The obvious pickups are already taken. These options are rostered in 20% or fewer ESPN and Yahoo leagues and still have a usable weekly positional rank. Separate short-term cover from players with a stronger rest-of-season outlook.
2026 season · 12-team redraft PPR · 1QB · Rankings/ownership last fetched Sep 15, 12:11 PM EDT
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Ordered by weekly RB consensus. 20% rostered or less; known out, doubtful, reserve-list, suspended and bye-week players are excluded.
Week 2 consensus RB48; rest-of-season RB69. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB44–RB52. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus RB50; rest-of-season RB58. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB46–RB55. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus RB51; rest-of-season RB69. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB44–RB56. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus RB51; rest-of-season RB74. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB39–RB61. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus RB55; rest-of-season RB51. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB47–RB61. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus RB56; rest-of-season RB53. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: RB45–RB66. Full start/sit outlook →
Ordered by weekly WR consensus. 20% rostered or less; known out, doubtful, reserve-list, suspended and bye-week players are excluded.
Week 2 consensus WR52; rest-of-season WR90. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR37–WR65. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus WR56; rest-of-season WR75. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR45–WR67. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus WR58; rest-of-season WR63. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR48–WR80. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus WR60; rest-of-season WR79. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR52–WR64. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus WR62; rest-of-season WR63. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR55–WR78. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus WR65; rest-of-season WR63. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: WR49–WR75. Full start/sit outlook →
Ordered by weekly TE consensus. 20% rostered or less; known out, doubtful, reserve-list, suspended and bye-week players are excluded.
Week 2 consensus TE17; rest-of-season TE37. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: TE11–TE25. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus TE22; rest-of-season TE31. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: TE14–TE30. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus TE23; rest-of-season TE22. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: TE19–TE29. Full start/sit outlook →
Week 2 consensus TE24; rest-of-season TE27. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: TE20–TE30. Full start/sit outlook →
Ordered by weekly QB consensus. 20% rostered or less; known out, doubtful, reserve-list, suspended and bye-week players are excluded.
Week 2 consensus QB22; rest-of-season QB21. Treat this as a weekly replacement and reassess after the games.
Weekly expert range: QB16–QB25. Full start/sit outlook →
Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros Rostered percentages are the ESPN + Yahoo average. Check the latest injury report before kickoff.
Look within the position you need: a QB rank is not comparable to a WR rank. The availability filter is 20% rostered or less, with weekly limits of QB24, RB60, WR72 and TE24. A low rostered percentage does not establish a breakout role. Use the ROS column to distinguish a weekly patch from a possible longer hold.
Selections use positive, available weekly and ROS positional ranks and known ownership. The longer-term value label uses ROS top-12 QB/TE or top-36 RB/WR. Rankings, ownership and the injury snapshot must have been fetched within 48 hours of this page build. The page refreshes with the scheduled site rebuild; status can change between builds. No workload or FAAB bid is inferred from a ranking.