Stacking is one of the most efficient ways to separate yourself from the field in Quicktasy tournaments.
When an offense has a big day, your team benefits. When a quarterback throws for 300 yards and three touchdowns, there’s a good chance at least one of his pass catchers is putting up tournament-winning numbers right alongside him.
That’s why stacks matter: we are looking to build lineups with the highest ceiling to help you win a Quicktasy tournament.
This week, we are identifying the highest-upside game environments on the Week 8 slate and the best stacks to pair with those matchups.
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#1 Drake Maye (QB – NE) and Hunter Henry (TE – NE)
The New England Patriots offense has bounced back after its three-week skid to start the season. Since Week 4, the Patriots have averaged 31 points and 426 yards per game, with Drake Maye looking like his 2025 MVP runner-up self. Maye has been the QB1 during this stretch, averaging 29.7 fantasy points per game. What better week to draft him as your QB1?
The Patriots travel to Miami to take on the Dolphins, and boy, oh boy, are they putting on a masterclass in tanking. They are losing games while setting the foundation for their future under head coach Jeff Hafley, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t a matchup to take advantage of in fantasy football.
The Dolphins allow the sixth-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks (23.0) and the highest EPA per pass (+0.28), making them exactly the type of opponent Drake Maye can have an elite performance against. Why, you may ask? They do not pressure the quarterback, ranking 23rd in pressure rate (33.9%). Over the last four weeks, Drake Maye is second in PFF passing grade from a clean pocket (93.1), first in big-time throw percentage (7.7%), and has eight touchdowns to just two interceptions. Just draft Drake Maye early and don’t think twice about it.
You may be thinking, why not A.J. Brown or Demario Douglas? Why are you telling me to play my hard-earned money on a nearly 37-year-old tight end? Well, my friend, that near-retirement-home tight end has been great during that same four-week stretch. Hunter Henry is the TE6, averaging 11 fantasy points per game, and ranks ninth in yards per route run (2.0) from Weeks 4–7.
The Miami Dolphins defense is allowing the third-most fantasy points per game to tight ends (13.33), the fourth-most touchdowns (six), and the fourth-most receiving yards per game (74.67). Hunter Henry is Drake’s most reliable target on money downs, and I expect him to get six or more targets in this game. If you want a real longshot, draft Eli Raridon as your last pick. We have seen his usage increase week to week, with two games of 50 or more receiving yards in the last three weeks.
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#2 Dak Prescott (QB – DAL) and CeeDee Lamb (WR – DAL)
Sometimes paying the premium is worth it. Under the Monday Night Football lights, the two connected five times for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 12 targets.
They are at home against the Arizona Cardinals in a game Vegas has given a 54.5-point total, tied for the highest of Week 8. It will be a shootout, as both defenses are atrocious, but from here on out, I will not suggest a Jacoby Brissett stack (the same goes for Kyler Murray).
However, I will suggest one of the best QB-WR duos in the league. CeeDee is the WR2 on the season, and Dak Prescott is the QB8.
Arizona’s defense is allowing the third-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks (25.43), the most passing touchdowns (17), and the second-highest EPA per pass (+0.21). There is no threat of this defense shutting down the Cowboys offense. Every good offense they have faced has scored a minimum of 31 points, mostly through the passing game.
Whenever Dak has played a bad defense this year, he has crushed his projections. I’m a fan of the form Dak is in right now, especially after his 23.28-point performance against the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. With a healthy team around him in a great scoring environment, I’ll take the quarterback of the elite Cowboys offense.
As for CeeDee, if he hadn’t dropped two passes on Monday night, he would have had a minimum of five more points, putting him at a potential 29.4. That’s his only issue: he drops the ball quite a bit, but when he catches it, he can make a big play.
Arizona is allowing the fifth-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers and the second-most touchdowns as well (1.43 per game). This is a defense with a horrible secondary, and nobody will be able to cover Lamb, especially when he runs routes out of the slot. I don’t feel that I need to overanalyze a top-five wide receiver in the game right now. For a player who is second in the NFL in receiving yards (651) and touchdowns (six), I expect him to have a big game every week, but especially in this type of game environment.
Arizona’s offense is “just good enough” to score enough points that Dallas won’t simply turn to Javonte Williams and Tyler Goodson on the ground, leaving plenty of opportunities for explosive plays from Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.
There are some good longshots you can take, such as Geno Smith and Omar Cooper Jr. And if Lamar Jackson is out, I do not hate Tyler Huntley and Zay Flowers. However, sometimes it’s as easy as drafting elite players who play bad defenses early and figuring out the rest of your Quicktasy roster(s) later.
Joe Shea is a Fantasy Analyst for FanDrill. Follow him on Instagram @JoeSheaFootball and TikTok @JoeSheaFootball for more fantasy football content.
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