Week 2 Sunday Recap: The Best Players Still on Waivers
Every score from Sunday's 14-game slate, plus the players who produced in them and are still rostered in under 60% of leagues, led by Dalton Schultz's 26 PPR points.
Sunday, September 20: 14 games, 541 combined points. The scoreboard got away from everyone in Colts at Chiefs, 30-33, 63 points between them. Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up the best fantasy line anyone managed, 42.5 PPR points, which is useful to exactly the 100% of leagues that already roster him.
This is that slate read backwards, starting from roster share instead of from points. 43 players scored at least 8 PPR points on Sunday while rostered in under 60% of leagues, and 19 of them were on fewer than one roster in ten. Those are the names your league is deciding on right now; the best 30 are below.
A caveat worth reading before the table, because it is what separates a waiver add that still starts for you in November from one you drop in two weeks: a big line and a real role are not the same thing. Six catches on nine targets is a plan. One catch for a touchdown is a coincidence that happened to be worth six points. Both show up at the top of a Monday waiver list and only one of them repeats, so the board below is split by which kind of day each player actually had.
The scoreboard
Every final from the slate, in kickoff order, with the best fantasy line each game produced and how widely that player is rostered.
The waiver board
The 30 best lines from skill-position players rostered in under 60% of leagues, biggest first. Roster share is the consensus figure as of the final whistle; the tag says whether the day came from work or from the end zone.
Bryce YoungQBCAR at ATLEarned it
23/36, 287 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 car, 6 rush yds
36 att · projected 16.47, +7.6
Tyler ShoughQBNO at BALEarned it
27/34, 252 pass yds · 1 TD · 9 car, 23 rush yds · 1 TD
34 att · projected 15.49, +6.9
21.4PPRunranked
Kirk CousinsQBLV at LACEarned it
19/29, 253 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 4 car, 1 rush yds
29 att · projected 13.58, +7.6
Cam WardQBTEN vs PHITouchdown
13/20, 183 pass yds · 4 car, 7 rush yds · 2 TD
20 att · projected 12.05, +8
Deshaun WatsonQBCLE at TBEarned it
24/30, 238 pass yds · 2 TD · 7 car, 22 rush yds
30 att · projected 13.93, +5.8
18.3PPR4.9%
C.J. StroudQBHOU vs CINEarned it
30/55, 353 pass yds · 3 car, 29 rush yds
55 att · projected 17.88, -0.9
Cody WhiteWRLV at LACTouchdown
2/2, 24 rec yds · 2 TD
2 touches · projected 0.46, +15.9
Geno SmithQBNYJ vs GBEarned it
27/41, 247 pass yds · 1 TD · 5 car, 17 rush yds
41 att · projected 14.9, +0.7
Jonah ColemanRBDEN vs JAXEarned it
10 car, 39 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/3, 19 rec yds
13 touches · projected 7.21, +7.6
Ryan MillerWRMIA at SFModest
1/1, 77 rec yds · 1 TD
1 touch
Nate AdkinsTEDEN vs JAXModest
1 car, 6 rush yds · 3/3, 32 rec yds · 1 TD
4 touches · projected 0.28, +12.5
Malik WillisQBMIA at SFEarned it
14/23, 197 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 car, 6 rush yds
23 att · projected 18.2, -5.7
Daniel JonesQBIND at KCEarned it
22/31, 210 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 10 rush yds
31 att · projected 14.75, -2.3
Tank BigsbyRBPHI at TENModest
13 car, 33 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/2, 5 rec yds
15 touches · projected 3.45, +8.4
Isaiah WilliamsWRNYJ vs GBEarned it
1 car, 14 rush yds · 6/6, 34 rec yds
7 touches · projected 3.21, +7.6
Darius CooperWRPHI at TENTouchdown
2/3, 26 rec yds · 1 TD
3 touches · projected 0.5, +10.1
Emanuel WilsonRBSEA at ARIEarned it
21 car, 92 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds
22 touches · projected 2.03, +7.2
Work, and the other thing
The same names sorted by how much of the line the offense handed them. Touches are targets plus carries; a quarterback is judged on attempts instead, since the two do not compare.
Earned it (19)
Volume carried the day, so a repeat does not need a touchdown. Bid here.
