- Stack the Atlanta Falcons: Marcus Mariota and Drake London have the highest likelihood of being the top stack this week at the 14th-highest combined salary.
- High-upside RB-DST stack for Week 2: Stacking lower-cost running backs — such as Khalil Herbert and Jamaal Williams — with their respective defenses is the play this week.
- Best Value Week 2 DFS three-player stack: The QB-WR-TE stack to own this week is adding Kyle Pitts to the Mariota-London combination detailed above.
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
This analysis of DFS main-slate stacks is a variation of the methodology used in analyses on the single-game DraftKings showdown slates. It uses the combination of current projections, historical game results and similarity algorithms to simulate an upcoming game by looking back at the most similar historical matchups. In this analysis, I’m taking the same outline and applying it instead to the DFS main slate by projecting the likelihood each team’s QB-WR, RB-DST, QB-WR-TE, QB-RB-WR stacks will be the highest scoring of the slate. These are some of the most popular stack combinations employed in DFS strategy.
The numbers below are harnessing the unexpected connections and reactions between players that have actually happened over the past several years and thereby points to under/overvalued stacks that won’t be identified through traditional projections and logical deduction.
QUARTERBACK/WIDE RECEIVER STACK
QB/WR players
| Team | Opponent | Highest % | Player | Pos | DK Fpts | DK Salary | FD Fpts | FD Salary |
| ATL | CLV | 11.3 | Marcus Mariota | QB | 19.9 | 5,600 | 18.4 | 7,300 |
| ATL | CLV | 11.3 | Drake London | WR | 14.5 | 6,100 | 11.3 | 6,300 |
| BLT | BUF | 9.7 | Lamar Jackson | QB | 22.7 | 8,300 | 21.3 | 8,800 |
| BLT | BUF | 9.7 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 11.6 | 5,600 | 9.2 | 6,600 |
| GB | NE | 7.8 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | 22.7 | 6,300 | 21.3 | 7,400 |
| GB | NE | 7.8 | Allen Lazard | WR | 13.5 | 6,200 | 10.9 | 6,000 |
| BUF | BLT | 7.4 | Josh Allen | QB | 27.3 | 8,400 | 25.3 | 8,900 |
| BUF | BLT | 7.4 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 19.4 | 8,400 | 15.2 | 8,700 |
| NYJ | PIT | 6.4 | Zach Wilson | QB | 14.8 | 5,200 | 13.9 | 6,500 |
| NYJ | PIT | 6.4 | Garrett Wilson | WR | 9.6 | 5,400 | 7.7 | 6,100 |
| LV | DEN | 6.2 | Derek Carr | QB | 19.3 | 5,800 | 17.8 | 7,200 |
| LV | DEN | 6.2 | Davante Adams | WR | 17.7 | 8,300 | 13.8 | 7,900 |
| DET | SEA | 4.8 | Jared Goff | QB | 19.6 | 5,900 | 18.5 | 7,600 |
| DET | SEA | 4.8 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 16.7 | 7,700 | 13.0 | 8,000 |
| PHI | JAX | 4.6 | Jalen Hurts | QB | 25.2 | 8,200 | 23.6 | 8,600 |
| PHI | JAX | 4.6 | A.J. Brown | WR | 16.7 | 7,400 | 13.4 | 8,300 |
| LAC | HST | 4.0 | Justin Herbert | QB | 24.3 | 7,100 | 22.7 | 8,000 |
| LAC | HST | 4.0 | Keenan Allen | WR | 12.9 | 6,500 | 10.1 | 7,300 |
| DAL | WAS | 4.0 | Dak Prescott | QB | 20.1 | 6,400 | 18.7 | 7,000 |
| DAL | WAS | 4.0 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 16.1 | 6,700 | 12.9 | 6,800 |
| SEA | DET | 3.6 | Geno Smith | QB | 20.1 | 5,400 | 18.5 | 6,600 |
| SEA | DET | 3.6 | D.K. Metcalf | WR | 17.5 | 6,800 | 13.9 | 7,100 |
| WAS | DAL | 3.5 | Carson Wentz | QB | 16.2 | 6,000 | 15.1 | 6,900 |
| WAS | DAL | 3.5 | Curtis Samuel | WR | 13.2 | 5,700 | 10.4 | 6,200 |
| NYG | CHI | 3.3 | Daniel Jones | QB | 19.8 | 5,400 | 18.6 | 7,000 |
| NYG | CHI | 3.3 | Richie James Jr. | WR | 13.1 | 4,000 | 10.5 | 5,500 |
| IND | TEN | 3.3 | Matt Ryan | QB | 19.0 | 5,600 | 17.5 | 6,700 |
| IND | TEN | 3.3 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 15.4 | 7,200 | 12.1 | 7,500 |
| ARZ | CAR | 3.3 | Kyler Murray | QB | 21.4 | 7,600 | 20.3 | 7,800 |
| ARZ | CAR | 3.3 | Marquise Brown | WR | 14.1 | 6,900 | 11.1 | 7,700 |
| NE | GB | 3.1 | Brian Hoyer | QB | 14.5 | 5,100 | 13.5 | 6,300 |
| NE | GB | 3.1 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | 11.0 | 4,800 | 8.4 | 6,000 |
| CHI | NYG | 3.0 | Justin Fields | QB | 16.4 | 5,300 | 15.4 | 6,700 |
| CHI | NYG | 3.0 | Darnell Mooney | WR | 10.3 | 5,000 | 8.2 | 5,800 |
| TEN | IND | 2.6 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | 18.9 | 5,500 | 17.9 | 6,800 |
| TEN | IND | 2.6 | Treylon Burks | WR | 10.7 | 4,700 | 8.6 | 5,700 |
| PIT | NYJ | 2.2 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB | 19.3 | 5,100 | 18.2 | 6,500 |
| PIT | NYJ | 2.2 | Diontae Johnson | WR | 14.4 | 6,000 | 11.1 | 7,000 |
| JAX | PHI | 2.0 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | 16.9 | 5,700 | 15.8 | 7,500 |
| JAX | PHI | 2.0 | Christian Kirk | WR | 13.2 | 6,600 | 10.5 | 7,600 |
| CAR | ARZ | 1.6 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 16.7 | 5,200 | 15.6 | 6,600 |
| CAR | ARZ | 1.6 | D.J. Moore | WR | 14.5 | 5,300 | 11.5 | 6,100 |
| DEN | LV | 1.6 | Russell Wilson | QB | 18.5 | 6,700 | 17.5 | 7,100 |
| DEN | LV | 1.6 | Courtland Sutton | WR | 13.3 | 6,400 | 10.6 | 6,800 |
| CLV | ATL | 1.5 | Jacoby Brissett | QB | 20.2 | 5,500 | 19.0 | 6,800 |
| CLV | ATL | 1.5 | Amari Cooper | WR | 14.7 | 6,300 | 11.6 | 7,500 |
| HST | LAC | 1.2 | Davis Mills | QB | 18.9 | 5,000 | 17.4 | 6,400 |
| HST | LAC | 1.2 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 18.6 | 5,800 | 14.4 | 6,400 |
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