Week 4 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 Emanuel Wilson's 27 PPR points.
Sunday, October 4: 14 games, 644 combined points. The scoreboard got away from everyone in Cowboys at Texans, 34-30, 64 points between them. At the other end of the day, Chiefs at Raiders came down to 3. Tetairoa McMillan put up the best fantasy line anyone managed, 45.2 PPR points, which is useful to exactly the 98% of leagues that already roster him.
This is that slate read backwards, starting from roster share instead of from points. 45 players scored at least 8 PPR points on Sunday while rostered in under 60% of leagues, and 23 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.
Emanuel WilsonRBSEA vs LACEarned it
21 car, 81 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/4, 39 rec yds · 1 TD
25 touches · projected 9.88, +17.1
C.J. StroudQBHOU vs DALEarned it
21/31, 347 pass yds · 2 TD · 2 car, 12 rush yds
31 att · projected 18.46, +4.6
21.6PPR26%Jameis WinstonQBNYG vs ARIEarned it
18/29, 250 pass yds · 3 TD · 2 INT
29 att · projected 15.38, +4.6
Darius CooperWRPHI vs LARModest
3/7, 33 rec yds · 2 TD
7 touches · projected 5.7, +12.6
Cam WardQBTEN at BALEarned it
20/31, 222 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 4 car, 27 rush yds
31 att · projected 12.91, +1.7
Sam DarnoldQBSEA vs LACTouchdown
13/22, 168 pass yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 6 rush yds
22 att · projected 17.09, -2.8
Jacoby BrissettQBARI at NYGTouchdown
21/35, 166 pass yds · 2 TD · 3 INT · 4 car, 18 rush yds
35 att · projected 15.79, -2.4
Jalon DanielsQBTB vs GBEarned it
19/27, 148 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 8 car, 55 rush yds
27 att · projected 13.18, +0.2
Tyler AllgeierRBARI at NYGEarned it
8 car, 42 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/2, 7 rec yds
10 touches · projected 7.86, +5
Rashid ShaheedWRSEA vs LACModest
2 car, 33 rush yds · 1 TD · 1/3, 20 rec yds
5 touches · projected 6.89, +5.4
Efton Chism IIIWRNE at BUFModest
2/4, 42 rec yds · 1 TD
4 touches · projected 1.92, +10.3
Athan KaliakmanisQBWAS vs INDEarned it
15/33, 186 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 16 rush yds
33 att
Malik WashingtonWRMIA at MINEarned it
2 car, 3 rush yds · 5/5, 67 rec yds
7 touches · projected 8.91, +3.1
11.9PPR4%
Kimani VidalRBLAC at SEAModest
5 car, 25 rush yds · 2/3, 11 rec yds · 1 TD
8 touches · projected 1.71, +9.9
Keaton MitchellRBLAC at SEAEarned it
10 car, 39 rush yds · 5/6, 24 rec yds
16 touches · projected 5.96, +5.3
Left off the board: Tyquan Thornton (WR, KC) put up 28.1 PPR points but is listed Out (ankle). A player who cannot suit up next week is not a waiver claim, however big the line.
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 (18)
Volume carried the day, so a repeat does not need a touchdown. Bid here.
- Emanuel WilsonRB · SEA25 touches53%
- T.J. HockensonTE · MIN13 touches43%
- Keon ColemanWR · BUF7 touches7.7%
- C.J. StroudQB · HOU31 att43%
- Kirk CousinsQB · LV52 att26%
- Jameis WinstonQB · NYG29 att4.6%
- Brenton StrangeTE · JAX8 touches33%
- Michael MayerTE · LV10 touches7.9%
- Dohnte MeyersWR · CIN9 touches1.5%
- Cam WardQB · TEN31 att9.7%
- Isaac TeSlaaWR · DET8 touches3.8%
- Jalon DanielsQB · TB27 attunranked
- Khalil ShakirWR · BUF8 touches56%
- Tyler AllgeierRB · ARI10 touches42%
- Athan KaliakmanisQB · WAS33 attunranked
- Malik WashingtonWR · MIA7 touches36%
- Tyler HigbeeTE · LAR6 touches2.7%
- Keaton MitchellRB · LAC16 touches31%
Bought a touchdown (3)
Half the points or more came from the end zone on thin usage. Let someone else spend the budget.
- Sam DarnoldQB · SEA22 att14.3
- Jacoby BrissettQB · ARI35 att13.4
- Treylon BurksWR · WAS3 touches11.7
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.
Terry McLaurinWR · WASOHamstring94% rostered
Next in line and still available: Antonio Williams, 3/8, 21 rec yds for 5.1 PPR points, rostered in 8.9% of leagues.
Caleb WilliamsQB · CHIOHamstring92% rostered
Next in line and still available: Tyson Bagent, 25/34, 268 pass yds · 1 INT · 4 car, 1 rush yds for 9.8 PPR points, rostered in 2.8% of leagues.
Jayden DanielsQB · WASOElbow80% rostered
Next in line and still available: Athan Kaliakmanis, 15/33, 186 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 16 rush yds for 12 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Baker MayfieldQB · TBOThumb46% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jalon Daniels, 19/27, 148 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 8 car, 55 rush yds for 13.4 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CINQConcussion100% rostered
Next in line and still available: Dohnte Meyers, 7/9, 82 rec yds for 15.2 PPR points, rostered in 1.5% of leagues.
Lamar JacksonQB · BALQAnkle100% rostered
Next in line and still available: Tyler Huntley, 8/9, 63 pass yds · 4 car, 16 rush yds for 4.1 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Saquon BarkleyRB · PHIQHamstring100% rostered
Next in line and still available: Will Shipley, 6 car, 23 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds for 2.3 PPR points, rostered in 0.9% of leagues.
Rashee RiceWR · KCQHamstring99% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jalen Royals, 0/2, 0 rec yds for 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najee HarrisRB · NYG | 9 car, 30 rush yds | 9 | 1 | 7.5% |
| Antonio WilliamsWR · WAS | 3/8, 21 rec yds | 8 | 5.1 | 8.9% |
| Seth McGowanRB · IND | 6 car, 31 rush yds · 1/2, 7 rec yds | 8 | 4.8 | 1.8% |
| Kaleb JohnsonRB · GB | 8 car, 42 rush yds | 8 | 2.2 | 7.6% |
| Will ShipleyRB · PHI | 6 car, 23 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds | 7 | 2.3 | 0.9% |
| Cade OttonTE · TB | 4/6, 37 rec yds | 6 | 7.7 | 6.8% |
| Ashton DulinWR · IND | 3/6, 29 rec yds | 6 | 5.9 | 0.7% |
| Austin EkelerRB · WAS | 4 car, 29 rush yds · 1/2, 11 rec yds | 6 | 5 | 2.1% |
If your league runs a single claim, Emanuel Wilson is the one worth spending it on: 21 car, 81 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/4, 39 rec yds · 1 TD for 27 PPR points, rostered in 53% 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, Keon Coleman 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 October 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM EDT - they move fastest in the first day after a slate, which is the point. Fantasy points are full PPR on Sleeper's scoring.