Fantasy Football Rest of Season Rankings: Week 4

Forecasting where all of the notable players net out over the remainder of the season.

These fantasy football rankings track a player’s value for the remainder of the season and are intended to be used as a tool, not necessarily a definitive guide to player valuation.

The scoring system is performance PPR. There is no exact science behind season-long rankings, considering all of the variables and situational uncertainties at work.

Rankings key:
UP/DN is trending up or down from week’s ranking.
NR means the player wasn’t ranked last week.
UP/DN numbering shows where the player was ranked the prior week.

Fantasy football rest of season rankings

Quarterbacks
Rk Never leaves lineup Bye Up/Down Notes
1 Josh Allen, BUF 7
2 Lamar Jackson, BAL 10 UP4 posting ridiculous numbers right now
3 Patrick Mahomes, KCC 8 only Mahomes’ track record keeps him ahead of Hurts in the rankings
4 Jalen Hurts, PHI 7
5 Justin Herbert, LAC 8 DN2 played through a rib injury in Wk 3
Rk Lineup regulars Bye Up/Down Notes
6 Kyler Murray, ARI 13 there are real problems w/ ARI offense right now
7 Joe Burrow, CIN 10
8 Tom Brady, TB 11 Bucs played Wk 3 w/o their top 3 WRs
9 Russell Wilson, DEN 9 DN8 it’s still early, but some signs of life would be appreciated
10 Aaron Rodgers, GB 14
11 Matthew Stafford, LAR 7 DN9
Rk Weekly matchup plays Bye Up/Down Notes
12 Kirk Cousins, MIN 7
13 Tua Tagovailoa, MIA 11 UP14 suffered a back injury in Wk 3 but did return; he should play in Wk 4
14 Trevor Lawrence, JAC 11 UP16 showing some encouraging signs
15 Derek Carr, LV 6
16 Dak Prescott, DAL 9 missed last 2 gms w/ a thumb injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
17 Jared Goff, DET 6
18 Matt Ryan, IND 14 looked a bit better this week
Rk Fringe plays/roster depth Bye Up/Down Notes
19 Carson Wentz, WAS 14 UP22 took a beating in Wk 3
20 Ryan Tannehill, TEN 6
21 Jameis Winston, NO 14 DN19 we’ve already reached the point where the head coach has to say Winston is still QB1
22 Marcus Mariota, ATL 14
23 Jimmy Garoppolo, SF 9 UP27 Jimmy G moving up after SNF is an indictment of the other QBs in this area
24 Mac Jones, NE 10 suffered a high ankle sprain in Wk 3; he could miss multiple weeks
25 Justin Fields, CHI 14 DN21 only his running ability and theoretical upside keep Fields this high
26 Daniel Jones, NYG 9
27 Davis Mills, HOU 6
28 Jacoby Brissett, CLE 9 UP31 has looked pretty solid the past 2 gms
29 Baker Mayfield, CAR 13
30 Zach Wilson, NYJ 10 missed first 3 gms w/ a knee injury; he’s expected to return in Wk 4
31 Mitchell Trubisky, PIT 9 Tomlin says no switch is in the works… at least not yet
32 Geno Smith, SEA 11
33 Cooper Rush, DAL 9 DN30 playing well, but it seems like Prescott will be back sooner than originally anticipated
34 Deshaun Watson, CLE 9 suspended until Dec. 4
35 Kenny Pickett, PIT 9 feels like his time in coming
36 Desmond Ridder, ATL 14
Running backs
Rk Never leaves lineup Bye Up/Down Notes
1 Jonathan Taylor, IND 14
2 Christian McCaffrey, CAR 13 not getting a lot of usage as a receiver
3 Derrick Henry, TEN 6 UP5
4 Austin Ekeler, LAC 8 DN2 off to a very disappointing start and lost best OL
5 Joe Mixon, CIN 10
6 Nick Chubb, CLE 9 he might top these rankings if he did anything as a receiver
7 Dalvin Cook, MIN 7 suffered a shoulder injury in Wk 3; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
8 Saquon Barkley, NYG 9 UP10
9 Najee Harris, PIT 9 getting a lot of usage, but it’s not leading to much production thus far
10 Alvin Kamara, NO 14 DN9 returned in Wk 3 after missing 1 gm w/ a rib injury
11 D’Andre Swift, DET 6 considered week-to-week w/ a shoulder injury
Rk Lineup regulars Bye Up/Down Notes
12 Aaron Jones, GB 14
13 Leonard Fournette, TB 11 in a game TB needed to lean on the run, Fournette did little
14 Javonte Williams, DEN 9
15 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL 9 UP17
16 David Montgomery, CHI 14 suffered an ankle/knee injury in Wk 3 and didn’t return; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
