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 + Wide Receiver + Tight End + Opposing Wide Receiver
- Patrick Mahomes ($8,300 DraftKings, $9,000 FanDuel)
- Tyreek Hill ($8,500 DraftKings, $8700 FanDuel)
- Travis Kelce ($7,000 DraftKings, $8,500 FanDuel)
- Terry McLaurin ($7,100 DraftKings, $7,400 FanDuel)
Just because it’s obvious doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
If this game approaches the expected 55 point game total, these four players will need to find DFS production. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce have accounted for 67 of the team’s 135 receptions and 93 of the 184 targets. Kansas City will play this game without their leading rusher, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, limiting their rushing options even further.
Washington’s defense has been one of the most disappointing units in the NFL, allowing the second-most passing yards and fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. They’ve also allowed 14 passing touchdowns (second-most) and forced just two interceptions.
The main attraction to playing Mahomes in DFS is that he is the unique mix of a high floor and ceiling fantasy play. While it’s always appealing to try for the cheap upside play at quarterback, those plays come with an extreme downside. Mahomes has also added solid fantasy production on the ground, ranking fifth in quarterback rushing yards (153). Kansas City is desperate for a win to avoid losing three of their last four games, giving the best quarterback in the NFL a ton of motivation against a weak pass defense.
The bring-back pass catcher for Washington has to be Terry McLaurin. With tight end Logan Thomas now on IR, McLaurin enters this game, having accounted for 36.5% of Washington’s active passing yards. Their offensive options are limited, and McLaurin should feast against a Kansas City defense that ranks dead last in DVOA per Football Outsiders.
What makes this quad stack possible is the availability of low-priced options such as Chicago running back Khalil Herbert and Minnesota tight end Tyler Conklin. Our FantasyLabs DFS Optimizer was able to generate the following two lineups for DraftKings and FanDuel.
It’s difficult to see this as a low-scoring game, and it happens to be between two teams with concentrated target shares. DFS doesn’t have to be hard. Enjoy this KC-Washington quad stack on Sunday afternoon.
Quarterback + Running Back + Tight End
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- Teddy Bridgewater ($5,700 DraftKings, $6,600 FanDuel)
- Javonte Williams ($5,000 DraftKings, $5,600 FanDuel)
- Noah Fant ($4,800 DraftKings, $5,800 FanDuel)
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After a second consecutive loss, Denver returns home to a physical AFC North contender to face a Las Vegas team in coaching chaos. Head coach Jon Gruden was fired on Tuesday, leaving assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia as the interim head coach. Traveling to Denver to face head coach Vic Fangio is a suboptimal time for a coaching change.
Teddy Bridgewater provides limited upside but a solid floor. He has three games of two passing touchdowns and four games of no interceptions. With his very low price on both sites, that production is enough to construct a competitive tournament lineup.
Javonte Williams is on the verge of a breakout game. In Week 5, he produced a season-high 86 total yards and tallied his third consecutive game with three receptions. Williams has also showcased his explosive ability with runs of 31 and 49 yards in the past two games. Per PlayerProfiler, Wiliams is 13th among all running backs with 3.57 yards created per touch. He faces a Las Vegas defense that has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing running backs.
Noah Fant is one of my favorite plays of the Week 6 slate. He is only the sixth-highest-priced tight end on both sites and has seen a 90% or higher snap share in each of the past three games. With backup tight end Albert Okwuegbunam placed on injured reserve, Fant is locked in for one of the largest tight end snap shares in Week 6. As one of the most athletic tight ends in the NFL, he brings an explosive upside that is rare for a sub-5K-priced player on DraftKings.
Using the FantasyLabs Lineup Optimizer, I generated a lineup on both DraftKings and FanDuel that perfectly combines these first two stacks.
With Bridgewater at just a 3.9% projected ownership and Fant with a dominant snap share, this stack provides sneaky upside on a challenging Sunday slate.
Quarterback + Running Back + Wide Receiver
- Carson Wentz ($5,400 DraftKings, $6,700 FanDuel)
- Jonathan Taylor ($6,300 DraftKings, $7,600 FanDuel)
- Michael Pittman ($4,800 DraftKings, $5,400 FanDuel)
This game projects as an Indianapolis blowout, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find DFS stacking value. Despite losing 31-25 in overtime to Baltimore, the Colts played their best overall game of the 2021 season. Carson Wentz threw for 402 yards on the road against the Ravens secondary. Wentz looks fully healthy for the first time all season and faces a Houston team that the Colts have averaged 25 points against over the past two seasons. In the last two home games, Indianapolis has averaged 28.5 points per game.
I’m pairing Wentz with top wideout Michael Pittman, who brings one of the highest floor and ceiling rankings for FanDuel wide receivers with an affordable $5,400 price tag. He is only the 25th-highest priced wideout, below such questionable plays as Christian Kirk ($5,900) and Tyler Boyd ($6300).
Playing Jonathan Taylor is an automatic, given his domination of poor defenses last year. In four home games against teams with a bottom 10 rush defense, Taylor averaged over 105 rushing yards, over 21 fantasy points, and one rushing touchdown per game.
The Texans defense ranks 30th in rush defense DVOA per FootballOutsiders, setting up Taylor for another big game. He also came alive in the passing game against Baltimore, with three receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Wentz and Pittman’s incredible value allows for higher-priced plays at other positions, including representation from the prior two stacks. I used our FantasyLabs Optimizer to create the two DraftKings lineups below while using a rule to exclude Patrick Mahomes.
DFS players tend to shy away from a stationary quarterback in a game with a high point spread, thinking it is always running back dominated. Wentz may not be as mobile as his younger years, but there is a ton of value with low projected ownership in this game, opening the door for higher-priced wide receiver and tight end plays.
