These top-240 best ball rankings are geared towards Underdog Fantasy’s 0.5 PPR (half-point per reception) leagues.
Best Ball Mania 4 is open with 677,000 entrants and $15M in prizes ($25 entry). These rankings are made with these types of tournaments' top-heavy payout structures in mind.
Ideally, you’ll draft 2-3 QBs, 4-6 RBs, 7-10 WRs, and 2-3 TEs (18 roster spots) to your team and stacking is heavily encouraged.
Stacking is an if/then upside game.
For example, if you take Garrett Wilson early – then immediately bump up Aaron Rodgers in your rankings. Not only are you generating upside with Rodgers-Wilson’s combined fantasy points, you’re also solving another roster spot later in the draft (in this instance – QB).
In addition to this frequently updated article, our staff will also constantly update the individual and consensus Best Ball rankings.
Player takes really matter – but all Underdog best ball tournaments are a game of balancing opportunity cost, projections, game theory, and roster construction.
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Here are my top-240 rankings:
Round 1-2 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 1 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | WR1 |
| 2 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | CIN | WR2 |
| 3 | Tyreek Hill | WR | MIA | WR3 |
| 4 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | TE1 |
| 5 | Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF | WR4 |
| 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | SF | RB1 |
| 7 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | RB2 |
| 8 | A.J. Brown | WR | PHI | WR5 |
| 9 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | WR6 |
| 10 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | WR7 |
| 11 | Davante Adams | WR | LV | WR8 |
| 12 | Bijan Robinson | RB | ATL | RB3 |
| 13 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL | RB4 |
| 14 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE | RB5 |
| 15 | Garrett Wilson | WR | NYJ | WR9 |
| 16 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LAR | WR10 |
| 17 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | RB6 |
| 18 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV | RB7 |
| 19 | Derrick Henry | RB | TEN | RB8 |
| 20 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | WR11 |
| 21 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN | WR12 |
| 22 | Calvin Ridley | WR | JAX | WR13 |
| 23 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI | QB1 |
| 24 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF | QB2 |
Round 3-4 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 25 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC | QB3 |
| 26 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI | WR14 |
| 27 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF | WR15 |
| 28 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | TE2 |
| 29 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA | WR16 |
| 30 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL | QB4 |
| 31 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE | RB9 |
| 32 | Chris Olave | WR | NO | WR17 |
| 33 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | WR18 |
| 34 | Amari Cooper | WR | CLE | WR19 |
| 35 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | DET | RB10 |
| 36 | Christian Watson | WR | GB | WR20 |
| 37 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC | WR21 |
| 38 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | JAX | RB11 |
| 39 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN | QB5 |
| 40 | Justin Fields | QB | CHI | QB6 |
| 41 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | RB12 |
| 42 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB | RB13 |
| 43 | Breece Hall | RB | NYJ | RB14 |
| 44 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | MIN | TE3 |
| 45 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT | WR22 |
| 46 | Christian Kirk | WR | JAX | WR23 |
| 47 | DJ Moore | WR | CHI | WR24 |
| 48 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | WR25 |
Round 5-6 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 49 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | TEN | WR26 |
| 50 | Drake London | WR | ATL | WR27 |
| 51 | Dameon Pierce | RB | HOU | RB15 |
| 52 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC | QB7 |
| 53 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT | RB16 |
| 54 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | SEA | RB17 |
| 55 | Miles Sanders | RB | CAR | RB18 |
| 56 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF | WR28 |
| 57 | Marquise Brown | WR | ARI | WR29 |
| 58 | Jahan Dotson | WR | WAS | WR30 |
| 59 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS | WR31 |
| 60 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB | WR32 |
