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Some of these fantasy football stacks could win you championships, but some of them could completely sink your season. But, we enlisted the help of our community, and today I'm going to throw a curveball at Jake as he's going to be blind ranking some of your most popular fantasy football stacks for 2026.
What's going on, Headliner Nation? We did a video a few weeks back talking about our favorite stacks heading into the 2026 fantasy football season. But, what we wanted in the comments was all of you to tell us what are some of your favorite stacks. So, today we're going to have a little bit of fun. I haven't even told Jake yet what we're doing.
Yeah, I mean, uh you told me that you were going to put together all the notes and [music] that I was not allowed to look at them, that I just had to sit here and be surprised with the people. So, I have no idea what we're doing other than we're going through the stacks of the people.
We are. So, what we're going to do today is we are going to be having a little bit of fun and doing a blind ranking. So, Jake, I have 10 of the most popular stacks that were left in our comments after the last video. [music] I'm going to go through them 1 through 10, and you have to put them [music] where you think they would be ranked 1 through 10.
Let me get my note sheet out here so I can keep track of who I put [music] where. Just so I know what spots I've used because I have a feeling this could get dangerous after the first few.
I see people do this all the time with other things, too, and it is hilarious to watch sometimes. So, community, if you like this video, it's going to have a good amount of information for you, but we're going to have a little fun today as well. [music] Make sure you leave a comment down below, like, subscribe.
Jake, let me give you the very first one that we had. Now, these are in no particular order from me. I just went through and kind of counted up different comments. The first one I have for you >> [music] >> is a stack down in New Orleans. We're going to go with Tyler Shuck and Chris Olave.
Okay, so obviously we like the potential of Tyler Shuck and he is ridiculously dirt cheap, but I know throughout the off season we've been a little bit more worried that you're kind of paying up for Olave's production last year this year. And now they've added Jordan Tyson. They've brought over Travis Etienne. They still have Juwan Johnson. There's other options there aside from just Chris Olave. So the Olave's price worries me a little bit. I'm going to start off I'm going to put them at seven just to start off with.
We're going to go seven with Shuck and Olave. Jake, are you are you surprised that this was one of the most popular stacks asked about in the comments?
I'm more surprised that Olave, right? Like I we love Chris Olave. He was one of our must-haves. He was your must-have wide receiver last year. So it worked out great. We love Chris Olave. I'm a little bit surprised. I feel like Shuck I'm not surprised just because he's so cheap, but having to pair him with such an expensive receiver at a time of the draft in which there are other names that we would kind of prefer. Uh that I'm a little bit surprised about. Now had this been Shuck and Tyson, and they're both a little bit cheaper, maybe I kind of like that one a little bit more because there's less risk involved.
Okay, moving on to our second stack. This one [clears throat] was interesting because the the quarterback came up a lot, but the wide receiver to pair him with it was mixed reviews, but ultimately Dak and Pickens won out over Dak and CeeDee Lamb. This may be one of the top ones in this video, Jake.
Man, and I get it. I mean obviously you're pairing the quarterback and a wide receiver on a team whose offense is supposed to put together a ton of yards and a ton of points. Like it makes sense. Obviously, George Pickens had a huge year last year. A lot of people kind of down on him because of how he finished the year. I've I've seen people say he just gave up in the comment section at the end of last year. I don't really read too much into that kind of stuff. He is cheaper than CeeDee Lamb, but only by like a round or two depending on your league size, so it's really not that much of a discount. I like it, but I don't know if I absolutely just love it. So, I'm going to say that one's better than Olave and Shuck, but not exactly somebody that I would still put top three, but they're going to score a lot of points. So, I'm going to put them at four cuz I'm hoping you got some I'm hoping you got some some big ones coming up.
Okay, interesting. All right. And don't forget, ladies and gentlemen, if you missed the first video, when this one is done, go back and check it out. We gave you our top five stacks and a bonus stack as well. Cuz we we love bonuses around here. Jake, I think it was probably a good thing that you didn't put this group at number one because I have to wonder if this combination will be number one. Our third most popular stack, Drake May and A.J. Brown. Now, when we did the last video, I can't remember if A.J. Brown had been traded or if we were still waiting to hear about that. I feel like we were still waiting to hear about it. I can't remember for sure, but their name came up a ton in the comments.
Yeah, and obviously, we we love Drake May. We love how he's now got A.J. Brown. They've brought in Romeo Doubs. They got the the dual backfield between Henderson and Stevenson. They have a ton of weapons to throw the football to. Their schedule is a little bit tougher, which means the games could be closer. They could be throwing more. Love Drake May. A.J. Brown, we've been talking about him all off season. You're starting to see, Kylen, I don't know how much you've noticed on scrolling through Twitter or X here lately, people are starting to bash on AJ Brown and oh, he's already complaining, he's taking plays off, he's still a dude. Like all that nonsense I kind of ignore as of right now. I'll pay attention to stuff later on. I am still very high because I have more faith in Vrabel as a head coach to really know how to utilize him. I'm trying to decide whether or not you have a better option this year in this show or if I should put this in the number one spot. I hate to put him in the number one spot because it kind of locks it. So, I'm going to do Maye and AJ Brown, even though I love him, I'm going number two and just >> and just hope and and see.
