Week 9 Sunday Recap: The Best Players Still on Waivers
Every score from Sunday's 13-game slate, plus the players who produced in them and are still rostered in under 60% of leagues, led by Kayshon Boutte's 28.5 PPR points.
Sunday, November 8: 13 games, 595 combined points. The scoreboard got away from everyone in Packers at Patriots, 45-27, 72 points between them. At the other end of the day, Browns at Saints came down to 1. C.J. Stroud put up the best fantasy line anyone managed, 36.4 PPR points, which is useful to exactly the 61% of leagues that already roster him.
This is that slate read backwards, starting from roster share instead of from points. 40 players scored at least 8 PPR points on Sunday while rostered in under 60% of leagues, and 21 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.
23PPR9.6%
Shedeur SandersQBCLE at NOEarned it
19/31, 297 pass yds · 2 TD · 10 car, 28 rush yds
31 att · projected 13.57, +9.1
Bryce YoungQBCAR vs DENEarned it
28/39, 276 pass yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 1 car, 13 rush yds
39 att · projected 16.91, +4.4
Jordan WatkinsWRSF vs LVModest
4/4, 86 rec yds · 1 TD
4 touches · projected 7.18, +11.4
Van JeffersonWRWAS vs LAREarned it
5/7, 58 rec yds · 1 TD
7 touches · projected 0.81, +16
Efton Chism IIIWRNE vs GBModest
5/5, 49 rec yds · 1 TD
5 touches · projected 6.66, +9.2
15.5PPR55%
AJ BarnerTESEA vs ARIModest
3 car, 3 rush yds · 1 TD · 2/4, 7 rec yds · 1 TD
7 touches · projected 7.9, +7.1
Audric EstimeRBNO vs CLEEarned it
15 car, 72 rush yds · 1 TD · 1/1, 5 rec yds
16 touches · projected 8.5, +6.2
Michael Penix Jr.QBATL vs CINEarned it
20/31, 162 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 50 rush yds
31 att · projected 16.94, -2.4
Quentin JohnstonWRLAC vs HOUModest
1 car, 5 rush yds · 1/4, 58 rec yds · 1 TD
5 touches · projected 7.78, +5.5
Ashton DulinWRIND vs DALModest
1 car, 3 rush yds · 1/2, 55 rec yds · 1 TD
3 touches · projected 1.06, +11.7
12.8PPR1.6%
Savion WilliamsWRGB at NEEarned it
3 car, 13 rush yds · 3/4, 25 rec yds · 1 TD
7 touches · projected 5.49, +7.3
Drew LockQBSEA vs ARIEarned it
19/28, 175 pass yds · 1 TD · 5 car, 16 rush yds
28 att · projected 17.32, -4.7
11.9PPR1.8%
Corey KinerRBNE vs GBModest
8 car, 55 rush yds · 1 TD
8 touches · projected 6.58, +4.9
Justin HerbertQBLAC vs HOUEarned it
13/23, 193 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 1 car, 7 rush yds
23 att · projected 13.68, -2.3
Daniel JonesQBIND vs DALEarned it
20/34, 180 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 3 car, 11 rush yds
34 att · projected 15.15, -3.8
Seth McGowanRBIND vs DALModest
6 car, 45 rush yds · 1 TD · 1/1, -3 rec yds
7 touches · projected 6.8, +4.4
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.
- Darren WallerTE · CAR10 touches9.6%
- Shedeur SandersQB · CLE31 att4.3%
- Bryce YoungQB · CAR39 att54%
- Tank DellWR · HOU9 touches23%
- Van JeffersonWR · WAS7 touchesunranked
- Courtland SuttonWR · DEN9 touches55%
- DeMario DouglasWR · NE9 touches36%
- Audric EstimeRB · NO16 touches7.3%
- Michael Penix Jr.QB · ATL31 att22%
- Omar Cooper Jr.WR · NYJ11 touches53%
- Caleb DouglasWR · MIA8 touches25%
- Kaleb JohnsonRB · GB14 touches1.6%
- Savion WilliamsWR · GB7 touches1.3%
- Mack HollinsWR · NE6 touches4.5%
- Drew LockQB · SEA28 attunranked
- Tommy TrembleTE · CAR6 touches0.8%
- Chig OkonkwoTE · WAS7 touches24%
- Justin HerbertQB · LAC23 att56%
- Daniel JonesQB · IND34 att18%
Bought a touchdown (2)
Half the points or more came from the end zone on thin usage. Let someone else spend the budget.
- Xavier HutchinsonWR · HOU5 touches11.9
- Juwan JohnsonTE · NO2 touches11.4
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.
Garrett WilsonWR · NYJOConcussion98% rostered
Next in line and still available: Omar Cooper Jr., 8/11, 58 rec yds for 13.8 PPR points, rostered in 53% of leagues.
DeVonta SmithWR · PHIOHamstring96% rostered
Next in line and still available: Darius Cooper, 2/8, 25 rec yds for 4.5 PPR points, rostered in 5.6% of leagues.
A.J. BrownWR · NEOKnee96% rostered
Next in line and still available: DeMario Douglas, 5/9, 102 rec yds for 15.2 PPR points, rostered in 36% of leagues.
Cam SkatteboRB · NYGOHamstring93% rostered
Next in line and still available: Devin Singletary, 21 car, 31 rush yds · 2/3, 8 rec yds for 5.9 PPR points, rostered in 58% of leagues.
David MontgomeryRB · HOUOGroin84% rostered
Next in line and still available: Emari Demercado, 6 car, 16 rush yds · 1/2, 8 rec yds for 3.4 PPR points, rostered in 0.7% of leagues.
Kyle MonangaiRB · CHIOToe72% rostered
Next in line and still available: Salvon Ahmed, 5 car, 25 rush yds for 2.5 PPR points, not on the consensus board at all.
Deebo Samuel Sr.WR · SFOHamstring71% rostered
Next in line and still available: Jordan Watkins, 4/4, 86 rec yds · 1 TD for 18.6 PPR points, rostered in 2.2% of leagues.
Puka NacuaWR · LARQKnee100% rostered
Next in line and still available: Tutu Atwell, 2/5, 16 rec yds for 3.6 PPR points, rostered in 0.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler GoodsonRB · DAL | 12 car, 77 rush yds · 0/1, 0 rec yds | 13 | 7.7 | 1.4% |
| Austin EkelerRB · WAS | 8 car, 16 rush yds · 2/3, 18 rec yds | 11 | 5.4 | 3.8% |
| Pierre Strong Jr.RB · GB | 8 car, 22 rush yds · 2/2, 11 rec yds | 10 | 5.3 | 1.9% |
| Cade OttonTE · TB | 4/8, 25 rec yds | 8 | 6.5 | 6.9% |
| Darius CooperWR · PHI | 2/8, 25 rec yds | 8 | 4.5 | 5.6% |
| Emari DemercadoRB · HOU | 6 car, 16 rush yds · 1/2, 8 rec yds | 8 | 3.4 | 0.7% |
| Kalif RaymondWR · CHI | 4/7, 32 rec yds | 7 | 7.2 | 8.9% |
| Elijah MitchellRB · PHI | 3 car, 6 rush yds · 3/4, 20 rec yds | 7 | 5.6 | 9.5% |
If your league runs a single claim, Kayshon Boutte is the one worth spending it on: 4/5, 125 rec yds · 2 TD for 28.5 PPR points, rostered in 11% 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 November 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM EST - they move fastest in the first day after a slate, which is the point. Fantasy points are full PPR on Sleeper's scoring.