We all love a good stack. Double the touchdowns, double the yards, it all acts like bonus point each time your QB/WR makes a big play. Monster performances by an offense can be week winners. However, should the offense go cold and your stack sours, it hurts. Live by the three, die by the three as they say.. in basketball, but you get the point. Let’s take a look at some of the best three point shooting offenses in the NFL.. to hammer home the basketball references for this article. Back to football.

QB: CJ Stroud

Stacking Partners: WRs Nico Collins and Tank Dell

The Texas trio broke out together last season, with Stroud having an all-time rookie season and Collins asserting himself as a true alpha. The Houston offense is locked and loaded to produce top tier numbers across the board, but I expect Collins to be the center of attention. I think the addition if Stefon Diggs will take away looks from Tank Dell and TE Dalton Schultz more than anything.  However, Dell proved plenty capable of putting up big numbers should he have the opportunity. With youth on his side, stacking him with Stroud is a great, cheaper option if you don’t want to pay the price tag Collins commands.

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QB: Kyler Murray

Stacking Partners: WR Marvin Harrison, Jr. and TE Trey McBride

Don’t sleep on Kyler. That rushing upside is a gamechanger in fantasy football. McBride broken out in the second half of last season. MHJ is a ready made stud who’s going to be a key cog to the offense in Arizona. Once McBride got the full time TE gig with Murray back in action, the two meshed so we’ll together. From Weeks 10 through 18, McBride was the TE5. He had seven games of at least five targets, maxing out at 11. He went over 100 yards twice. None of those numbers include his Week 9 performance with ten catches for 95 yards and a score. The now third year pro showed a lot of promise the back half of 2023, enough so to have him among the top of most TE rankings. He should take the next step as the second option in the passing game only to MHJ. We haven’t seen him play a down of NFL football yet, and he’s already projected to be a superstar for fantasy. He is among the best WR prospects we’ve seen in a decade. His final two years at Ohio State saw him have 14 touchdowns and over 1200 yards. There’s room for 150 targets in year one, and no reason to doubt his ability to turn that into 14 touchdowns and 1200 yards again.

QB: Josh Allen

Stacking Partner: TE Dalton Kincaid and WR Keon Coleman

Anyone attached to Josh Allen is certainly an enticing option. It’s not all the time the best option is a tight end, but that’s where the Bills are until rookie WR Keon Coleman can prove he’s up for the challenge. After the Bills traded Stefon Diggs and let Gabe Davis walk in free agency, a plethora of targets, and opportunity, opened up in Buffalo. Kincaid could be set up for a Travis Kelce or Mark Andrews type role which has been proven as a recipe for TE1 overall finishes.

Bonus stacks: If you’re looking for a cheap flex option on a win now team, check in on the cost of Curtis Samuel. He has a real chance at being the target leader on this team, and has some rushing upside as he’s shown in the past. James Cook has always profiled as a pass catching back, which is true and great to stack with Allen. Surprisingly, he finished among the top rushers in football on the ground, finishing 4th in rush yards. We know Allen is going to run the ball near the goal line, and that’s okay. We talked about the vacated targets already, and Cook has the ability to take that on. It’s a sneaky stack we love to see.

QB: Joe Burrow

Stacking Partner: Ja’Marr Chase

The pair of LSU teammates took their chemistry and winning ways to Cincinnati when Chase joined Burrow in southwestern Ohio, and it happened immediately. Their first season together in Cincy (2021) saw Chase take 81 receptions for a whopping 1455 yards and 13 touchdowns on the way to a Super Bowl birth. 2022 was a bit different due to Chase missing 5 games (one due to the Damar Hamlin incident). Still, he posted over 1000 yards and another 9 touchdowns. In the 12 games he did play, he was WR14 or better in seven of them, including five top five finishes. That was the same season that saw Burrow hit QB1 territory in 11 of 17 games played, only failing to hit at least 17 fantasy points twice. Once in week 18, which the majority of folks don’t have to worry about. We are washing out 2023 due to the Burrow injury and realizing that when these two are on, you have two of the best in the game at their respective positions.

QB: Jalen Hurts

Stacking Partners: WRs AJ Brown and Devonta Smith

Brown is a big play waiting to happen, and that always bodes well for the guy throwing him the ball. Not to mention Hurts rushing upside, specifically when they get close to the goal line. Since being traded to the Eagles in 2022, AJB has 194 catches 2,952 yards, 18 touchdowns. Since 2022, Hurts has 656 completions, 7559 yards, and 45 touchdowns. Now it’s time for some math. Over the past two seasons, AJB accounted for 30% of Hurts completions, 39% of his passing yards, and 40% of the passing touchdowns. By stacking these two, not only do you get between 30-40% of the passing volume, you also get Hurts 1360 rushing yards and 27 (!!) rushing TDs in that same time span. Compared to the Eagles team totals, Hurts has 29% of the rushing yards and 50% (!!) Of the rushing touchdowns. So, to put it plainly, if you have Hurts and Brown on your roster, you have two of the best young players at their positions and an astronomical percentage of one of the most prolific, high scoring offenses in football. Fly Eagles Fly.

