This is the best lineup using players rostered in 5% of leagues or less according to Yahoo. I will do it with 0.5ppr scoring rules.

|POS|PLAYER - TEAM|ROSTERED%|OPPONENT|SCORE |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:| |QB|Aidan O’Connell - LV|5%|vs KC|13.92 |RB|D’Ernest Johnson - JAX|1%|at HOU|6.6 |RB|Michael Carter - ARI|2%|vs LAR|5.4 |WR|Jalin Hyatt - NYG|3%|vs NE|13.4 |WR|Kalif Raymond - DET|2%|vs GB|12.1 |TE|Tucker Kraft - GB|2%|at DET|8.5 |FLEX|Greg Dortch - ARI|2%|vs LAR|10.2 |D/ST|Carolina Panthers|5%|at TEN|2 |K|Cairo Santos - CHI|3%|at MIN|14

This team is available in between 77.54% and 95% of leagues and would’ve scored 86.12 points.

The Raiders started out tough and Aidan O’Connell did okay against the Chiefs. But KC was able to come from behind and win it.

Unrostered running backs were lack-luster this week. D’Ernest Johnson and Michael Carter combined for 12 points. Still they are both worth monitoring as they have a path to more touches and are both an injury away from relevance.

Giants’ rookie Jalin Hyatt finally lived up to the hype. He turned 6 targets into 5 catches for 109 yards.

The Packers were playing very well defensively for the most part. Kalif Raymond had a big catch late in the game that helped the Lions pull within a score. Raymond did have 5 catches but I expect ARSB and Jamo, along with LaPorta, to generally be the focal points.

With Musgrave out, Tucker Kraft caught his first TD and it was enough to be the best unowned TE this week. He only caught two passes as the Packers tend to spread the ball so he will be as touchdown dependent as they come.

The Dortch is back on the menu. He returns to the unrostered squad, this time he isn’t sharing the flex spot like last week. 9 targets from Kyler Murray should keep his floor pretty high, unfortunately that also seems to be his ceiling, as he only brought in 3 of those targets.

The Panthers were technically the best unrostered defense but they only managed a measly 2 points.

I should have switched my kicker guess because in one of my leagues I actually chose Santos over McLauglin. The Bears kicked their way to victory over the Vikings who looked absolutely lost most of the game. The Bears didn’t look better but did enough to get Santos in range.

Best Unrostered Team Guesses u/JaxTheDoofed (ESPN) - Week 12 2023

|POS|PLAYER - TEAM|ROSTERED%|OPPONENT|SCORE |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:| |QB|Dorian Thompson-Robinson - CLE|2.3%|at LAR|11.46| |RB|Kyle Juszczyk - SF|0.3%|at SEA|0| |RB|D’Ernest Johnson - JAX|0.3%|at HOU|6.6| |WR|Brandon Powell - MIN|2.1%|vs CHI|6.2| |WR|Trey Palmer - TB|0.8%|at IND|3.7| |TE|Tucker Kraft - GB|0%|at DET|8.5| |FLEX|Nelson Agholor - BAL|0.5%|at LAC|2.6| |D/ST|Arizona Cardinals|1%|vs LAR|-2| |K|Blake Grupe - NO|3.5%|at ATL|19|

This team was available in between 89.65% and 96.5% of leagues and would’ve scored 56.06 points.

Once again, u/JaxTheDoofed is our top guesser. 3 correct guesses in Johnson, Kraft and Grupe. Grupe is on the 10% squad based on Yahoo percentages.

Powell made a nice catch in the game last night and has some talent, but I think he will disappear once Jefferson returns. He could overtake Osborn though.

Best Unrostered Team Guesses u/alreadytaken76 - Week 12 2023

|POS|PLAYER - TEAM|ROSTERED%|OPPONENT|SCORE |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:| |QB|Aidan O’Connell - LV|5%|vs KC|13.92| |RB|D’Ernest Johnson - JAX|1%|at HOU|6.6| |RB|Deejay Dallas - SEA|0%|vs SF|0| |WR|Justin Watson - KC|4%|at LV|6.8| |WR|A.T. Perry - NO|2%|at ATL|1.2| |TE|Daniel Bellinger - NYG|1%|vs NE|1.3| |FLEX|DeVante Parker - NE|1%|at NYG|5.7| |D/ST|Carolina Panthers|5%|at TEN|2| |K|Eddie Pineiro - CAR|1%|at TEN|6|

This team was available in between 81.56% and 95% of leagues and would’ve scored 43.52 points.

u/alreadytaken76 comes in second this week, also with 3 correct guesses: O’Connell, Johnson and the Panthers’ D.

I still think A.T. Perry is an interesting name, he played 74% of snaps and Shaheed may miss time. It could have been a product of Winston slinging it more than Carr but Perry should see more opportunity next week against a Detroit team that was just picked apart by Jordan Love.

Justin Watson caught a touchdown pass and could be a redzone threat for the Chiefs.

Best Unrostered Team Guesses u/TwoStepCEO - Week 12 2023

|POS|PLAYER - TEAM|ROSTERED%|OPPONENT|SCORE |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:| |QB|Drew Lock - SEA|0%|vs SF|0| |RB|Kenny McIntosh - SEA|0%|vs SF|0| |RB|Cordarrelle Patterson - ATL|2%|vs NO|4.3| |WR|John Metchie lll - HOU|1%|vs JAX|1.1| |WR| Alec Pierce - IND|1%|vs TB|4.7| |TE|Tanner Hudson - CIN|4%|vs PIT|3.8| |FLEX|Calvin Austin - PIT|1%|at CIN|1| |D/ST|Carolina Panthers|5%|at TEN|2| |K|Anders Carlson - GB|1%|at DET|6|

This team was available in between 85.85% and 95% of leagues and would’ve scored 22.9 points.

A rough first outing for u/TwoStepCEO, but I like the boldness in calling for Lock and McIntosh. Alec Pierce was also close to a big catch which would have bolstered his score. If Minshew starts hitting Pierce on the deep shots he could boom down the stretch.

Best Unrostered Team - Week 12 2023 (10%)

This is the best lineup using players rostered in 10% of leagues or less according to Yahoo. I will do it with 0.5ppr scoring rules.

|POS|PLAYER - TEAM|ROSTERED%|OPPONENT|SCORE |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:| |QB|Aidan O’Connell - LV|5%|vs KC|13.92 |RB|D’Ernest Johnson - JAX|1%|at HOU|6.6 |RB|Michael Carter - ARI|2%|vs LAR|5.4 |WR|Jalin Hyatt - NYG|3%|vs NE|13.4 |WR|Kalif Raymond - DET|2%|vs GB|12.1 |TE|Tucker Kraft - GB|2%|at DET|8.5 |FLEX|Greg Dortch - ARI|2%|vs LAR|10.2 |D/ST|Chicago Bears|7%|at MIN|14 |K|Blake Grupe - NO|6%|at ATL|19

This team is available in between 73.56% and 93% of leagues and would’ve scored 103.12 points.

The Bears’ D joins as the Bears’ kicker gets replaced by Blake Grupe.

This was the second lowest scoring week for both 5% and 10% teams, Week 6 was worse. We had no byes this week and only two teams in week 6, seems odd those would be the lowest weeks.

Who are you targeting on waivers? Did you have to rely on any of these guys?