Fantasy Football start ’em, sit ’em: Week 4

Here’s a look at some tough start/sit decisions in Week 4 of fantasy football.

Entering the fourth week of fantasy football, managers can begin separating from their leagues while others look to gain ground in the race. Much of this will be determined by the start/sit decisions.

Doing start/sit articles can be a little challenging. The players featured on the list below should not be taken as “must starts” or “must sits.” Instead, these are more suggestions on what we believe managers should do with fringe players heading into the weekend. The choice is ultimately up to the manager.

Just because a player is listed as a “start” doesn’t mean he should be put in the lineup over the secure, bona fide studs. Vice versa for the “sits.” If there’s no better option on the waiver wire or the bench, a manager shouldn’t automatically sit the player. That’s why these can be tricky waters to navigate.

You also can check out our start and sit bench list for Week 4.

Here is a look at some of the tough start and sit decisions in fantasy football for Week 4:

Fantasy football start/bench list: Week 4

Check out where your roster options fit into our Week 4 start/bench tiers.

Player analysis and projections can be found in our Start/Bench Tool customized to your myHuddle league scoring and rosters. All player listings by groups are in no particular order.

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QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS
BEST BETS Opp BEST BETS Opp
Jalen Hurts JAC Cooper Kupp @SF
Lamar Jackson BUF CeeDee Lamb WAS
GREAT STARTS Opp GREAT STARTS Opp
Josh Allen @BAL Amari Cooper @ATL
Justin Herbert @HOU Tyreek Hill @CIN
SOLID STARTERS Opp Diontae Johnson NYJ
Joe Burrow MIA M. Pittman Jr. TEN
Patrick Mahomes @TB A. St. Brown SEA
M. Stafford @SF Mike Evans KC
Aaron Rodgers NE Stefon Diggs @BAL
Carson Wentz @DAL Ja’Marr Chase MIA
Tom Brady KC A.J. Brown JAC
Tua Tagovailoa @CIN SOLID STARTERS Opp
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp Deebo Samuel LAR
Matt Ryan TEN Tee Higgins MIA
Cooper Rush WAS Drake London CLE
Kirk Cousins @NO Gabriel Davis @BAL
Russell Wilson @LVR J. Jefferson @NO
Davis Mills LAC Rashod Bateman BUF
Jameis Winston MIN Keenan Allen @HOU
Marcus Mariota CLE Mike Williams @HOU
Kyler Murray @CAR Mack Hollins DEN
Jared Goff SEA M. Valdes-Scantling @TB
Derek Carr DEN Treylon Burks @IND
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp DK Metcalf @DET
Jimmy Garoppolo LAR Terry McLaurin @DAL
M. Trubisky NYJ D.J. Moore ARI
Ryan Tannehill @IND Tyler Lockett @DET
Baker Mayfield ARI DeVonta Smith JAC
Brian Hoyer @GB Michael Thomas MIN
Justin Fields @NYG C. Sutton @LVR
Daniel Jones CHI Allen Lazard NE
Geno Smith @DET Christian Kirk @PHI
Zach Wilson @PIT Davante Adams DEN
Trevor Lawrence @PHI Curtis Samuel @DAL
Jacoby Brissett @ATL Brandin Cooks LAC
RUNNING BACKS J. Smith-Schuster @TB
BEST BETS Opp Jaylen Waddle @CIN
Saquon Barkley CHI Adam Thielen @NO
Jonathan Taylor TEN FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp
C. McCaffrey ARI K.J. Osborn @NO
Nick Chubb @ATL Jarvis Landry MIN
GREAT STARTS Opp Darnell Mooney @NYG
Austin Ekeler @HOU DJ Chark Jr. SEA
Jamaal Williams SEA Nico Collins LAC
Khalil Herbert @NYG Josh Palmer @HOU
Derrick Henry @IND Robbie Anderson ARI
SOLID STARTERS Opp Corey Davis @PIT
Tony Pollard WAS Zay Jones @PHI
Aaron Jones NE R. Gage Jr. KC
Chase Edmonds @CIN Jerry Jeudy @LVR
C. Patterson CLE Greg Dortch @CAR
Najee Harris NYJ Garrett Wilson @PIT
Dameon Pierce LAC Romeo Doubs NE
James Conner @CAR Julio Jones KC
James Robinson @PHI Noah Brown WAS
Javonte Williams @LVR Marquise Brown @CAR
Kareem Hunt @ATL Chris Olave MIN
Rashaad Penny @DET Isaiah McKenzie @BAL
Ezekiel Elliott WAS Brandon Aiyuk LAR
L. Fournette KC Elijah Moore @PIT
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp Richie James CHI
AJ Dillon NE Allen Robinson @SF
K. Walker III @DET Tyler Boyd MIA
Cam Akers @SF Devin Duvernay BUF
Antonio Gibson @DAL Robert Woods @IND
Nyheim Hines TEN Jahan Dotson @DAL
Travis Etienne @PHI SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp
Josh Jacobs DEN Nelson Agholor @GB
M. Gordon III @LVR DeVante Parker @GB
Alvin Kamara MIN E. St. Brown @NYG
Jeff Wilson Jr. LAR Alec Pierce TEN
R. Stevenson @GB Michael Gallup WAS
Miles Sanders JAC Chris Godwin KC
D. Singletary @BAL Hunter Renfrow DEN
Dalvin Cook @NO Jakobi Meyers @GB
C. Edwards-Helaire @TB Kadarius Toney CHI
Breece Hall @PIT Kyle Philips @IND
Joe Mixon MIA D. Peoples-Jones @ATL
Damien Harris @GB L. Shenault Jr. ARI
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp Josh Reynolds SEA
J.K. Dobbins BUF Chase Claypool NYJ
D. Montgomery @NYG Marvin Jones @PHI
Raheem Mostert @CIN DeAndre Carter @HOU
D. Henderson @SF O. Zaccheaus CLE
Mark Ingram MIN B. Perriman KC
J.D. McKissic @DAL DEFENSIVE TEAMS
Rex Burkhead LAC BEST BETS Opp
TIGHT ENDS Steelers NYJ
BEST BETS Opp GREAT STARTS Opp
Mark Andrews BUF Packers NE
GREAT STARTS Opp Giants CHI
Kyle Pitts CLE SOLID STARTERS Opp
Robert Tonyan NE 49ers LAR
SOLID STARTERS Opp Rams @SF
Travis Kelce @TB Dolphins @CIN
George Kittle LAR Vikings @NO
Zach Ertz @CAR Bengals MIA
Darren Waller DEN Cowboys WAS
Dallas Goedert JAC FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp
David Njoku @ATL Broncos @LVR
Dawson Knox @BAL Chiefs @TB
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp Cardinals @CAR
T.J. Hockenson SEA Colts TEN
Mike Gesicki @CIN Texans LAC
Will Dissly @DET Raiders DEN
Pat Freiermuth NYJ Ravens BUF
Tyler Conklin @PIT Browns @ATL
Evan Engram @PHI Eagles JAC
Gerald Everett @HOU Lions SEA
Tyler Higbee @SF SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp Jets @PIT
A. Okwuegbunam @LVR Patriots @GB
Irv Smith @NO Commanders @DAL
Austin Hooper @IND Bears @NYG
Hunter Henry @GB Seahawks @DET
Jelani Woods TEN Chargers @HOU
Dalton Schultz WAS Saints MIN
Logan Thomas @DAL Panthers ARI
Pharaoh Brown LAC Falcons CLE
Hayden Hurst MIA Buccaneers KC
Bills @BAL
Titans @IND
Jaguars @PHI

