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Garbage Time Heroes: Week 1

Jalen Coker led Week 1 with 10.1 garbage-time PPR points. See who added the most late production and who relied on it most.

September 27, 2026Final recap · Week 1

Week 1 Recap

Jalen Coker produced the most garbage-time PPR points on the Week 1 board: 10.1 of 33.8 total production (29.9%). Deshaun Watson followed with 9.8 garbage-time points; Tyler Warren followed with 7.9 garbage-time points.

AJ Dillon had the highest garbage-time share at 100.0%, with 2.8 of 2.8 PPR production coming in qualifying situations. Share measures reliance on garbage time; the point leaders show how much production it actually added.

Garbage time requires all three: the final 15 regulation minutes, a margin of at least 17 points, and at least a 95% win probability for one team. These are weekly PPR production splits.

Garbage-Time Point Leaders

The most points added in qualifying garbage time, regardless of their share of the player's total.

  1. #1 in garbage-time points

    Jalen Coker

    CAR · WR

    10.1 PPR points

    29.9% of 33.8 total PPR production

  2. #2 in garbage-time points

    Deshaun Watson

    CLE · QB

    9.8 PPR points

    61.3% of 16.0 total PPR production

  3. #3 in garbage-time points

    Tyler Warren

    IND · TE

    7.9 PPR points

    76.7% of 10.3 total PPR production

Most Reliant on Garbage Time

Ordered by garbage-time share. Read the point totals alongside the percentage: a 100% share can come from a small amount of production.

  1. #1 in garbage-time share

    AJ Dillon

    CAR · RB

    100.0%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    2.8

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    0.0

    PPR production

    Total Production
    2.8

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time2.8Other plays0.0
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    5
    All classified opportunities
    5

    2.8 of 2.8 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

  2. #1 in garbage-time share

    Ronnie Rivers

    LA · RB

    100.0%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    3.4

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    0.0

    PPR production

    Total Production
    3.4

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time3.4Other plays0.0
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    6
    All classified opportunities
    6

    3.4 of 3.4 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

  3. #3 in garbage-time share

    Tyjae Spears

    TEN · RB

    97.7%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    4.3

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    0.1

    PPR production

    Total Production
    4.4

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time4.3Other plays0.1
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    4
    All classified opportunities
    7

    4.3 of 4.4 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

  4. #4 in garbage-time share

    Gunnar Helm

    TEN · TE

    83.8%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    5.7

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    1.1

    PPR production

    Total Production
    6.8

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time5.7Other plays1.1
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    4
    All classified opportunities
    5

    5.7 of 6.8 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

  5. #5 in garbage-time share

    Tyler Warren

    IND · TE

    76.7%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    7.9

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    2.4

    PPR production

    Total Production
    10.3

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time7.9Other plays2.4
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    1
    All classified opportunities
    5

    7.9 of 10.3 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

  6. #6 in garbage-time share

    Cam Ward

    TEN · QB

    65.1%Garbage-time share

    Garbage Time
    7.6

    PPR production

    Other Plays
    4.1

    PPR production

    Total Production
    11.7

    PPR production

    More Information

    Where the Production Came From

    Garbage time7.6Other plays4.1
    PPR production on classified plays. Other plays are all situations outside the garbage-time rule.
    Garbage-time opportunities
    14
    All classified opportunities
    36

    7.6 of 11.7 PPR production came in qualifying garbage time. At least half of the production came in garbage time.

Behind the Points

How the biggest late-production totals were built from this week's classified opportunities.

  1. Jalen Coker

    Jalen Coker's 33.8 PPR production included 10.1 in garbage time and 23.7 on other classified plays. 2 of 9 classified opportunities qualified as garbage time. That late production supplied 29.9% of his weekly total. Most of his production still came on other plays.

  2. Deshaun Watson

    Deshaun Watson's 16.0 PPR production included 9.8 in garbage time and 6.2 on other classified plays. 7 of 28 classified opportunities qualified as garbage time. That late production supplied 61.3% of his weekly total. Garbage time supplied at least half of his production.

  3. Tyler Warren

    Tyler Warren's 10.3 PPR production included 7.9 in garbage time and 2.4 on other classified plays. 1 of 5 classified opportunities qualified as garbage time. That late production supplied 76.7% of his weekly total. Garbage time supplied at least half of his production.

Production includes passing, rushing and receiving PPR points on classified plays. Turnover and return scoring are outside this split, so these totals can differ from an official fantasy score. A dash means that stat is unavailable.

How this ranking works

How to read Garbage Time Heroes

  • Garbage time is counted in the final 15 minutes of a game when the margin is at least 17 points and one team's win probability is at least 95%.
  • Opportunities without win probability from the data provider are not included in this dataset.
  • Garbage-time share = garbage-time PPR production divided by total PPR production on classified plays.
  • At least five classified opportunities and positive total production are required for the board.
  • Other plays means all classified situations outside the garbage-time rule, not only close games.
  • Production includes passing, rushing and receiving PPR points; turnover and return scoring are outside this split.

Data as of September 27, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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