17 James Conner, ARI 13
18 J.K. Dobbins, BAL 10 made his season debut in Wk 3; it’ll take some time to round into form
19 James Robinson, JAC 11 UP28 hard not to like what Robinson has done thus far
20 AJ Dillon, GB 14
21 Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL 14 UP26
22 Kareem Hunt, CLE 9
Rk Weekly matchup plays Bye Up/Down Notes
23 Miles Sanders, PHI 7
24 Josh Jacobs, LV 6 UP27
25 Breece Hall, NYJ 10 doing well on a per-touch basis, but his usage is low
26 Dameon Pierce, HOU 6 UP30
27 Antonio Gibson, WAS 14 his Wk 1 involvement in the passing game is looking like a fluke
28 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC 8
29 Cam Akers, LAR 7 UP32 seeing less of Henderson and more of Akers, though red-zone fumbles are never good
30 Jeff Wilson, SF 14 UP35
31 Chase Edmonds, MIA 11 two TDs = yay; 27 yds on 7 combined touches = boo
32 Travis Etienne, JAC 11 DN25 looks like Robinson will be getting more touches
33 Damien Harris, NE 10
34 Devin Singletary, BUF 7
35 Tony Pollard, DAL 9 trending in the right direction
36 Rashaad Penny, SEA 11 getting way more work than Walker thus far
37 Rhamondre Stevenson, NE 10
38 Jamaal Williams, DET 6 UP45 he’s a nice fallback piece given Swift’s durability issues
39 Michael Carter, NYJ 10 DN37
40 Melvin Gordon III, DEN 9
41 Khalil Herbert, CHI 14 UP46 ran great after Montgomery got hurt; maybe this time it helps him carve out regular work
42 Darrell Henderson, LAR 7 DN36
Rk Fringe plays/roster depth Bye Up/Down Notes
43 Raheem Mostert, MIA 11 injury concerns remain, but Mostert is getting more action than Edmonds
44 Kenneth Walker III, SEA 11
45 Nyheim Hines, IND 14
46 J.D. McKissic, WAS 14 UP48
47 Kenneth Gainwell, PHI 7
48 Alexander Mattison, MIN 7 UP50 if Cook misses time, Mattison would be a priority addition
49 Tyler Allgeier, ATL 14
50 Isiah Pacheco, KC 8
51 Mark Ingram, NO 14
52 Eno Benjamin, ARI 13 UP61 w/ Conner back, Benjamin got the work as RB2 instead of Williams
53 Zack Moss, BUF 7
54 Tyrion Davis-Price, SF 9 DNP in Wk 3 w/ an ankle injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
55 James Cook, BUF 7 saw some action in the passing game in Wk 3
56 Rachaad White, TB 11 DN51
57 Brian Robinson Jr., WAS 14 will miss at least the first 4 gms w/ a knee injury; he could return in Wk 5
58 Jerick McKinnon, KC 8
59 Rex Burkhead, HOU 6
60 Darrel Williams, ARI 13 DN53
61 Dontrell Hilliard, TEN 6
62 Elijah Mitchell, SF 9 suffered a sprained MCL in Wk 1; he’s expected to miss around 2 months
63 Gus Edwards, BAL 10 Edwards (ACL) will miss at least the first 4 gms of the season on the PUP list
64 Zamir White, LV 6
65 Sony Michel, LAC 8
66 Matt Breida, NYG 9
67 Jaylen Warren, PIT 9 NR
68 Samaje Perine, CIN 10
69 Kenyan Drake, BAL 10 DN66 was a healthy scratch in Wk 3
70 Ty Montgomery, NE 10 on IR w/ a knee injury; eligible to return in Wk 6
Wide receivers
Rk Never leaves lineup Bye Up/Down Notes
1 Cooper Kupp, LAR 7
2 Stefon Diggs, BUF 7 UP3
3 Justin Jefferson, MIN 7 CJ Ham had more rec yds in Wk 3 than Jefferson
4 Tyreek Hill, MIA 11
5 Davante Adams, LV 6 DN4 maybe prioritizing playing w/ your college buddy wasn’t the best career move?
