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’re building lineups with the highest ceiling possible to help you win a Quicktasy tournament.
This week, we’re identifying the highest-upside game environments on the Week 9 slate and the best stacks to pair with those matchups.
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#1 Contrarian Bring-Back Stack
Jared Goff (QB – DET) and Sam LaPorta (TE – DET)
Malik Willis (QB – MIA) and Caleb Douglas (WR – MIA)
The Detroit Lions’ offense has been one of the best units in football halfway through the 2026 season. They rank first in yards per game (395.4), third in points per game (29.0), and fourth in EPA per play (+0.09). While Jahmyr Gibbs and the rushing attack have been excellent, Jared Goff has been playing on another level.
Goff has 15 passing touchdowns against just one interception. He’s seventh in passing yards (1,964), fifth in EPA per dropback (+0.20), and tied for the fourth-best PFF passing grade (81.8). He’s been incredibly efficient and currently sits as the QB8. Some may think this is a bad time to recommend him after his 9.04-point performance last week, but that came against Brian Flores and Minnesota’s defense, which allows the fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks (8.57). I’m not worried in the slightest.
In Week 9, Goff faces a Miami defense allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks (23.57) and the second-most passing touchdowns per game (2.29). Geno Smith just torched this defense for 23.48 fantasy points in Week 7, throwing two touchdowns to tight end Mason Taylor. That’s where Sam LaPorta comes in.
LaPorta has been inconsistent this year, following two strong performances in Weeks 4 and 5 with a couple of stinkers in Weeks 7 and 8. However, this matchup is too good to ignore. Miami allows the third-most fantasy points per game to tight ends (11.43), along with the fifth-most receptions (6.86) and yards (69) per game and the fourth-most touchdowns (0.86). You could certainly go with Amon-Ra St. Brown or Jameson Williams instead, but Miami ranks 28th in fantasy points allowed to wide receivers (16.0). Both are studs, but LaPorta has the bigger matchup advantage against a defense whose linebackers and safeties have struggled badly in coverage.
As for Malik Willis and Caleb Douglas, this is a true longshot. Only take this swing if you’re comfortable with the risk. Detroit is allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to wide receivers (22.71), the most to quarterbacks (28.71), the most passing yards per game (276.6), and the most passing touchdowns (18). Sorry for the laundry list of stats, but it proves my point.
Malik Willis isn’t a great quarterback, but he’s been a viable fantasy QB2, throwing for over 200 yards and two touchdowns in each of his last two games. Against this defense, he has a path to a low-end QB1 finish. Caleb Douglas is an underrated rookie and a big play waiting to happen. We saw it against the Jets, when he turned just two catches into 70 yards and two touchdowns. He’ll cost you one of your final picks, so even if you don’t stack him with Willis, take a shot. One big play or touchdown could be enough to make him a valuable tournament contributor.
#2 J.J. McCarthy (QB – NYG) & Malik Nabers (WR – NYG)
I fully believe “Eighteen,” formerly known as “Nine,” is here to stay. I’m not saying he’s definitively a franchise quarterback, but he fits this Giants system very well and can force-feed Malik Nabers the ball.
McCarthy has put up solid numbers in his five quarters of football for New York, including a career-high 252 passing yards in Week 7 against Houston. He’s always been known for his big-time throws, and we’ve already seen that ability translate. His 9.1% big-time throw rate ranks second among quarterbacks who have started at least one game.
Now he gets a Philadelphia defense allowing the ninth-most passing yards per game (235.4), 12th-most passing touchdowns (12), eighth-highest EPA per dropback (+0.06), and 11th-most fantasy points per game (20.75). We saw McCarthy take advantage of a bad Houston pass defense two weeks ago; he just didn’t get the touchdowns because the running backs and Jameis Winston finished the drives in the red zone. Against Philadelphia, I think he has a legitimate shot at a QB2 finish. Two hundred yards and two touchdowns are certainly within reach, especially with Cam Skattebo nursing a hamstring injury and Malik Nabers playing at a top-three level.
Very few wide receivers have definitively played better than Leek in 2026, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba being the obvious exception. Nabers ranks ninth in yards per route run (2.54) and ninth in receiving yards (605), despite already having his bye week. He’s coming off four consecutive 100-yard games after easing back into action from his ACL tear earlier in the season.
This could be an ugly game; divisional matchups are weird, regardless of how good the teams are. However, Philadelphia allows the most fantasy points per game to wide receivers (26.25), the fourth-most receiving yards (183.75), and the fourth-most receiving touchdowns (1.25). I don’t feel like I need to defend recommending Malik Nabers. Just watch him play. Pair him with McCarthy late in your drafts for a sleeper QB2 stack, and you could have a huge competitive advantage in your Quicktasy tournaments.
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Of course, I like the usual suspects: Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, Joe Burrow and any Bengals pass catcher, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua. You get the point. Their matchups are too good, and the pairings are too obvious to spend time writing about every week. Draft them if you want, but be prepared to spend significant draft capital on those stacks.
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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