseason: "He worked from the slot only 38% of the time and notched a 12.0 aDOT with Wilson. He played 40% of the snaps in two-WR sets."

Dart has also looked awesome so far, and he's the perfect upside QB3 to tack onto your teams (you can keep him on waivers in managed leagues). I think he'll be starting by Week 7 or 8. 

Fwiw, you wouldn't have to twist my arm to swap Wan'Dale for Darius Slayton or Theo Johnson either. Both of them are free at the end of drafts.

25. Seattle Seahawks: Sam Darnold (179.2) + Jaxon Smith-Njigba (33.2) & Tory Horton (183.2)

Omission: Cooper Kupp (98.1)

I think we are all collectively sleeping on how good JSN was last year. From Week 8-17, he boasted a 95 Utilization Report score, which is the same number Chase earned as the No. 1 overall WR for the entire season:

I am omitting Kupp here—the chalk stack option—to include rookie Tory Horton. Yes, Horton left the Preseason Week 2 game early with an injury, but he's been one of the buzziest names across all 32 team camps and should have no problem dusting MVS.

24. Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen (28.8) + Keon Coleman (99.5) & Dalton Kincaid (130.7)

Omission: Khalil Shakir (84.9)

It feels weird not to have the Bills higher, but there is nothing fun about this stack. Allen will be a fantasy monster regardless because of his rushing prowess (he's Ian's QB1 for a reason), but these are some of the worst "weapons" in the entire league. Not to mention, his top option, Shakir, is dealing with a high ankle sprain. Coleman is at least vaguely intriguing as a Year 2 breakout bet.

Similar to how I'll be approaching him in DFS this year, I wouldn't force any stacks with Allen, which is why they are ranked so low in this exercise.

23. Los Angeles Rams: Matthew Stafford (170.7) + Puka Nacua (10.4) & Davante Adams (32.5)

Look, this stack could easily be much higher, but right now it feels like a house of cards. The reality of the situation is that the Rams are attempting to cryogenically freeze Stafford until the start of the season (don't quote me on that, but you get the gist), and Jimmy Garoppolo is already throwing hospital balls to Adams.

I just don't think the risk/reward value proposition is currently there for this premium double stack at these prices, but as of Monday, Stafford is back at practice. This is a situation to monitor.

22. Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa (152.7) + Tyreek Hill (23.9) & Jaylen Waddle (55.1)

The Dolphins are a tricky stack. With all of the volatility surrounding Hill, I'd almost prefer to play Dolphins stacks with one of Hill or Waddle, as opposed to both. The idea being that Hill is either undervalued or that Waddle is a smash if things go south for Hill.

The issue, however, is that I don't know where else to go outside of these top two guys. I guess you could take a flier on Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, who shockingly finished inside the top 10 in TDs last year.

21. Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray (95.6) + Trey McBride (26.2) & Marvin Harrison (28.7)

I realize this is a clean, "sexy" stack, but I'm just not buying it. What's going to be different this year? Is there a new HC or OC who is going to dial up a more creative offense? Will they start manufacturing easier looks for Harrison? Is McBride actually going to score TDs? 

Is Kyler any taller?

I dunno, man. I can see the vision if I squint, but these pieces are all too expensive for me to take that hopium ride. It doesn't help that they have the stone-worst schedule for QBs:

20. New England Patriots: Drake Maye (111.6) + Kyle Williams (138.7) & Hunter Henry (158.9)

Omission: Stefon Diggs (69.4)

Diggs might seem like a puzzling exclusion, but we are paying a pretty penny for a 31-year-old WR coming off a torn ACL. I'd prefer to play Maye as a back stack with the rookie who has been cooking DBs off the line in the preseason and the tried and true TE. 

Kendall thinks Maye will finish the season as a top-10 QB.

I'm still skeptical that the Patriots are going to be much better than they were last year, but Maye is a fun breakout bit. The real answer to this offense, though, is Tre'Veon Henderson and log out.