| 61 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | DEN | WR33 |
| 62 | Gabe Davis | WR | BUF | WR34 |
| 63 | George Pickens | WR | PIT | WR35 |
| 64 | Rachaad White | RB | TB | RB19 |
| 65 | James Conner | RB | ARI | RB20 |
| 66 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL | TE4 |
| 67 | Darren Waller | TE | NYG | TE5 |
| 68 | Alexander Mattison | RB | MIN | RB21 |
| 69 | James Cook | RB | BUF | RB22 |
| 70 | Cam Akers | RB | LAR | RB23 |
| 71 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | WR36 |
| 72 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | WR37 |
Round 7-8 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 73 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAX | QB8 |
| 74 | David Montgomery | RB | DET | RB24 |
| 75 | D'Andre Swift | RB | PHI | RB25 |
| 76 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN | RB26 |
| 77 | Elijah Moore | WR | CLE | WR38 |
| 78 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | IND | WR39 |
| 79 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | SEA | WR40 |
| 80 | Jordan Addison | WR | MIN | WR41 |
| 81 | Brandin Cooks | WR | DAL | WR42 |
| 82 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | TE6 |
| 83 | George Kittle | TE | SF | TE7 |
| 84 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | BAL | RB27 |
| 85 | Deshaun Watson | QB | CLE | QB9 |
| 86 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | RB28 |
| 87 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | RB29 |
| 88 | Khalil Herbert | RB | CHI | RB30 |
| 89 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | KC | RB31 |
| 90 | Skyy Moore | WR | KC | WR43 |
| 91 | Rashod Bateman | WR | BAL | WR44 |
| 92 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | WR45 |
| 93 | Zay Flowers | WR | BAL | WR46 |
| 94 | Treylon Burks | WR | TEN | WR47 |
| 95 | Quentin Johnston | WR | LAC | WR48 |
| 96 | Brian Robinson | RB | WAS | RB32 |
Round 9-10 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 97 | Dalvin Cook | RB | NYJ | RB33 |
| 98 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS | RB34 |
| 99 | AJ Dillon | RB | GB | RB35 |
| 100 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | QB10 |
| 101 | Anthony Richardson | QB | IND | QB11 |
| 102 | Evan Engram | TE | JAX | TE8 |
| 103 | Rashaad Penny | RB | PHI | RB36 |
| 104 | Samaje Perine | RB | DEN | RB37 |
| 105 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | SEA | RB38 |
| 106 | Jamaal Williams | RB | NO | RB39 |
| 107 | Daniel Jones | QB | NYG | QB12 |
| 108 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN | QB13 |
| 109 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA | QB14 |
| 110 | Geno Smith | QB | SEA | QB15 |
| 111 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | NYJ | QB16 |
| 112 | Raheem Mostert | RB | MIA | RB40 |
| 113 | Jaylen Warren | RB | PIT | RB41 |
| 114 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | BAL | WR49 |
| 115 | Kadarius Toney | WR | KC | WR50 |
| 116 | Allen Lazard | WR | NYJ | WR51 |
| 117 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT | TE9 |
| 118 | David Njoku | TE | CLE | TE10 |
| 119 | Nico Collins | WR | HOU | WR52 |
| 120 | Romeo Doubs | WR | GB | WR53 |
Round 11-12 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 121 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | LV | WR54 |
| 122 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | WR55 |
| 123 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | NE | WR56 |
| 124 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR | DEN | WR57 |
| 125 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL | WR58 |
| 126 | Van Jefferson | WR | LAR | WR59 |
| 127 | De'Von Achane | RB | MIA | RB42 |
| 128 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | PHI | RB43 |
| 129 | Tank Bigsby | RB | JAX | RB44 |
| 130 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | KC | RB45 |
| 131 | Damien Harris | RB | BUF | RB46 |
| 132 | Jameson Williams | WR | DET | WR60 |
| 133 | Zay Jones | WR | JAX | WR61 |
| 134 | Jared Goff | QB | DET | QB17 |
| 135 | Russell Wilson | QB | DEN | QB18 |
| 136 | Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI | WR62 |
| 137 | Jonathan Mingo | WR | CAR | WR63 |
| 138 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | TEN | TE11 |
| 139 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU | TE12 |
| 140 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR | TE13 |
| 141 | Gerald Everett | TE | LAC | TE14 |
| 142 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | TE15 |
| 143 | Dalton Kincaid | TE | BUF | TE16 |
| 144 | Sam LaPorta | TE | DET | TE17 |
Round 13-14 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 145 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR | CAR | WR64 |
| 146 | Alec Pierce | WR | IND | WR65 |
| 147 | Rondale Moore | WR | ARI | WR66 |
