Week 6 Sunday Recap: The Best Players Still on Waivers
Every score from Sunday's 12-game slate, plus the players who produced in them and are still rostered in under 60% of leagues, led by Tre Tucker's 26.7 PPR points.
Sunday, October 18: 12 games, 539 combined points. The scoreboard got away from everyone in Texans at Jaguars, 34-31, 65 points between them. At the other end of the day, Cardinals at Rams came down to 2. Malik Nabers put up the best fantasy line anyone managed, 28.5 PPR points, which is useful to exactly the 99% 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 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.
25.7PPR36%
C.J. StroudQBHOU at JAXEarned it
24/34, 312 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 1 car, 5 rush yds
34 att · projected 15.35, +8.7
22.3PPR14%
20.6PPR0.6%
19.6PPR8.4%
Michael Penix Jr.QBATL vs CHIEarned it
19/33, 225 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 car, 1 rush yds
33 att · projected 14.62, +4.5
Tyrone Tracy Jr.RBNYG vs NOModest
6 car, 18 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/3, 27 rec yds · 1 TD
9 touches · projected 3.88, +14.6
Aaron RodgersQBPIT at TBEarned it
33/49, 253 pass yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 1 car, -1 rush yds
49 att · projected 16.37, +0.6
Daniel JonesQBIND vs TENEarned it
22/42, 269 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 3 car, 30 rush yds
42 att · projected 14.13, +1.7
J.J. McCarthyQBNYG vs NOEarned it
11/21, 243 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 2 car, 26 rush yds
21 att · projected 0.9, +14.4
Dameon PierceRBPHI vs CAREarned it
12 car, 35 rush yds · 1 TD · 4/5, 15 rec yds
17 touches · projected 10.83, +4.2
Alvin KamaraRBNO at NYGEarned it
7 car, 34 rush yds · 2/4, 35 rec yds · 1 TD
11 touches · projected 9.8, +5.1
Foster MoreauTEHOU at JAXTouchdown
2/2, 7 rec yds · 2 TD
2 touches · projected 3.82, +10.9
Roschon JohnsonRBCHI at ATLEarned it
13 car, 51 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/2, 34 rec yds
15 touches · projected 6.83, +7.7
Josh CuevasTEBAL at CLEModest
4/5, 44 rec yds · 1 TD
5 touches · projected 2.5, +11.9
14.1PPR3.5%Tyler HuntleyQBBAL at CLEEarned it
19/31, 165 pass yds · 1 TD · 5 car, 28 rush yds
31 att · projected 12.8, +0.6
Jalon DanielsQBTB vs PITEarned it
22/43, 164 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 4 car, 39 rush yds · 1/1, -3 rec yds
43 att · projected 13.06, +0.1
Geno SmithQBNYJ at NEEarned it
20/30, 252 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 2 car, -1 rush yds
30 att · projected 13.11, -0.1
Tanner McKeeQBPHI vs CAREarned it
26/45, 215 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 car, 0 rush yds
45 att · projected 11.97, +0.6
12.5PPR3.1%Jawhar JordanRBHOU at JAXModest
6 car, 43 rush yds · 1 TD · 1/1, 7 rec yds
7 touches · projected 2.38, +9.6
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 (22)
Volume carried the day, so a repeat does not need a touchdown. Bid here.
- Tre TuckerWR · LV7 touches47%
- Germie BernardWR · PIT12 touches36%
- C.J. StroudQB · HOU34 att48%
- Omar Cooper Jr.WR · NYJ7 touches14%
- DeMario DouglasWR · NE8 touches8.4%
- Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL33 att16%
- Aaron RodgersQB · PIT49 att42%
- Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL9 touches14%
- Michael MayerTE · LV9 touches9.2%
- Keenan AllenWR · IND11 touches44%
- Keon ColemanWR · BUF6 touches41%
- Daniel JonesQB · IND42 att24%
- J.J. McCarthyQB · NYG21 att1.7%
- Dameon PierceRB · PHI17 touches40%
- Alvin KamaraRB · NO11 touches57%
- Roschon JohnsonRB · CHI15 touches7.8%
- Colby ParkinsonTE · LAR6 touches3.5%
- Tyler HuntleyQB · BAL31 attunranked
- Jalon DanielsQB · TB43 attunranked
- Geno SmithQB · NYJ30 att8.2%
- Tanner McKeeQB · PHI45 attunranked
- Darnell WashingtonTE · PIT6 touches3.1%
Bought a touchdown (2)
Half the points or more came from the end zone on thin usage. Let someone else spend the budget.
- Tommy TrembleTE · CAR4 touches20.6
- Foster MoreauTE · HOU2 touches14.7
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.
Tyler WarrenTE · INDOGroin98% rostered
Next in line and still available: Will Mallory, 2/6, 20 rec yds for 4 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Quinshon JudkinsRB · CLEOAnkle94% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jaleel McLaughlin, 9 car, 41 rush yds · 4/4, 14 rec yds for 9.5 PPR points, rostered in 14% of leagues.
Jalen HurtsQB · PHIINJCalf88% rostered
Next in line and still available: Tanner McKee, 26/45, 215 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 car, 0 rush yds for 12.6 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Kyle MonangaiRB · CHIOToe79% rostered
Next in line and still available: Roschon Johnson, 13 car, 51 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/2, 34 rec yds for 14.5 PPR points, rostered in 7.8% of leagues.
Jordyn TysonWR · NOINJHamstring54% rostered
Next in line and still available: Devaughn Vele, 3/6, 42 rec yds for 7.2 PPR points, rostered in 47% of leagues.
Baker MayfieldQB · TBOThumb39% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jalon Daniels, 22/43, 164 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · 4 car, 39 rush yds · 1/1, -3 rec yds for 13.2 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Ladd McConkeyWR · LACQConcussion91% rostered
Next in line and still available: KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 5/9, 32 rec yds for 6.2 PPR points, rostered in 0.7% of leagues.
Dalton KincaidTE · BUFQRibs90% rostered
Next in line and still available: Dawson Knox, 1/1, 0 rec yds for 1 PPR points, rostered in 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey KinerRB · NE | 11 car, 57 rush yds | 11 | 5.7 | 1.1% |
| Audric EstimeRB · CLE | 9 car, 19 rush yds · 1 TD | 9 | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| KeAndre Lambert-SmithWR · LAC | 5/9, 32 rec yds | 9 | 6.2 | 0.7% |
| Malachi FieldsWR · NYG | 2/8, 19 rec yds | 8 | 3.9 | 9.6% |
| Isaiah DavisRB · NYJ | 7 car, 16 rush yds · 1/1, 10 rec yds | 8 | 3.6 | 2.4% |
| CJ DonaldsonRB · NO | 6 car, 39 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds | 7 | 1.9 | unranked |
| Mason TaylorTE · NYJ | 4/6, 33 rec yds | 6 | 7.3 | 1.6% |
| Ted Hurst IIIWR · TB | 3/6, 40 rec yds | 6 | 7 | 4% |
If your league runs a single claim, Tre Tucker is the one worth spending it on: 5/7, 97 rec yds · 2 TD for 26.7 PPR points, rostered in 47% 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, Omar Cooper Jr. 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 19, 2026 at 12:15 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.