I'm glad I didn't write it down before you said it cuz I was thinking you were going to say one there.
I mean, I love it. It's just when you're doing them blind, it's so much harder because I I don't know what to expect. You know what I mean?
Mhm. All right. Let's go ahead and go with another one you like then. Brock Purdy and Mike Evans.
You you son of a hoe bag. I knew you're going to start doing things like this and this is why I don't know what to do because obviously, love Brock Purdy, love Mike Evans this year. Both are a ridiculous discounts. That's probably one thing I didn't mention with Maye and AJ Brown. They're They're expensive, right? They're going to be They're going to cost you a pretty penny. Purdy and Evans are not. Right now, Evans has an ADP in like the fifth or sixth round for a potential wide receiver one. Purdy, super cheap.
>> [sighs] [gasps] >> Do you have anything better than Purdy and Evans?
I don't know.
I don't know if you do. I feel like you could be sneaky and saving like a banger for the very end. So, I'm going to do Purdy and Evans at number three, even though I do love them.
All right.
Don't trust you at all. You are You are known to wait to the number 10 option to just give me something that's just freaking amazing that you you would hope that I would put at the number seven spot.
And just to recap real quick. So, at number two, Jake's Drake Maye, AJ Brown. At number three, Brock Purdy and Mike Evans. Number four, Dak Prescott and George Pickens, not CD Lamb because Pickens was the more popular choice in the comments section. And then Tyler Lockett and Chris Olave come in at number seven. I don't expect you to be as high on this group right here, these two players, but I still feel like you're not going to hate them either. The change in offensive coordinator is a big one. Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey with Mike McDaniels this season.
You're right. I do I do enjoy that. I think I think a lot of people are just going to enjoy that offense. I don't care how many games they win. They're going to put some points on the board. They're going to be very explosive on offense. Really want Ladd McConkey to bounce back and now there's an opportunity for that with no Keenan Allen, which is great because Keenan kind of took away the ceiling from Ladd last year.
>> [sighs and gasps] >> Where do I put him? I like it, Kyle. I I don't hate it. I'm thinking somewhere in that five or six range. But part of me is like, man, I got nobody here at the bottom, but there's got to be worse options than Ladd McConkey and Justin Herbert. So, I'm going to go ahead I'm going to put them I'm going to put them at five. Kyle, I'm going to put them at five.
Okay. All right, Nation, if you're watching right now, leave a comment and whether or not you agree with these rankings so far. This show is a little bit more fun. We've been doing a lot of in-depth pieces. I wanted to kind of have a little bit more fun today, a little bit more off the chain type of reaction. But if you're looking for that huge in-depth analysis that's going to help you win your fantasy football leagues, you got to get your 2026 fantasy football draft guide, which has been improved beyond belief and is the best purchase you can make in the fantasy industry today.
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I know, I'm kind of scared cuz I got so many bottom.
Will you regret having to rank the Bake Show and Emeka Egbuka lower than some of these?
Yes, I immediately have regretted my decision at this point now because I don't know if I want to put them at one. If I put them at six, that means I have to have either the top spot or the bottom three spots left. I feel like at this point, Kyle, I should have put Olave and Shuck a little bit lower. Um so I'm kind of regretting that. I love Baker's bounce-back opportunity this year. People forget that last year not only did Baker deal with an arm injury himself. If you've watched the Quarterback Show on Netflix, when you saw his entire arm turn like purple, that's a problem. He also missed Mike Evans. Emeka Egbuka was banged up. He had Chris Godwin miss time. Jaylen McMillan miss time. I'm not overly concerned about Baker. He was still top 12 last year, three straight years in a row now. Emeka Egbuka gets that chance to be the number one guy with no Mike Evans. Y'all know I love me some Emeka Egbuka. We've been about the Bake Show, Kyle. I feel like this is a mistake. I feel like I have painted myself into a corner. But I got to put him in number six because I can't put him below Olave and Shak.
Okay.
This is horrible. I feel like I have totally made a mistake here.
You may have, but we'll see. We're going to move on. We're going to move on to the next one. It might be one of the better discounted stacks in fantasy football with the most upside potential based on where they're currently being drafted, and that's Bo Nix and Jaylen Waddle.
Yes. Do I want to put them at number one? No, I do not, Kyle. I do not want to put them above the guys we've already talked about. I still feel like you could have something up your sleeve. But they don't deserve to be in the bottom three.
>> [laughter] >> Like they don't deserve it. So, I'm just going to have to give them the highest spot of the bottom remaining spots, and I'm going to have to put them at number eight. Uh Bo Nix, I'm not too concerned about. He looks to be 100% healthy. He's got Waddle and Sutton and Franklin and Bryant and Ingram and RJ Harvey and JK Dobbins. I mean, they are absolutely stacked. There's going to be some concern about the wide receivers and what does the target share look like? So, I'm going to have to put him down there at number eight, even though I don't mind them whatsoever.
