Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings

Nick Falato has your weekly fantasy football rundown for Week 4.

We’ve finally hit our snag with COVID-19, as a few players from the Tennessee Titans have tested positive for the virus, along with some team personnel. 

This has led to a postponement of the Titans' Week 4 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers to either Monday or Tuesday. 

The Titans' Week 3 opponent, the Minnesota Vikings, haven’t come down with any positive tests, yet, at least not as of Wednesday afternoon (and let's hope it stays that way!) 

As of right now, the major fantasy football apps (ESPN and Yahoo!) have the players for the Titans and Steelers listed as being on a BYE, but this will likely change as the league gains clarity on whether the Titans can safely return to work, so pay attention to your lineups and the news as it develops. 

As for my rankings, I worked under the assumption that the game between the Titans and Steelers will be played as normal, so please take that into account. (The game has since been postponed after additional COVID-19 tests showed up on the Titans side.)

Hopefully, most of you are entering Week 4 with a 3-1 record, but don’t fret if you’re not. 

Casual fantasy football players tend to stray away from the fake game once their team starts to sink, but that’s when better, more patient, managers can begin mounting winning streaks and put themselves back into position to win a fantasy title. 

Week 4 is a great place to start if you’ve been unlucky, so let’s dive into my fantasy rankings.

(All scoring is in 4-point passing TD and half-point PPR leagues.)

Quarterbacks

1. Lamar Jackson @ WAS
2. Russell Wilson @ MIA
3. Patrick Mahomes vs NE
4. Josh Allen @ LV
5. Aaron Rodgers vs ATL
6. Dak Prescott vs CLE
7. Kyler Murray @ CAR
8. DeShaun Watson vs MIN
9. Joe Burrow vs JAX
10. Cam Newton @ KC
11. Matt Ryan @ GB
12. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs SEA
13. Jared Goff vs NYG
14. Matt Stafford vs NO
15. Tom Brady vs LAC
16. Ben Roethlisberger @ TEN
17. Gardner Minshew II @ CIN
18. Drew Brees vs DET
19. Baker Mayfield @ DAL
20. Ryan Tannehill vs PIT
21. Kirk Cousins @ HOU
22. Teddy Bridgewater vs ARI
23. Derek Carr vs BUF
24. Carson Wentz @ SF
25. Daniel Jones @ LAR
26. Justin Herbert @ TB
27. Nick Mullins vs PHI
28. Philip Rivers @ IND
29. Nick Foles vs IND
30. Brett Rypien @ NYJ
31. Sam Darnold vs DEN
32. Dwayne Haskins vs BAL

Running Backs

1. Alvin Kamara @ DET
2. Aaron Jones vs ATL
3. Ezekiel Elliot vs CLE
4. Dalvin Cook @ HOU
5. Clyde Edwards-Helaire vs NE
6. Derrick Henry vs PIT
7. Josh Jacobs vs BUF
8. Nick Chubb @ DAL
9. Kenyan Drake @ CAR
10. Joe Mixon vs JAX
11. Jonathan Taylor @ CHI
12. Austin Ekeler @ TB
13. Miles Sanders @ SF
14. James Robinson @ CIN
15. Darrell Henderson Jr. vs NYG
16. Mike Davis vs ARI
17. James Connor @ TEN
18. David Montgomery vs IND
19. David Johnson vs MIN
20. Kareem Hunt @ DAL
21. Myles Gaskin vs SEA
22. Carlos Hyde @ MIA
23. Todd Gurley II @ GB
24. Melvin Gordon @ NYJ
25. Devin Singletary @ LV
26. Antonio Gibson vs BAL
27. Jeff Wilson Jr. vs PHI
28. Mark Ingram II @ WAS
29. Ronald Jones II vs LAC
30. Jerick McKinnon vs PHI
31. James White @ KC
32. Leonard Fournette vs LAC

*Under the presumption that Raheem Mostert and Chris Carson aren’t playing. If they are, they’re both very good starts if they get in full practices towards the end of the week.

Wide Receivers

1. DeAndre Hopkins @ CAR
2. Tyler Lockett @ MIA
3. Devante Adams vs ATL (If a full participant in practice)
4. Michael Thomas @ DET (If a full participant in practice)
5. Calvin Ridley @ GB
6. Tyreek Hill vs NE
7. D.K. Metcalf @ MIA
8. Allen Robinson II vs IND
9. Mike Evans vs LAC
10. Cooper Kupp vs NYG
11. Stefon Diggs @ LV
12. Robert Woods vs NYG
13. Adam Theilen @ HOU
14. Julio Jones @ GB
15. D.J. Moore vs ARI
16. Odell Beckham Jr. @ DAL
17. Keenan Allen @ TB
18. JuJu Smith-Schuster @ TEN
19. Amari Cooper vs CLE
20. Terry McLaurin vs BAL
21. DeVante Parker vs SEA
22. Kenny Golladay vs NO
23. Will Fuller vs MIN
24. Tyler Boyd vs JAX
25. Julian Edelman @ KC
26. Michael Gallup vs CLE
27. Marquise Brown @ WAS
28. Allen Lazard vs ATL
29. D.J. Chark vs CIN (If a full participant in practice)
30. T.Y. Hilton @ CHI
31. CeeDee Lamb vs CLE
32. Robby Anderson vs ARI

Tight Ends

1. Travis Kelce vs NE
2. George Kittle vs PHI
3. Mark Andrews @ WAS
4. Darren Waller vs BUF
5. Zach Ertz @ SF
6. Tyler Higbee vs NYG
7. Noah Fant @ NYJ
8. Mike Gesicki vs SEA
9. Jonnu Smith vs PIT
10. Hunter Henry @ TB
11. Dalton Schultz vs CLE
12. TJ Hockinson vs NO
13. Evan Engram @ LAR
14. Jimmy Graham vs IND
15. Hayden Hurst @ GB
16. Eric Ebron @ TEN
17. Jared Cook vs DET
18. Logan Thomas vs BAL
19. Mo Alie-Cox vs CHI
20. Jordan Aikens vs MIN
21. Robert Tonyan vs ATL
22. Greg Olsen @ MIA
23. Austin Hooper @ DAL
24. Tyler Eifert @ CIN
25. O.J. Howard vs LAC
26. Drew Sample vs JAX
27. Dawson Knox @ LV (Kroft if Knox remains injured)
28. Rob Gronkowski vs LAC
29. Chris Herndon vs DEN
30. Jack Doyle vs CHI
31. Josh Hill @ DET
32. Kyle Rudolph @ HOU

5 Streaming Kickers to Add (Yahoo Ownership)

1. Rodrigo Blankenship @ CHI (32% Rostered)
2. Joey Slye vs ARI (25% Rostered)
3. Ka’imi Fairbairn vs MIN (23% Rostered)
4. Sam Sloman vs NYG (2% Rostered)
5. Ryan Succop vs LAC (11% Rostered)

5 Streaming Defenses to Add

1. Rams vs NYG
2. Buccaneers vs LAC
3. Chiefs vs NE
4. Jets vs DEN
5. Broncos vs NYJ