Week 7 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 Malik Willis's 26 PPR points.
Sunday, October 25: 12 games, 519 combined points. The scoreboard got away from everyone in Buccaneers at Panthers, 43-13, 56 points between them. At the other end of the day, Packers at Lions came down to 3. Tony Pollard put up the best fantasy line anyone managed, 36.5 PPR points, which is useful to exactly the 89% of leagues that already roster him.
This is that slate read backwards, starting from roster share instead of from points. 38 players scored at least 8 PPR points on Sunday while rostered in under 60% of leagues, and 17 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.
Malik WillisQBMIA at NYJEarned it
14/21, 208 pass yds · 2 TD · 8 car, 37 rush yds · 1 TD
21 att · projected 14.79, +11.2
Geno SmithQBNYJ vs MIAEarned it
23/30, 287 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 2 car, 0 rush yds
30 att · projected 16.03, +6.5
Michael Penix Jr.QBATL vs SFTouchdown
25/34, 213 pass yds · 3 TD · 5 car, -1 rush yds
34 att · projected 15.29, +5.1
Deshaun WatsonQBCLE at TENEarned it
25/36, 308 pass yds · 1 INT · 3 car, 19 rush yds · 1 TD
36 att · projected 14.24, +5
Davis AllenTELAR at LVTouchdown
4/5, 20 rec yds · 2 TD
5 touches · projected 2.72, +15.3
Jacoby BrissettQBARI vs DENEarned it
27/48, 272 pass yds · 1 TD · 7 car, 16 rush yds
48 att · projected 14.02, +2.5
Tyler HuntleyQBBAL vs CINEarned it
23/34, 298 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 12 rush yds
34 att · projected 14.24, +1.9
Sam DarnoldQBSEA vs KCEarned it
20/28, 257 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 2 car, 17 rush yds
28 att · projected 15.23, -0.2
Devin SingletaryRBNYG at HOUEarned it
5 car, 41 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/3, 14 rec yds
8 touches · projected 4.3, +10.2
Alvin KamaraRBNO vs PITEarned it
6 car, 5 rush yds · 7/7, 57 rec yds
13 touches · projected 7.55, +5.6
Aaron RodgersQBPIT at NOEarned it
19/30, 212 pass yds · 1 TD · 3 car, 6 rush yds
30 att · projected 16.99, -3.9
Tez JohnsonWRTB at CARModest
1 car, 14 rush yds · 2/2, 33 rec yds · 1 TD
3 touches · projected 5.48, +7.2
Xavier HutchinsonWRHOU vs NYGModest
2 car, 12 rush yds · 3/6, 17 rec yds · 1 TD
8 touches · projected 2.25, +9.7
Kaelon BlackRBSF at ATLModest
12 car, 63 rush yds · 1 TD · 1/3, -4 rec yds
15 touches · projected 5.5, +5.4
Dylan SampsonRBCLE at TENEarned it
6 car, 45 rush yds · 3/3, 32 rec yds
9 touches · projected 6.65, +4
J.J. McCarthyQBNYG at HOUEarned it
20/28, 252 pass yds · 1 car, 1 rush yds
28 att · projected 13.62, -3.4
Jonah ColemanRBDEN at ARIEarned it
9 car, 54 rush yds · 2/2, 15 rec yds
11 touches · projected 4.75, +4.2
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 (15)
Volume carried the day, so a repeat does not need a touchdown. Bid here.
- Malik WillisQB · MIA21 att20%
- Geno SmithQB · NYJ30 att19%
- Deshaun WatsonQB · CLE36 att13%
- Jacoby BrissettQB · ARI48 att21%
- Tyler HuntleyQB · BAL34 attunranked
- Sam DarnoldQB · SEA28 att39%
- Devin SingletaryRB · NYG8 touches2.4%
- Alvin KamaraRB · NO13 touches57%
- Aaron RodgersQB · PIT30 att58%
- Dylan SampsonRB · CLE9 touches10%
- J.J. McCarthyQB · NYG28 att17%
- Colby ParkinsonTE · LAR6 touches5.8%
- Dalton SchultzTE · HOU6 touches36%
- Jonah ColemanRB · DEN11 touches35%
- Kenny GainwellRB · TB14 touches47%
Bought a touchdown (5)
Half the points or more came from the end zone on thin usage. Let someone else spend the budget.
- Caleb DouglasWR · MIA3 touches21
- Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL34 att20.4
- Davis AllenTE · LAR5 touches18
- Darren WallerTE · CAR2 touches12
- Drew SampleTE · CIN2 touches10.4
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.
Jeremiyah LoveRB · ARIOAnkle97% rostered
Nobody behind him at the position is still widely available, which usually means the handcuff has already been claimed.
Breece HallRB · NYJOQuadriceps97% rostered
Next in line and still available: Isaiah Davis, 1 car, 5 rush yds · 3/3, 49 rec yds for 8.4 PPR points, rostered in 2.1% of leagues.
Rashee RiceWR · KCOHamstring95% rostered
Next in line and still available: Cyrus Allen, 1/2, 18 rec yds for 2.8 PPR points, rostered in 11% of leagues.
David MontgomeryRB · HOUOGroin87% rostered
Nobody behind him at the position is still widely available, which usually means the handcuff has already been claimed.
Deebo Samuel Sr.WR · SFOHamstring71% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jordan Watkins, 3/6, 56 rec yds for 8.6 PPR points, rostered in 2% of leagues.
Brian Robinson Jr.RB · ATLOHamstring39% rostered
Next in line and still available: Khalil Herbert, 2 car, 9 rush yds · 1/1, 19 rec yds for 3.8 PPR points, rostered in 0.7% of leagues.
Jaylen WaddleWR · DENQChest93% rostered
Next in line and still available: Marvin Mims Jr., 1 car, 3 rush yds · 2/2, 53 rec yds for 7.6 PPR points, rostered in 2.6% of leagues.
Cam SkatteboRB · NYGQHamstring92% rostered
Next in line and still available: Devin Singletary, 5 car, 41 rush yds · 1 TD · 3/3, 14 rec yds for 14.5 PPR points, rostered in 2.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth McGowanRB · IND | 11 car, 46 rush yds · 1/1, 2 rec yds | 12 | 5.8 | 4.8% |
| Trevor EtienneRB · CAR | 6 car, 8 rush yds · 2/2, 17 rec yds | 8 | 4.5 | 1.1% |
| Elic AyomanorWR · TEN | 3/7, 44 rec yds | 7 | 7.4 | 1.3% |
| Justice HillRB · BAL | 3 car, 7 rush yds · 3/4, 26 rec yds | 7 | 6.3 | 7.1% |
| George HolaniRB · SEA | 5 car, 11 rush yds · 1/2, 12 rec yds | 7 | 3.3 | 5.6% |
| Jaylen WrightRB · MIA | 6 car, 8 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds | 7 | 0.8 | 4.2% |
| Jacob CowingWR · SF | 1 car, 10 rush yds · 3/5, 38 rec yds | 6 | 7.8 | 0.8% |
| Jalen BrooksWR · ARI | 1/6, 35 rec yds | 6 | 4.5 | unranked |
If your league runs a single claim, Malik Willis is the one worth spending it on: 14/21, 208 pass yds · 2 TD · 8 car, 37 rush yds · 1 TD for 26 PPR points, rostered in 20% of leagues. 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 26, 2026 at 11:54 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.