Okay. All right, Bo and Waddle go to number eight. Jake, is this your number one overall?
I don't know yet.
Head into stack number eight.
Anybody that's elite is getting the number one spot.
Josh Allen and DJ Moore.
Oh, [ __ ]
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Uh, Josh Allen definitely deserves to be in that top spot, Kyle. DJ Moore probably deserves more that number nine spot. So, that's kind of a little bit of a dilemma here.
This is where you wish you didn't stack so many in the middle cuz you'd like to go more like the five or six range right here.
Holy regret my decisions from about five minutes ago. Um, what other stacks could be out there that you could throw my way that could be better than that cuz I do think DJ Moore has potential to bounce back this year. But, I like it because of where he's going in drafts and the risk is somewhat minimal. Do I want to say him and Josh Allen are the number one stack? I don't want to. Are they the number nine stack is the question. Uh, probably not either. They should probably be somewhere in that six range or so. Uh, I'm going to I'm going to go all or nothing, Kyle. I'm going to leave the number one spot and the number 10 spot open.
Okay. [laughter]
So, can we Josh Allen and DJ Moore at number nine? And now I have totally I I This is not how I expected this to go.
So, this one is going to be the easiest one of the group. I can tell you that right now and I was actually kind of surprised that this that these two names came up as much as they did. Trevor Lawrence and Bryan Thomas Jr.
Okay, I love my love myself some Trevor Lawrence. I have said in recent videos, Kyle, that I believe the opportunity is there for BTJ to improve what we saw last year. But, with guys like Jakobi Meyers and Parker Washington and Brenton Strange, it's not some foregone conclusion that BTJ is going to go out there and explode. I'm a little surprised, too, cuz the fantasy community as a whole, Cal, has done a complete 180 on BTJ. They loved him last year, and now they hate him this year. So, it's kind of weird that his name was brought up as much. If I don't select them, who the hell are you going to give me that's going to be going into my number one spot? Should we Should we just see what happens, chat? Let's just see what Let's see how bad we did. Even though I don't necessarily agree with it, I'm putting Trevor Lawrence and BTJ at number 10, and who Whatever the last stack is is unfortunately probably my number one guy.
Jake's number one stack, based on a blind rankings challenge, he might not be super upset with. A bounce-back candidate, a same face, new place. It's Kyler Murray. And Justin >> Justin Jefferson?
Yes.
Okay.
It could have been worse.
It could have been worse. Okay, I'm not entirely mad. Now, do I think they deserve the number one spot looking back at it now? No, probably not. But, do I love the potential of Kyler Murray over what we saw last year from J.J. McCarthy in a KOC offense? We Jefferson is a is a is a lock. Like, I don't think anybody's going to you know, be concerned with Jefferson being up here at the top. Kyler is the ultimate wild card, and he's cheap on draft day. It could have been so much worse. Overall, I probably look back now and think that my picks at two, three, and four, like Maye, Purdy, Dak, those ones probably should have been like one, two, and three. Kyler probably in that four, five range. Um Overall, though, I it definitely could have been worse. I'm not I'm not completely disappointed. I didn't look like a total fool, just a partial fool.
Just a partial fool.
And just to recap those rankings real quick. Kyler and JJ at number one, Drake Maye AJ Brown at two, Purdy and Evans at three, Dak and Pickens at four, Herbert and Ladd McConkey at five, The Bake Show and Emeka at six, Shakir and Olave at seven, Bo Nix Jaylen Waddle at eight, Josh Allen DJ Moore at nine, T-Law and Bryan Thomas Jr. at 10. Jake, now do you want a chance to actually rank them in the way you feel they should go?
Uh on the spot, I can try to do that here. Let's see if we can do that. So, as of right now that I that I can see all of the names, I would probably put right now Maye and AJ Brown is probably number one.
Okay.
I would go Uh people may not agree with it, but I would probably go Purdy and Evans number two.
Okay.
I would go Dak and Pickens three, Baker and Emeka four, um Murray and Jefferson I probably still have them in the top five at number five, followed by Ladd and Herbert at six, then I'm going Oh, [sighs] this one I'll go Allen and DJ Moore at seven, I would do Nix and Waddle at eight, T-Law and BTJ at nine, Olave and Shakir at 10.
10. There you have it, Headliner Nation. Put Jake on the spot today a little bit.
I like that, but I also don't like that because I had no idea what was coming and I don't trust you. And that's the biggest part is like we have not built up that trust over the last five plus years where I didn't think that you were totally going to pork me, but overall it worked out pretty well.
Yeah, and you know what? I feel like I listed them in a good order, too, to kind of throw some curveballs in there, really make you think. Headliners, if you enjoyed this type of episode, make sure you hit the like button. Make sure you leave a comment down below and let us know and rank these [music] stacks as well as to let us know what you think. But for Jake and myself, we're going to get out of here. Stay safe and healthy, and we'll see you on the next episode of the Fantasy Headliners.
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