This piece will identify some of my favorite DFS stacks of the weekend. Be sure to use our Stacking tool found within our Player Models to find the highest projected stacks, the stacks that figure to be chalky, and more. Our Correlation Dashboard is also a great resource to find hidden edges in stacking positions and games.
Quarterback + Running Back + Wide Receiver
- Dak Prescott ($6,900 DK, $8,100 FD)
- Tony Pollard ($4,600 DK, $6,500 FD)
- Amari Cooper ($6,200 DK, $7,300 FD)
I expect a big Week 10 bounceback for the Dallas offense at home against Atlanta.
Quarterback Dak Prescott returned from his foot injury with a head-scratching performance against Denver. However, despite the Cowboys 30-16 home loss, Prescott still found a way to scramble to the overall QB9 performance. Even in a bad game, the Dallas quarterback still posted 232 yards and two touchdowns.
He now faces an Atlanta pass defense that ranks 28th in DVOA. The Falcons have also allowed the fifth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points (4for4) to opposing quarterbacks. Despite battling the foot injury, Prescott has still posted incredible fantasy numbers since the start of the 2020 season. In those 12 games, he is averaging:
- 323.6 passing yards
- 14.9 rushing yards
- 2.58 touchdowns
- 27.5 fantasy points
I am stacking Prescott with his top wideout, Amari Cooper. Since 2019, Cooper has been fantastic in Dallas home games.
The last part of this stack is running back Tony Pollard. Leading RB Ezekiel Elliott is expected to play despite last week knee injury, but I expect Pollard to see his highest snap share of the season in Week 10. Pollard has been one of the NFL’s most efficient running backs on just under a 30% weekly snap share. He ranks fourth among all running backs in true yards per carry, sixth in yards per touch, and second in breakaway run rate. Pollard is also third among all running backs in individual DVOA, trailing only James Robinson and Austin Ekeler.
Pollard’s reduced price opens up availability for other positions. Using the FantasyLabs Optimizer, I was able to create the following lineups for DraftKings and FanDuel.
This game has a 54.5 point over/under, the highest on the Sunday slate. I’m backing a big Dallas offensive performance with Prescott leading the way.
Keep in mind, it’s Friday, and these projections will likely change as we get close to lock. Chris Godwin is also a game-time decision.
Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Wide Receiver
- Justin Herbert ($7,300 DK, $8,000 FD)
- Keenan Allen ($7,000 DK, $7,200 FD)
- Mike Williams ($6,600 DK, $6,900 FD)
As my DFS podcast partner, Josh Larky, said: “Every week is Justin Herbert week.”
On the surface, this is not the easiest matchup. The Vikings rank third in pass defensive DVOA, but a robust 53.5 over/under offsets that concern. Minnesota has been involved in multiple high-scoring games, including 34-31 (Baltimore), 34-28 (Carolina), and 34-33 (Arizona).
Herbert is coming off the overall QB2 performance last week against Philadelphia, tallying 356 passing yards and three total touchdowns. Wide receiver Keenan Allen has also produced two consecutive big performances, with 24 targets, 18 receptions, and 181 receiving yards. He was the overall PPR WR3 in Week 10.
Teammate Mike Williams has been struggling the past few weeks and has failed to produce even a WR3 stat line since Week 5. Yet he is still earning over an 80% snap share and is running over 32 routes per game. Despite their quality pass defense, the Vikings rank fourth-most generous in DVOA to opposing WR2s. Williams’ deep ball ability is clear from his Top 15 (15.5) yards per receptions average.
Both Allen and Williams are ranking high on our FantasyLabs Tournament Model, sitting as fourth and fifth in our projections.
The Chargers have a consolidated target share in a game with a 53-point total. Regardless of the opponent, I’m stacking Herbert with his two leading pass catchers.
Quarterback + Wide Receiver + Wide Receiver + Opposing Wide Receiver
- Russell Wilson ($6,700 DK, $7,500 FD)
- DK Metcalf ($6,800 DK, $8,000 FD)
- Tyler Lockett ($6,500 DK, $7,100 FD)
- Davante Adams ($7,900 DK, $8,700 FD)
Seattle should be close to full health as head coach Pete Carroll announced today that Russell Wilson will start at quarterback, and running back Chris Carson is also potentially available. Seattle has been a very live underdog coming off their bye week under Carroll, going 5-2-1 ATS per BetLabs. The Seahawks offense should be bolstered by Tyler Lockett’s big Week 9 performance, tallying 12 receptions and 142 receiving yards en route to the PPR overall WR5 stat line.
I’m adding teammate DK Metcalf, who ranks second among all wide receivers in total touchdowns (eight). Metcalf has also been of the league’s most efficient wideouts with 2.59 yards per target, a best among all wide receivers (PlayerProfiler).
I’m bringing back Green Bay’s Davante Adams, despite the high cost on both sites. While quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not practice this week, he is expected to play. Even if he doesn’t, Adams has shown he can produce regardless of the quarterback. In his career, he has averaged the same amount of fantasy points with and without Rodgers at quarterback. Excluding his rookie season, Adams has actually been more productive without Rodgers in home games.
Using our FantasyLabs Optimizer, I was able to set parameters to create DraftKings lineups using this stack that included Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.
It’s always important to have representation from projected high-scoring games. The Seattle-Green Bay game should have plenty of fantasy scoring, especially if Rodgers plays. We want to pay up for safe players with week-winning upside, and this quad stack with Seattle and Green Bay fits that perfectly.
