Some time has passed since Jalen McMillan's run to end the 2024 season. While the rest of your league falls victim to recency bias, your acquisitions of players with margins similar to McMillan's can fly under the radar. 

Identifying upside at lower price points is an advantage at this point in the calendar. Rookie hype is building, managers are making room for their new additions, and patience could be running low with players who shouldn't necessarily be on the chopping block. 

Lucky for you, one manager's castoff could be another's contributor. I've even tried to cut out some of the guesswork for you by compiling this list of six lower-priced players who could far outplay what it takes to add them. 

Start putting together those trade proposals. 

Anthony Richardson Sr., QB38

Reclamation is the NFL's latest buzzword. Sam Darnold winning a Super Bowl has only magnified the focus on former castoffs. Malik Willis is the latest to reap the benefits of the mental shift by QB-needy teams. That's where Anthony Richardson Sr. becomes interesting. 

If you've been burned by Richardson once, I say to you, those are rookie numbers. My belief in Richardson has already betrayed me short-term in multiple places. A watched pot never boils, though. Instead of staring at Richardson and expecting him to build heat -- you know, the Colts' approach to his development -- I'm proposing an alternative: acquire Richardson from whoever has lost patience, and wait until he gets his next opportunity. There may not be an immediate real-world trade. His financials could complicate a move for any depth-needy teams. The return doesn't need to be immediate. We're playing the long game here.  Beyond the rushing upside, Richardson's arm talent is undeniable. His professional struggles aren't a result of a lack of skill. Richardson is accurate in spurts. He can sling it 60 yards downfield. The issue is that he hasn't been consistent in doing either. 

If Richardson can grow as a processor, the upside is clear. He flashed as a fringe-top-12 fantasy quarterback as a rookie, then as a top-12 points-per-game option from Weeks 11-15 in 2024. Given how far the stock has dropped, there isn't much risk with Richardson. I'm rolling the dice wherever the opportunity is available. 

LeQuint Allen Jr., RB87

I know, I know, draft capital. Let's get that out of the way first. Allen was a seventh-round pick last season. There it is. The quiet part said out loud. Here's the glass-half-full perspective -- Allen still navigated a Jaguars running back competition that captured the minds of fantasy managers everywhere. It led to Allen handling a consistent role as a rookie. Allen played 67.3 percent of Jacksonville's third-down snaps last season, the 10th-highest percentage among all running backs. The snaps didn't equate to opportunities. Allen totaled 34 opportunities across his 245 snaps in 2025. 

Jacksonville's moves at running back could be an indication of how they feel about Allen operating as the primary third-down option again in Year 2. Travis Etienne Jr is now in New Orleans. He vacated 24 percent of the team's third-down snaps. Bhayshul Tuten, who seems to be the early favorite for lead-back duties, only handled 8.8 percent of those snaps. Chris Rodriguez Jr. joined the Jaguars in free agency. His 12.2 percent share of Washington's third-down snaps and four total targets last season don't indicate he's a threat to Allen's third-down role. The draft could change things. That's the nature of the beast. As the running back room stands today, though, Tuten and Rodriguez project as the early-down, short-yardage preferences. Allen, meanwhile, caught 64 passes in his final season at Syracuse. His ability as a receiver out of the backfield is what makes his skill set unique. If the 2025 usage holds and the opportunities tick up, RB87 could be the lowest we see him ranked. 

Tank Bigsby, RB63