Fantasy football is tough enough, but sometimes a player can be unexpectedly declared inactive. In these cases, here's a list of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends whose games start later, aren't rostered in more than half of ESPN leagues, and are projected to score at least two PPR points.
For each player, you'll see their roster percentage and what Footballguys projects them to score this week.
Late-Game Pivots at Quarterback
| Sunday Afternoon Games | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Sam Darnold | 48.4% | 14.9 |
| Sunday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Michael Penix Jr. | 8.7% | 14.4 |
| Tyler Huntley | 1.7% | 12.9 |
| Monday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| None | ||
Late-Game Pivots at Running Back
| Sunday Afternoon Games | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Tyler Allgeier | 38.0% | 9.6 |
| Keaton Mitchell | 26.1% | 9.2 |
| George Holani | 9.1% | 6.9 |
| Kaelon Black | 26.6% | 4.1 |
| Kimani Vidal | 2.0% | 4.1 |
| Sione Vaki | 0.8% | 3.6 |
| Tyler Badie | 0.2% | 2.9 |
| Alec Ingold | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| Sunday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Justice Hill | 9.6% | 4.8 |
| Monday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Ty Johnson | 1.5% | 5.4 |
Late-Game Pivots at Wide Receiver
| Sunday Afternoon Games | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Tre' Harris | 10.8% | 12.1 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 33.2% | 7.8 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 1.7% | 7.6 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | 3.8% | 7.0 |
| Cooper Kupp | 10.3% | 5.6 |
| Troy Franklin | 0.6% | 5.2 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 0.5% | 2.5 |
| Jordan Watkins | 0.1% | 2.1 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 0.1% | 2.0 |
| Sunday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Jahan Dotson | 0.9% | 5.9 |
| Zachariah Branch | 1.9% | 3.1 |
| Olamide Zaccheaus | 0.1% | 2.2 |
| Monday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Keon Coleman | 38.4% | 11.6 |
Late-Game Pivots at Tight End
| Sunday Afternoon Games | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Oronde Gadsden | 4.8% | 8.0 |
| AJ Barner | 6.8% | 6.4 |
| Evan Engram | 2.9% | 4.6 |
| Nate Adkins | 0.1% | 2.4 |
| Elijah Higgins | 0.1% | 2.2 |
| Sunday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Austin Hooper | 0.1% | 3.2 |
| Matt Hibner | 0.1% | 3.1 |
| Monday Night Football | ||
| Player | Roster % | Projected PPR Points |
| Tyler Higbee | 3.1% | 7.1 |
| Colby Parkinson | 1.1% | 3.9 |
| Dawson Knox | 0.8% | 2.8 |
| Davis Allen | 0.0% | 2.0 |
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