- Dalton SchultzTE · HOU14 touches41%
- Bryce YoungQB · CAR36 att30%
- Tre TuckerWR · LV7 touches28%
- Tyler ShoughQB · NO34 att49%
- Rashod BatemanWR · BAL9 touches22%
- Drew LockQB · SEA26 attunranked
- Kirk CousinsQB · LV29 att6%
- Denzel BostonWR · CLE7 touches35%
- Deshaun WatsonQB · CLE30 att4.4%
- C.J. StroudQB · HOU55 att34%
- Geno SmithQB · NYJ41 att6.2%
- Jonah ColemanRB · DEN13 touches32%
- Malik WillisQB · MIA23 att30%
- Dontayvion WicksWR · PHI6 touches22%
- Daniel JonesQB · IND31 att26%
- Adonai MitchellWR · NYJ12 touches15%
- Devaughn VeleWR · NO7 touches39%
- Isaiah WilliamsWR · NYJ7 touches0.7%
- Emanuel WilsonRB · SEA22 touches1.3%
Bought a touchdown (6)
Half the points or more came from the end zone on thin usage. Let someone else spend the budget.
- Cam WardQB · TEN20 att20
- Darren WallerTE · CAR3 touches18.3
- Cody WhiteWR · LV2 touches16.4
- Jordan LoveQB · GB29 att13.8
- Darius CooperWR · PHI3 touches10.6
- Oronde GadsdenTE · LAC2 touches9.8
Injuries that opened a door
Skill-position designations from Sunday’s games, ranked by how much rostered value each one puts in play rather than by severity alone: a universally rostered starter listed questionable leaves more to cover than a fourth-string back ruled out. Each is paired with the teammate at the same position who saw the most work in that game and is still widely available, because a depth chart written in August is a worse guide than the snaps that were just played.
Brock BowersTE · LVOKnee - Meniscus100% rostered
Next in line and still available: Michael Mayer, 3/4, 23 rec yds for 5.3 PPR points, rostered in 18% of leagues.
Nico CollinsWR · HOUOHamstring99% rostered
Next in line and still available: Xavier Hutchinson, 3/9, 37 rec yds for 6.7 PPR points, rostered in 8.6% of leagues.
Zay FlowersWR · BALOHamstring99% rostered
Next in line and still available: Rashod Bateman, 7/9, 88 rec yds · 1 TD for 21.8 PPR points, rostered in 22% of leagues.
Michael Pittman Jr.WR · PITOFoot82% rostered
Next in line and still available: Germie Bernard, 4/8, 35 rec yds for 7.5 PPR points, rostered in 5.9% of leagues.
RJ HarveyRB · DENOHamstring79% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jonah Coleman, 10 car, 39 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/3, 19 rec yds for 14.8 PPR points, rostered in 32% of leagues.
Jordan MasonRB · MININJThumb73% rostered
Next in line and still available: DeeJay Dallas, 2 car, 8 rush yds · 1/1, 12 rec yds for 3 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Jayden DanielsQB · WASDElbow98% rostered
Next in line and still available: Marcus Mariota, 11/16, 111 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 car, 3 rush yds for 8.7 PPR points, rostered in 0.6% of leagues.
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHIDHamstring97% rostered
Next in line and still available: Tyson Bagent, 5/9, 54 pass yds for 2.2 PPR points, rostered in 0.6% of leagues.
Deeper stashes
Under 10% rostered, under 8 points, six or more touches: the box score was quiet but the offense kept going back to them. Bench adds, not lineup answers.
| Player | Line | Touches | PPR | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier HutchinsonWR · HOU | 3/9, 37 rec yds | 9 | 6.7 | 8.6% |
| Will ShipleyRB · PHI | 7 car, 24 rush yds · 2/2, 5 rec yds | 9 | 4.9 | 0.8% |
| Germie BernardWR · PIT | 4/8, 35 rec yds | 8 | 7.5 | 5.9% |
| Kaleb JohnsonRB · GB | 8 car, 32 rush yds | 8 | 3.2 | 5.3% |
| Jared WayneWR · HOU | 2/7, 33 rec yds | 7 | 5.3 | unranked |
| Ted Hurst IIIWR · TB | 2/7, 27 rec yds | 7 | 4.7 | 4% |
| Roman WilsonWR · PIT | 5/6, 28 rec yds | 6 | 7.8 | 2.3% |
| Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL | 5/6, 23 rec yds | 6 | 7.3 | 6.2% |
If your league runs a single claim, Dalton Schultz is the one worth spending it on: 12/14, 140 rec yds for 26 PPR points, rostered in 41% of leagues. He is also the thinnest of these to still be sitting there, so check your league before planning around him. If he is gone, Drew Lock is the biggest line on this board that most leagues can still add. The live add and drop board will tell you how fast that number is moving.
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Box scores captured from ESPN once every game on the slate was final, and roster share read from FantasyPros' consensus board at the same moment, then frozen together. The percentages are what they were when this was written, on September 21, 2026 at 5:17 PM EDT - they move fastest in the first day after a slate, which is the point. Fantasy points are full PPR on Sleeper's scoring.