PlayerProfiler is home to the award winning redraft rankings and tools. Our Player Rankings are second to none, and the World Famous Draft Kit contains detailed player write ups and cheat sheets to help you dominate fantasy drafts! Check it out. Below, Joel Ybarra identifies fantasy football stacks that will win leagues in Underdog best ball, redraft and dynasty.
It’s no secret stacking a quarterback and his pass catcher is one of the best ways to build upside into a fantasy roster. Whether you are playing Underdog, redraft, DFS or even dynasty, identifying a winning QB-WR or QB-TE stack is the most powerful way to capture premium fantasy production on a weekly and season-long basis. When a pass catcher really gets going in a given week, he ups the production of his QB and vice-versa. It’s the quickest way to accumulate some scoring booms, especially in Underdog and DFS, where you need weekly spikes to outpace the field.
We are looking for pass catchers who will reach peak production in the coming year, but also QBs with league-smashing upside themselves. There are two things that lead to elite QB scoring in a given season: 1.) rushing production and/or 2.) an prolific passing season. In 2024, C.J. Stroud did not add a lot on the ground (167 yards rushing), but finished as the QB7 in PPG because of the chemistry with his pass-catching weapons. Texans stacks won leagues last season. Below, we identify the league-winning stacks you need in 2024.
League-Winning Stacks for 2024
Kirk Cousins (Round 13) | Drake London (Round 2)
Kirk Cousins was the No. 1 facilitator of fantasy points for his WRs and TEs in 2023 – when he was on the field. Yes, Cousins has had the best wide receiver in the league at his disposal the last four seasons, but Cousins moves to another high-volume passing offense with Drake London and Kyle Pitts. Assuming Cousins gets back to health for 2024, he will bring about a breakout season for London. London has earned 117 and 109 targets, respectively, in his first two seasons in the league, but scored only six touchdowns (two last season). That is about to change. It is difficult to overstate the QB upgrade the Falcons pass catchers are about to experience.
Secondary Stack Partners: Kyle Pitts (Round 5), Darnell Mooney (Round 13)
Week 17 Bring Backs: Terry McLaurin (Round 5), Jahan Dotson (Round 12)
Dak Prescott (Round 8) | CeeDee Lamb (Round 1)
It is unlikely CeeDee Lamb repeats his overall WR1 finish from last season, but the Cowboys avoided adding any additional offensive weapons to what was one of the league’s best offenses in 2023. That means the Dak Prescott – Lamb connection will continue in 2024. Prescott’s QB Rating when targeting Lamb was 124.3 (No. 3). Lamb was regularly cooking dudes out of the slot (54.9-percent Route Win Rate, No. 9) and earned a target on nearly a third of his routes (29.9-percent Target Rate, No. 4). There is no one on the Cowboys roster at this point who is going to take meaningful work away from Lamb. Prescott was QB4 in points per game last season, fueled by Lamb’s career year.
Secondary Stack Partners: Jake Ferguson, Brandin Cooks
Week 17 Bring Backs: A.J. Brown (Round 1), Devonta Smith (Round 3)
Patrick Mahomes (ADP 49, Round 5) | Rashee Rice (ADP 62, Round 6)
Rashee Rice was superbly efficient in his 2023 rookie season, recording 2.57 YPRR (No. 10) on a 4.8 ADOT (No. 99). That means he was great after the catch, recording 654 YAC (No. 3) on just 79 (No. 18) receptions. He was Patrick Mahomes’ favorite target when on the field, earning a target on 27.4-percent of his routes. Travis Kelce earned a target on 24.7-percent of his routes.
Mahomes also targeted Rice more in the red zone (22 Red Zone Targets vs. Kelce’s 21) – on 117 fewer routes. That resulted in seven touchdowns for the rookie versus five for the veteran tight end. Even with a possible suspension, Rice will run more routes per game in 2024, and the Chiefs offense is going to improve. The team added two field stretchers in Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy in the offseason. That means more space for Rice to roam. It also means Mahomes can land back in the top-3 at QB.
Secondary Stack Partners: Travis Kelce (Round 4), Xavier Worthy (Round 6)
Week 17 Bring Backs: George Pickens (Round 4), Jaylen Warren (Round 8)
Anthony Richardson (Round 5) | Michael Pittman (Round 3)
Michael Pittman gets billed as a boring possession receiver, but keep in mind he had his best season (15.6 PPG, NO. 14) in a Gardner Minshew-led offense. Anthony Richardson is at least as competent a passer as Minshew.
The hyper-athletic second-year QB is also an intimidating rushing threat, making the whole offense more efficient and Pittman the beneficiary of juicy first-read RPO targets. Richardson is actually the strength of this Colts stack, with top-five QB upside due to his rushing ability. Think 2022 Jalen Hurts–A.J. Brown.
Secondary Stack Partners: Josh Downs, Adonai Mitchell
Week 17 Bring Back: Malik Nabers (ADP 27, Round 3)
Kyler Murray (Round 12) | Marvin Harrison Jr. (Round 2)
In his last two healthy seasons (2021 and 2022), Kyler Murray was the PPG QB3 and QB4, respectively. He can rush for 500 yards in his sleep (418 rush yards in 11 games in 2022), making him a threat to always land in the top-5 at the QB position. Marvin Harrison Jr. is, by consensus, one of the best prospects to hit the NFL in recent memory. He is a classic prototypical receiver in the pattern of AJ Green (his best comparable on PlayerProfiler) and DeAndre Hopkins, but Harrison is more athletic than those two and was more dominant in college (95th-percentile 47.9-percent College Dominator Rating).
Secondary Stack Partners: Trey McBride (Round 4), Michael Wilson (Round 15)
Week 17 Bring Backs: Puka Nacua (Round 1), Cooper Kupp (Round 3)
Caleb Williams (Round 10) | Keenan Allen (Round 5)
Caleb Williams is a top-notch QB prospect. He enters an ideal situation with a top-tier group of pass catchers. Veteran slot receiver Keenan Allen is the most reliable of the bunch. He has earned a target on 26-percent or more routes each year since 2017 – 9.49 targets per game for his whole career. That is not about to stop now. Allen is the perfect veteran presence for a rookie QB.
Secondary Stack Partners: DJ Moore (Round 3), Rome Odunze (Round 6), Cole Kmet (Round 12)
Week 17 Bring Backs: DK Metcalf (Round 3), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Round 7), Tyler Lockett (Round 9)
Jayden Daniels (Round 9) | Terry McLaurin (Round 5)
The focus has been on Jayden Daniels’ rushing ability and fragility, but his passing ability is going under the radar. Daniels recorded the single most efficient passing season in college football history (208.0), per sports-reference.com. That was better than Joe Burrow in 2019 (202.0), Tua Tagovailoa in 2018 (199.4) and CJ Stroud in 2021 (186.6). If you are tempted to think Daniels’ numbers were inflated by his receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., remember who those other quarterbacks played with.
Terry McLaurin has consistently put up 100-target, 1,000-yard receiving seasons with very poor quarterbacks throwing him the ball. He is about to get a substantial boost in production.
Secondary Stack Partners: Jahan Dotson (Round 12), Zach Ertz (Round 18)
Week 17 Bring Back: Drake London (Round 2), Kyle Pitts (Round 5), Darnell Mooney (Round 13)
See Joel’s league winners from the later rounds here: Late Round League Winners | League-Breaking Production Available in Rounds 3 to 11