19. New York Jets: Justin Fields (103.3) + Garrett Wilson (29.8) & Josh Reynolds (214.6)

Omission: Mason Taylor (196.0)

Fields isn't a guy you have to stack because so much of his value comes from rushing (we have him at QB10 overall right now in projections), but if he delivers a top-five QB season, I think it will be because Wilson and another pass catcher balls out. Don't sleep on Reynolds in this offense; he's been one of my go-to late-round selections in best ball drafts when I need a sure-thing.

18. Detroit Lions: Jared Goff (118.7) + Amon-Ra St. Brown (11.5) & Sam LaPorta (76)

Omission: Jameson Williams (46.8)

The Lions are kind of tricky this year. Ben Johnson is gone, but we are still paying a premium on all of the pass catchers (except LaPorta, who I've swapped in for Jamo). I know the drumbeat has been loud for Wiilliams—and he's certainly capable of spike weeks in formats that really reward spike weeks—but he's the WR24 on Underdog and the WR34 in our projections:

BONUS Sleeper: Keep an eye on Isaac Teslaa. He's had a great preseason.

17. Minnesota Vikings: J.J. McCarthy (123.0) + Justin Jefferson (5.2) & Jordan Addison (73.9)

This one is pretty interesting. Jefferson and Addison were monsters last year, and I think it is overlooked just how good Addison was in comparison to his much more expensive teammate:

I'm not concerned about the Jefferson hammy or Addison suspension. This stack ultimately comes down to whether McCarthy is good or not. Considering our guy Thor is willing to risk his entire personal brand on him being good … I'm willing to take the ride with him. 

16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield (91.9) + Mike Evans (36.4) & Emeka Egbuka (69.8)

I don't think there is a cleaner bet to make in drafts right now than Egbuka, who continues to check every box:

• Elite Super Model rating as a prospect
• Star of camp/preseason (check out his TD from Week 2)
• Mega uncertainty with Chris Godwin's injury status (PUP candidate?)
   

Pairing him with Mr. 1K and Baker? Easy game.

15. Denver Broncos: Bo Nix (97.1) + Marvin Mims Jr. (123.9) & Troy Franklin (213.5)

Omission: Courtland Sutton (48.8) & Evan Engram (105.4)

Ok, this is our first double omission. Sutton and Engram are fine, but I think the way to play the Broncos pass-catching ambiguity is through the cheaper options. Both Mims and Franklin are enjoying awesome preseason usage and are extremely undervalued if the season plays out anything close to resembling this:

14. Las Vegas Raiders: Geno Smith (161.6) + Brock Bowers (18.6) + Dont'e Thornton (165.5)

Omission: Jakobi Meyers (72)

This is a super fun stack because Bowers is going to scorch the earth in 2025, and Geno is super cheap. The finesse here comes from passing on Meyers—a great player who is going to feel like the target squeeze from a variety of (rookie) angles—and target the wildly athletic rookie who has dominated camp. 

Circling back to Bowers, he had a top-five Utilization Score last year across all RB/WR/TEs and "only" scored 15.5 points per game (PPR). If the TDs come and he keeps connecting on big plays like this, he's going to break fantasy.

13. Chicago Bears: Caleb Williams (113.9) + Colston Loveland (114.5) & Luther Burden (116.1)

Omission: DJ Moore (46.1) & Rome Odunze (62.2)

Here we go again with another double omission, but I think this is a really unique opportunity to not only play the offense through the cheaper pieces, but do so with the rookies whom this new coaching staff hand-picked to help elevate Williams.

Like so many of these situations, it ultimately comes down to the QB play (and Ben Johnson's wizardry), but Loveland and Burden offer incredible upside in the double-digit rounds.

