NFL Fantasy Football Best Ball Playoff Strategy: Expert Draft Grid & More

At Fantasy Alarm, fantasy football never ends. Of course, we play redraft. We play dynasty. And we play best ball. And, lucky for us, there is still a fantastic best ball format left to be played - playoff best ball! We'll be diving into contests over on Underdog like the Gauntlet and the Mitten to test our strengths.

Our best ball cheat sheet has the basics that you need to get through their 10 rounds, six team best ball drafts. It's got the keys on what teams to target, how to properly stack players, and what rounds you'll need to strike to get your guys.

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Best Ball Fantasy Football Playoff Strategy

When going into these Best Ball fantasy football playoff drafts it's key to have a core set of strategies to target so here are the five rules to live by when formulating your draft strategy:

• SUPER BOWL IS KING: The final week decides the prizes. So getting players to the Super Bowl is our #1 task.

• FIVE ALIVE: The lineup is 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR/TE, 1 FLEX (non-superflex). If you do not have five players “alive” with at least 1 QB and 1 RB in the Super Bowl, you are drawing dead. E.G. if you stack Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown, and DeVonta Smith then the Eagles go to the SB, you will need an RB from an AFC team to make the Super Bowl to have a shot.

• STACK ATTACK: Based on the nature of this game, stacking is key.

• TRICKLE DOWN: Your first couple of picks will likely decide your “main” team(s). The players from top seeds go first. Lean into those early then take value later with longer-shot teams.

• MIND THE BYES: It can be difficult to navigate because the bye week teams have the highest odds of making the Super Bowl. You need players, especially a QB, in each round if you want to win.

Best Ball Fantasy Football Playoff Draft Based On ADP

Here is an example lineup based on ADP. This hypothetical lineup gives me “five alive” for two different Super Bowl combos (KC vs. PHI and KC vs. LAR). It gives me a round 1 QB if/when Mahomes is on a bye week (Stafford). And Mike Evans can provide a little extra spike for a round or two).

Best Ball Fantasy Football Playoff Draft Grid