QB: Dak Prescott

Stacking Partner: Ceedee Lamb

Last year, Prescott proved he is capable of being a fantasy force after finishing as QB3 on the year despite being on the wrong side of 30. In dynasty, this means you should be able trade for Prescott’s strong QB1 upside without necessarily having to pay a premium for it like you would with some of younger guys at the position. Without a ton of competition for targets, Lamb has become a bona fide stud. He should continue to do so for the foreseeable future, especially with Dallas electing not to add any significant target-stealing weapons on offense. We should see another 180 target season for Lamb in a year where Dallas is set up to potentially lead the NFL in pass attempts due to the lack of high end rusher in the backfield.

QB: Jared Goff

Stacking Partners: WR Amon Ra St. Brown and TE Sam LaPorta

This one’s for the faint of heart. But Goff and one of his top pass catchers have proven to be a week winning combination. If you don’t want to invest heavily at QB to strengthen other positions, Goff is a perfect QB by committee guy you should be able to get for a bargain. He recently signed a big money contract providing security on an offense that continues to trend up. Goff’s still 29, turning 30 in October. He is an ideal QB to pair with another veteran to play the matchup game with, or a young QB who’s working through some growing pains. The Lions offense is full of young talent surrounding the veteran passer, but the targets are pretty condensed between three guys: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, TE Sam LaPorta, and RB Jahmyr Gibbs, which leads us to another..

Bonus stack: I omitted Gibbs from a stacking option because I was focusing on the WR/TE positions. Nevertheless, it’s a fine option if the opportunity presents itself due to Gibbs knack for catching passes out of the backfield.

QB: Patrick Mahomes

Stacking Partners: WRs Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy

Reluctant to put this one in here, even Mahomes face is a bit curious of my decision. BUT, we cannot ignore what happened at the end of last year and into the playoffs when Rice took over and showed he has what it takes to dominate a game. Despite Mahomes down year, he’s still an elite QB option in the prime of his career. You might even be able to get him for a small discount, but don’t count on it. You should be able to get a discount on Rice though, with a suspension looming for some poor decision making earlier in the offseason. As far as Worthy goes, I love his fit in this offense. I just question if he will have a week to week role with consistent volume. There will be spike weeks, and they will be massive. It may just be tough to predict when they occur. That said, he’s certainly worth the price of admission to see if I’ll eat my words and he becomes a legitimate fantasy star.

Bonus Stack: WR Hollywood Brown is still just 27 years old and playing in the best passing offense of his career. While he has been a bit inconsistent in your lineup over his career, he has shown the ability to put up some big weeks. Outside of Tyreek Hill, I’d venture to say Brown is probably the most talented WR Patrick Mahomes has played with in the NFL. I’m expecting him to be the WR1 in Kansas City, and Brown’s talent level makes that an intriguing asset.

QB: Caleb Williams

Stacking Partners: Rome Odunze and DJ Moore

The pair of rookies could be the next great dynamic duo in fantasy football and the NFL alike. The Chicago Bears went all in on these two being the offenses identity for the next decade when the used top10 picks on the rookie QB and WR. Both were ranked among the top prospects at their positions, with number one overall pick Caleb Williams being the best incoming QB since Trevor Lawrence. Odunze could take some time to provide reliable, meaningful fantasy production, as he’s sitting third in the WR room behind two outstanding veterans. However, his talent is undeniable and his time will come. DJ Moore is a great win now option to pair with Williams, who should be good enough to help immediately. Moore is coming off a career year and sees a massive QB upgrade in the rookie signal caller.

QB: Drake Maye

Stacking Partners: Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker

This one could take some time, as there’s some reports that Maye could start the year as the QB2, but should start plenty of football games this year. Polk on the other hand should really see playing time right away as what could be the WR1. New England is starting a new era of Patriots football, with a new HC in Jerod Mayo for the first time since the beginning of the century. The Patriots used the third and 37th overall picks for a reason, and it’s likely because they see Maye and Polk leading their offense for the next decade. Doubling down on offensive weapons in the fourth round of this years draft, NE added big play WR Javon Baker. He profiles as more of a boom/bust option due to his role in college, but buzz around Patriots camp is that he’s making big time plays already. If the new look New England offense hits this year or next, it could provide some great stacking opportunities.

QB: Bo Nix

Stacking Partner: WR Troy Franklin

College mates travel together from Eugene, Oregon to Denver, Colorado to play under Sean Payton. Nix had some mixed reviews as a prospect, but the Broncos likes him enough to select him 12th overall. Giving Nix someone he’s familiar with in Troy Franklin could be a savvy move should the pair play together in the NFL like they did in college. Pairing Nix and Franklin screams dynasty league, as you’ll likely have to sit and wait before these two help you win games. If they’re NFL production matches their college outputs, it’ll be worth the wait.