6 Ja’Marr Chase, CIN 10
7 Deebo Samuel, SF 9
8 Mike Evans, TB 11 suspended in Wk 3; will return in Wk 4
9 Michael Pittman Jr., IND 14 returned in Wk 3 after missing 1 gm w/ a quad injury
10 Jaylen Waddle, MIA 11 UP12
11 Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET 6 UP15
Rk Lineup regulars Bye Up/Down Notes
12 Keenan Allen, LAC 8 DN8 missed last 2 gms w/ a hamstring injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
13 A.J. Brown, PHI 7
14 Tee Higgins, CIN 10 lucky to avoid a second concussion this season on a big hit in Wk 3
15 CeeDee Lamb, DAL 9
16 Courtland Sutton, DEN 9
17 Terry McLaurin, WAS 14 UP20
18 Diontae Johnson, PIT 9 making the most of a bad situation
19 Brandin Cooks, HOU 6 DN17
20 Marquise Brown, ARI 13
21 DK Metcalf, SEA 11 surprisingly getting outproduced by Lockett thus far
22 Christian Kirk, JAC 11 UP27
23 Mike Williams, LAC 8 DN22 maddeningly inconsistent
24 Michael Thomas, NO 14 suffered a foot injury in Wk 3 and did not return; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
25 D.J. Moore, CAR 13 DN13 Moore is close to getting the Darnell Mooney treatment, yikes
Rk Weekly matchup plays Bye Up/Down Notes
26 Jerry Jeudy, DEN 9 DN24
27 DeVonta Smith, PHI 7 UP37 all of a sudden, PHI is looking like a well-rounded offense
28 Gabriel Davis, BUF 7
29 Amari Cooper, CLE 9 topped 100 yds w/ a TD in back-to-back gms
30 Curtis Samuel, WAS 14 UP33
31 Allen Robinson, LAR 7 DN25
32 JuJu Smith-Schuster, KC 8
33 Chris Godwin, TB 11 missed last 2 gms w/ a hamstring injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
34 Rashod Bateman, BAL 10
35 Tyler Lockett, SEA 11 UP39 showing good chemistry w/ Smith
36 Adam Thielen, MIN 7
37 Hunter Renfrow, LV 6 DNP in Wk 3 w/ a concussion; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
38 Drake London, ATL 14
39 Allen Lazard, GB 14 UP43
40 Jakobi Meyers, NE 10 DNP in Wk 3 w/ a knee injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
41 Romeo Doubs, GB 14 UP60 come Nov/Dec, he might be the man in GB … maybe sooner
42 Garrett Wilson, NYJ 10 once again, it’s hard to value NYJ WRs until Wilson is under center
43 Elijah Moore, NYJ 10
44 Chris Olave, NO 14 UP47 had a huge game in Wk 3, but that was w/ Thomas & Landry hurt
45 Robert Woods, TEN 6
46 DeAndre Hopkins, ARI 13 suspended until Oct. 20
Rk Fringe plays/roster depth Bye Up/Down Notes
47 Jahan Dotson, WAS 14 DN46
48 Brandon Aiyuk, SF 9
49 Jarvis Landry, NO 14 suffered an ankle injury in Wk 3 and did not return; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
50 Chase Claypool, PIT 9
51 Darnell Mooney, CHI 14 DN38 CHI’s passing game is BY FAR the worst in the NFL right now
52 Treylon Burks, TEN 6
53 Tyler Boyd, CIN 10 big game in Wk 3 is a reminder why Boyd always carries some amount of upside each week
54 Sterling Shepard, NYG 9 UP65 seems like the NYG WR to own right now, assuming there is one
55 K.J. Osborn, MIN 7
56 Robbie Anderson, CAR 13 DN49
57 Zay Jones, JAC 11 UP64
58 DeVante Parker, NE 10 UP71 huge game in Wk 3 w/ Meyers injured; we’ll see if it’s the start of something or an outlier