I've been putting my money where my mouth is with Burden. He's my most drafted WR, as you can see here via the Best Ball Hub:

12. Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow (60.0) + Ja'Marr Chase (1.1) & Tee Higgins (25.4)

If price weren't a factor, this premium Burrow double would obviously be the top stack. Unfortunately, it is 1) expensive and 2) somewhat tricky to pull off. 

In current best ball drafts, Chase goes 1.01, Tee goes around the 2/3 turn, and Burrow goes at the 5/6 turn. As you can see in this ADP draft grid, that means the Chase and Higgins drafter has to decide whether to "reach" for Burrow at the 4/5 turn or try to "push" him all the way back to the 6/7 turn.

TLDR: Burrow is slightly overvalued because Chase and Higgins drafters panic select him at the 4/5 turn because they don't want to miss out on him. If you can push him to pick 72 (closer to his true value), great. But because there is no guarantee that another drafter won't go rogue and select him, this stack stays outside of the Top 10. 

11. Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels (38.8) + Deebo Samuel (67.0) & Zach Ertz (163.8)

Omission: Terry McLaurin (40.9) 

It's a testament to how good Daniels is that they are this high despite a relatively weak pass-catching corps, but Daniels is a kingmaker. 

I thought McLaurin was overvalued even before the "hold-in," so this new uncertainty doesn't help. Instead, I'd prefer to pair Daniels with the cheaper Deebo (who is fully healthy and in the best shape of his life) and the steady veteran TE.

Similar to the Patriots, though, the best way to play this offense is probably just Daniels and the RBs:

10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence (129.8) + Brian Thomas (12.7) & Travis Hunter (55.7)

Hunter remains the most hotly debated player of the entire summer (we've come a long way since March), but I can't help but shake the feeling that people are worrywarting themselves out of a generational player. Even though this stack is relatively expensive because of the WRs, I love being able to buy low on Lawrence with Liam Coen now in the fold. 

Lawrence is QB19 on Underdog, but Dwain has him QB15. Check out why he's particularly high on him in this piece.

9. Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love (125.1) + Matthew Golden (73.9) & Jayden Reed (80.8)

I really wanted to have this one higher, but the Love and Reed injuries in the preseason have put a damper on things. The fear is that the team reverts back to exactly what they did last year–running the damn ball with Josh Jacobs non-stop.

Still, the positive drumbeat on Matthew Golden has been persistent for the past month. He could easily be this year's Ladd McConkey or Brian Thomas, which Dwain makes the case for here. 

If everyone gets healthy, this passing offense could be truly electric with Golden and Reed alternating big plays. Can we just please get Reed some more snaps this year?

8. Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud (132.2) + Nico Collins (9.3) & Jaylin Noel (199.3)

Omission: Jayden Higgins (89.1)

The Texans running back room is a disaster right now. Whether they like it or not, Stroud is going to be forced to cook like he did in his rookie year. Nico is an end-boss level alpha, but I can't help but think the market is a little overconfident in Higgins > Noel—especially considering their usage in Preseason Week 2. I certainly prefer Higgins straight up, but a 100-pick gap doesn't make a ton of sense to me.

I'm a little light on Nico, but as you can see here, I love the Stroud/Noel combo late in best ball drafts:

7. Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young (150.9) + Tetairoa McMillan (39.6) & Jalen Coker (203.0)

Omission: Xavier Legette (157.6)

Alright, time to get to the spicy portion of the list. It might seem weird to have the Panthers (and the next team) as high as I do, but this is where the "cost-adjusted" portion really becomes a factor. The "obvious" premium stacks offer us very little surplus value. With a team like the Panthers, we have a chance to smash ADP. This is what happened in Stroud's rookie year when he elevated the whole offense and turned Nico and Tank Dell into league winners.

All indicators point to Bryce picking up right where he left off last year (he was QB8 after the bye in 2024), and now he has a true alpha in the fold with T-Mac. Legette was a disappointment last year, while Coker continues to impress.

If I were doing triple stacks, the Panthers would be even higher because I would include Ja'Tavion Sanders.