| 148 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | SF | RB47 |
| 149 | Tyjae Spears | RB | TEN | RB48 |
| 150 | Derek Carr | QB | NO | QB19 |
| 151 | Brock Purdy | QB | SF | QB20 |
| 152 | Kenny Pickett | QB | PIT | QB21 |
| 153 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | CLE | WR67 |
| 154 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | KC | WR68 |
| 155 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | ATL | RB49 |
| 156 | Devin Singletary | RB | HOU | RB50 |
| 157 | Roschon Johnson | RB | CHI | RB51 |
| 158 | Gus Edwards | RB | BAL | RB52 |
| 159 | Zack Moss | RB | IND | RB53 |
| 160 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI | QB22 |
| 161 | Jordan Love | QB | GB | QB23 |
| 162 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR | QB24 |
| 163 | Tyler Conklin | TE | NYJ | TE18 |
| 164 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL | TE19 |
| 165 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO | TE20 |
| 166 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | CAR | RB54 |
| 167 | Kareem Hunt | RB | FA | RB55 |
| 168 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | NE | RB56 |
Round 15-16 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 169 | Kendre Miller | RB | NO | RB57 |
| 170 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE | CIN | TE21 |
| 171 | Luke Musgrave | TE | GB | TE22 |
| 172 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | NO | WR69 |
| 173 | Rashee Rice | WR | KC | WR70 |
| 174 | Adam Thielen | WR | CAR | WR71 |
| 175 | Bryce Young | QB | CAR | QB25 |
| 176 | Greg Dulcich | TE | DEN | TE23 |
| 177 | Curtis Samuel | WR | WAS | WR72 |
| 178 | K.J. Osborn | WR | MIN | WR73 |
| 179 | Jayden Reed | WR | GB | WR74 |
| 180 | Tank Dell | WR | HOU | WR75 |
| 181 | DeVante Parker | WR | NE | WR76 |
| 182 | Michael Wilson | WR | ARI | WR77 |
| 183 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE | TE24 |
| 184 | Hayden Hurst | TE | CAR | TE25 |
| 185 | Taysom Hill | TE | NO | TE26 |
| 186 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | TE27 |
| 187 | Kyren Williams | RB | LAR | RB58 |
| 188 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC | RB59 |
| 189 | Ty Chandler | RB | MIN | RB60 |
| 190 | Sam Howell | QB | WAS | QB26 |
| 191 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN | QB27 |
| 192 | Mac Jones | QB | NE | QB28 |
Round 17-18 Best Ball Rankings
| RANK | PLAYER NAME | POS | TEAM | POS RK |
| 193 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | LV | QB29 |
| 194 | Darius Slayton | WR | NYG | WR78 |
| 195 | Parris Campbell | WR | NYG | WR79 |
| 196 | Jalin Hyatt | WR | NYG | WR80 |
| 197 | Jerome Ford | RB | CLE | RB61 |
| 198 | Leonard Fournette | RB | FA | RB62 |
| 199 | Mecole Hardman Jr. | WR | NYJ | WR81 |
| 200 | Chase Claypool | WR | CHI | WR82 |
| 201 | C.J. Stroud | QB | HOU | QB30 |
| 202 | Evan Hull | RB | IND | RB63 |
| 203 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | CHI | RB64 |
| 204 | Chris Evans | RB | CIN | RB65 |
| 205 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | DAL | RB66 |
| 206 | Joshua Kelley | RB | LAC | RB67 |
| 207 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | MIA | RB68 |
| 208 | Deon Jackson | RB | IND | RB69 |
| 209 | Zamir White | RB | LV | RB70 |
| 210 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | CLE | RB71 |
| 211 | Chase Brown | RB | CIN | RB72 |
| 212 | Michael Mayer | TE | LV | TE28 |
| 213 | Trey McBride | TE | ARI | TE29 |
| 214 | Josh Downs | WR | IND | WR83 |
| 215 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR | NYG | WR84 |
| 216 | Justyn Ross | WR | KC | WR85 |
| 217 | Joshua Palmer | WR | LAC | WR86 |
| 218 | John Metchie III | WR | HOU | WR87 |
| 219 | Richie James | WR | KC | WR88 |
| 220 | Robert Woods | WR | HOU | WR89 |
| 221 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | NE | WR90 |
| 222 | Allen Robinson II | WR | PIT | WR91 |
| 223 | Josh Reynolds | WR | DET | WR92 |
| 224 | Rico Dowdle | RB | DAL | RB73 |
| 225 | Latavius Murray | RB | BUF | RB74 |
| 226 | Cade Otton | TE | TB | TE30 |
| 227 | Mike Gesicki | TE | NE | TE31 |
| 228 | Noah Fant | TE | SEA | TE32 |
| 229 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL | TE33 |
| 230 | Zach Ertz | TE | ARI | TE34 |
| 231 | Desmond Ridder | QB | ATL | QB31 |
| 232 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | CAR | WR93 |
| 233 | Deonte Harty | WR | BUF | WR94 |
| 234 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV | WR95 |
| 235 | Trent Sherfield | WR | BUF | WR96 |
| 236 | Mack Hollins | WR | ATL | WR97 |
| 237 | Khalil Shakir | WR | BUF | WR98 |
| 238 | Cedric Tillman | WR | CLE | WR99 |
| 239 | Greg Dortch | WR | ARI | WR100 |
| 240 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | ATL | RB75 |
| 241 | Adam Trautman | TE | DEN | TE35 |
| 242 | Trayveon Williams | RB | CIN | RB76 |