59 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, KC 8
60 George Pickens, PIT 9 had a spectacular catch on TNF, but a 3-39-0 line isn’t getting it done
61 Julio Jones, TB 11 missed last 2 gms w/ a knee injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
62 Mecole Hardman, KC 8 DN56
63 Michael Gallup, DAL 9 missed first 3 gms w/ a knee injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
64 Rondale Moore, ARI 13 missed first 3 gms w/ a hamstring injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
65 Donovan Peoples-Jones, CLE 9 DN54 hasn’t done anything since Wk 1
66 Josh Palmer, LAC 8
67 Alec Pierce, IND 14 UP73 returned in Wk 3 after missing a game w/ a concussion
68 Noah Brown, DAL 9
69 Christian Watson, GB 14 DNP in Wk 3 w/ a hamstring injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
70 Russell Gage Jr., TB 11
71 Josh Reynolds, DET 6 NR seems to be working ahead of Chark right now
72 Nico Collins, HOU 6
73 Marvin Jones, JAC 11
74 Greg Dortch, ARI 13 NR off to a good start, but what will his role be when Moore/Hopkins return?
75 Devin Duvernay, BAL 10
76 Jameson Williams, DET 6 Williams (knee) will miss at least the first 4 gms on the RES/NFI list as he recovers from a torn ACL
77 DJ Chark Jr., DET 6 DN62 hasn’t done much since Wk 1
78 Van Jefferson, LAR 7 DN69 placed on IR this week w/ a knee injury; he’ll miss at least the first 6 gms of the season
79 Skyy Moore, KC 8
80 Kadarius Toney, NYG 9 DN77 hanging on by a thread…
Tight ends
Rk Never leaves lineup Bye Up/Down Notes
1 Mark Andrews, BAL 10 UP2
2 Travis Kelce, KC 8
3 Kyle Pitts, ATL 14 led ATL in receiving in Wk 3
4 Darren Waller, LV 6 LV’s passing game needs some tweaking
5 George Kittle, SF 9 DN4 returned after missing first 2 gms w/ a groin injury
Rk Lineup regulars Bye Up/Down Notes
6 Dalton Schultz, DAL 9 DNP in Wk 3 w/ a knee injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
7 Dallas Goedert, PHI 7 UP10
8 Tyler Higbee, LAR 7 UP11
9 Zach Ertz, ARI 13
10 T.J. Hockenson, DET 6 DN8 not seeing a lot of chances thus far
11 Pat Freiermuth, PIT 9 DN7 would he be more productive w/ Pickett at QB?
12 Dawson Knox, BUF 7
Rk Weekly matchup plays Bye Up/Down Notes
13 David Njoku, CLE 9 UP14 finally some signs of life!
14 Gerald Everett, LAC 8 UP16
15 Mike Gesicki, MIA 11
16 Irv Smith, MIN 7
17 Hayden Hurst, CIN 10
18 Albert Okwuegbunam, DEN 9
19 Hunter Henry, NE 10 DN13 3 receptions in 3 gms
Rk Fringe plays/roster depth Bye Up/Down Notes
20 Robert Tonyan, GB 14 UP24 6 catches in Wk 3 but no red-zone activity
21 Cole Kmet, CHI 14 well, he finally caught a ball
22 Noah Fant, SEA 11
23 Austin Hooper, TEN 6
24 Evan Engram, JAC 11
25 Tyler Conklin, NYJ 10 UP27 had 8 catches in Wk 3 but Wilson is due back in Wk 4
26 Isaiah Likely, BAL 10
27 Logan Thomas, WAS 14
28 O.J. Howard, HOU 6
29 Juwan Johnson, NO 14
30 Taysom Hill, NO 14 DNP in Wk 3 w/ a rib injury; his status for Wk 4 is TBD
Defensive teams
Rk Never leaves lineup Bye Up/Down Notes
1 Buccaneers, TB 11
2 Bills, BUF 7 DN1 the loss of Hyde could be an issue
3 Rams, LAR 7
Rk Lineup regulars Bye Up/Down Notes
4 Packers, GB 14
5 Eagles, PHI 7 UP10
6 Cowboys, DAL 9 their pass rush looks legit
7 49ers, SF 9 not their fault the team is off to a 1-2 start
8 Broncos, DEN 9 UP14 defense is carrying DEN right now
9 Dolphins, MIA 11
10 Patriots, NE 10 giving Belichick the benefit of the doubt, for now
Rk Weekly matchup plays Bye Up/Down Notes
11 Saints, NO 14
12 Steelers, PIT 9 simply not pressuring QBs w/ Watt (pec) out
13 Chargers, LAC 8 DN11
14 Jaguars, JAC 11 UP20 is something happening in JAC?
15 Colts, IND 14
16 Ravens, BAL 10
17 Chiefs, KC 8
18 Bengals, CIN 10
19 Browns, CLE 9 scored a TD on the final play of the game to salvage a meh performance v PIT
20 Cardinals, ARI 13 NR