6. Tennessee Titans: Cameron Ward (154.8) + Calvin Ridley (52.8) & Chig Okonkwo (184.1)
 

This is the same thesis as the Panthers stack, except we have a rookie QB ready to elevate the offense. If Ward is even slightly above average, all of these pieces are going to smash their ADP. Ridley racked up a ton of air yards in 2024 and will turn in a Top 24 season if Ward is competent:

It's hard to parse the pass catchers after Ridley right now (Elic Ayomanor is probably my favorite), which is why I like turning to Chig, who finished the season hot last year and is getting great preseason usage.

5. Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes (83.4) + Xavier Worthy (40.2) & Travis Kelce (94.5)

Omission: Rashee Rice (45.9)

With a major Rice suspension looming, Worthy is an uber-smash who is going to destroy his ADP. Similarly, the TE turned podcaster is going to enjoy plenty of targets underneath and over the middle of the field without Rice around.

This feels like a generational, "slurp the dipperino" opportunity with the greatest QB of all time. I made this case back in July, and I stand by it today.

4. Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts (42.7) + A.J. Brown (17.5) & Dallas Goedert (139.3)

Omission: DeVonta Smith (51.7)

This is a fun stack because you are getting a super condensed offense (there are only three viable Eagles pass catchers and they all go in the top 60 picks), and we are also getting some nice discounts relative to their upside:

• Hurts is the cheapest of the Tier 1 QBs
• AJB is a full round cheaper than he was last year
• Goedert is arguably the most mis-priced TE in the entire pool (TE11 in projections; TE15 in ADP)
   

If their defense regresses even the slightest or their opponents can keep games closer this year, this stack is going to melt faces. 

3. San Francisco 49ers: Brock Purdy (102.9) + George Kittle (37.1) & Ricky Pearsall (65.3) OR Jauan Jennings (71.6)
 

OK, I'll admit that I'm cheating for this stack by including three pass catchers for the first time, but that's kind of the entire point. 

The Niners have been one of the highest scoring offenses in the NFL for multiple years, and we've routinely drafted three of their pass catchers in the first few rounds (Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, and Deebo Samuel last year). Now Deebo is gone, Aiyuk is on the shelf for weeks (if not months), and all the pass catchers go in Round 4 or later?

The hallmark of this offense is how condensed it's been, specifically when one of the major options wasn't available to play. We essentially have that set-up for an entire season as opposed to a single game.

Despite his preseason heroics, I prefer Jennings to Pearsall, but you can't go wrong targeting either at these prices. 

2. Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson (29.9) + Zay Flowers (56.7) & Mark Andrews (99.6)

This stack is way too cheap, full stop. Sure, Jackson comes with a third-round price tag, but his WR1 in Round 5 and TE1 in Round 9 is wild. I've been shocked that Andrews hasn't moved up more since the Isaiah Likely injury, only climbing 6-7 spots in ADP since the news:

In 2024, Lamar finished in the top 12 in 16 of 17 weeks and averaged 53.8 rushing yards per game. The Ravens put up the third-most points per game in 2024 (30.5), and that was with an effective, great run game and defense keeping their games from shooting out. Similar to the Eagles, if they stumble in either department, the offense will go nuclear.

As for Zay, he's undervalued by the market as our consensus WR24 in rankings despite a WR32 rank on Underdog.

PRO TIP: The best way to lock up this stack is from the 3 or 4 hole. Take Lamar slightly ahead of ADP in the third, Zay slightly ahead in the fifth, and Andrews ahead in the eighth.

1. Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott (105.6) + CeeDee Lamb (3.6) & George Pickens (43.4)

This is the arbitrage Bengals stack. Don't pay a premium for last year's version when you can get the 2025 version on the cheap.

With Dallas, you get Burrow (Dak) 45 picks cheaper and this year's Higgins (Pickens) 20 picks cheaper.

Last year, the Bengals were the league-winning stack. This year, it is the Cowboys.

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