Before the NFL Draft, I took a look at my favorite late-round offenses in Underdog contests and shared five late-round QBs that you could target and build out back stacks.

Here was my criteria for the original exercise:

  • The QB has to be relatively cheap. All but one of the suggestions involve a QB going after pick 100.
  • Multiple stacking partners available. There have to be at least two pass catchers with an ADP after the QB to make it work.
  • Breakout potential. I'm looking to target undervalued offenses that could smash expectations.

Since then, however, a lot has changed. The NFL Draft has flipped the draft board on its head with rookies shaking up ADPs across all 18 rounds.

Late-Round Stacking Updates

Because things have shifted so much, I wanted to refresh this piece and provide you guys with a new set of emergency late-round stacks.

Of the original five suggestions, I'm keeping the Panthers (more on them below), but axing the following teams from consideration:

  • Broncos: With Evan Engram now more expensive, and the addition of Pat Bryant making Troy Franklin and Devaughn Vele less viable, I'm giving Denver the boot.
     
  • Patriots: New England's offense is now sneaky expensive relative to what it was pre-draft, with Stefon Diggs going thirty picks higher and the new addition—Kyle Williams—going at pick 118 ahead of Drake Maye. Hunter Henry is a nice late option, but the overall backstack appeal is no longer here.
     
  • Jaguars - Brenton Strange and Dyami Brown are still interesting late, but the addition of Travis Hunter eliminated a lot of the late-round pass-catching ambiguity appeal. 
     
  • Packers - Noticing a theme here? A new rookie WR (Matthew Golden) has complicated the back stack thesis. Not to mention, MarShawn Lloyd remains snakebitten. If you feel strongly about Romeo Doubs or Dontayvion Wicks, you could twist my arm to include them as the fifth-best back-stack option, but I'm limiting it to four options for my short list.

With that said, let's get to the updated list …

Best Late-Round Stacking Options in Best Ball

1. Panthers: Bryce Young (ADP: 157.1) & Co.

My favorite cheap back stack before the Draft still makes the cut. The addition of Tetairoa McMillan raises the floor and ceiling of the offense, while simultaneously making the ancillary pieces cheaper in our drafts.

This is the exact kind of offense I want to target late in drafts because there are a handful of options for stacking purposes, and most of them are Year 2 guys (Young, Legette, Coker, Sanders) who profile as players who could take a leap. 

Pete's Favorite Angle: I love grabbing Young on my Tet teams and then tacking on one of Legette or Coker, as well as Sanders, for a cheap triple stack.

2. Titans: Cam Ward (ADP: 166.9) & Co.

The Titans are neck and neck with the Panthers for my favorite back stack right now. With Ward locked and loaded as the Day 1 starter, there is a wide range of outcomes that make this an attractive team to target.

Sure, the offense could struggle under the rookie signal caller like Maye did last year, or it could outperform expectations like Nix did.

Outside of Calvin Ridley and Tony Pollard, the rest of this offense is very cheap, and there is a nice mix of veteran options and rookies.

Pete's Favorite Angle: On teams where I have one of Ridley or Spears, I love adding Chig and one of the WRs. If I'm thin at WR, I'll go Lockett. If I have a solid foundation, I'll take a swing on one of the rookies (Ayomanor mostly, for now). 

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SIDE NOTE: One of the key ingredients to a good back stack is the TE. We know that when offenses take the leap or exceed expectations that the TE is a beneficiary who comes along for the ride—even if they don't have full-blown breakout potential. Jonnu Smith is the perfect example from last year, but guys like Cade Otton (2024) and Dalton Schultz (2023) are also solid examples of so-so talents who can fall into 4-5 TDs as a product of an efficient offense. In 2025, TEs like Sanders, Chig, and Theo (more on him below) perfectly fit that archetype for me.

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3. Colts: Daniel Jones (ADP: 201.7) & Co.

With it looking less and less likely that Anthony Richardson will win the starting job in Indy, the Colts now join the mix as a very intriguing back-stack option.

They have two quintessential "better in best ball" deep threats in Pierce and Mitchell, as well as a very talented rookie RB in Giddens, who could be a league winner in the event of an injury to Jonathan Taylor.

Pete's Favorite Angle: On teams where I select Warren as an upside tight end option, I love grabbing one of the WRs and Giddens to pair with a 17th or 18th round Dimes selection. 

I pulled this off twice during the first two drafts on Monday's episode of Best Ball Breakfast, if you want to check it out.

4. Giants: Jaxson Dart (ADP: 210.1) & Co.

This play is pretty similar to the angle with Dimes and the Colts and is best used on 3-QB teams where you've already selected two solid QBs within the QB window (100-140 range).

While I'm very aware that Russell Wilson is going to start and play a significant amount of games for the Giants this year, I still think there is an extremely high probability that we see Dart on the field during the money weeks (15-17).

Dart possesses enough intrigue as a rusher that he could provide late-season upside option for teams in need of ceiling at QB (e.g, you have a team with Matthew Stafford and Tua Tagovailoa as your QB1 and QB2).

Pete's Favorite Angle: On teams where I have Malik Nabers or one of the RBs, I love grabbing one of Robinson or Slayton and then finishing the draft with a Dart+Theo double tap.