DFS Fantasy Football: Favorite Pro Plays – Week 4

WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 4 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings

Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 4 of the NFL season. We are back for another year of DFS domination and we have some new tools to take advantage of from my team over at WinDailySports.com.
 
Our projection model, lineup optimizer, and data tools have been revamped and back tested to start the season off right. So what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point-per-dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing. Special Huddle Member Discount: If you would like to give our membership at Win Daily a try, take advantage of a FREE 2-week promotion where you will gain an all access gold pass to our DFS package. Use promo code “thehuddle” at checkout for 2 weeks FREE for both our DFS Gold Package. Sign up now.
 
 
These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.

Quarterbacks

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,700 FANDUEL

Mahomes will find himself in this spot a lot, so please don’t get upset at me. It’s going to be the right move almost every week and that trend will definitely continue in a Week 4 matchup versus Philadelphia. The Eagles have a bad secondary and a bad defense, in general, and that should lead to a ceiling game out of Mahomes. Averaging 29.7 DraftKings points per game seems like a very good starting point to any lineup build and something tells me that the Eagles will put up a couple points in this game to keep this game close enough for another 25-plus-point game. The Chiefs have scored 30-plus points in every game and most of those points have been funneled through Mahomes. He is the best play on the board, so feel free to lock him up in cash and tournaments. 

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

$7,000 DRAFTKINGS
$7,800 FANDUEL

I hope you listened to the Win Daily SiriusXM show leading up to the season, because I was screaming from the rooftops to scoop up Stafford late in season-long drafts. The dude is balling and finally has the weapons and coaching staff to show off his talent. The over/under is set to 54.5, and it should be a shootout. I think this game stays close for four quarters of fantasy goodness in a back-and-forth affair with Arizona. Stafford has thrown for 942 yards through three games, and the trend will continue in a matchup versus the Kyler Murray-led Cardinals. Take advantage of the discount, and floor, Stafford provides in a great matchup in Week 4.

Running Backs

Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans

$8,600 DRAFTKINGS
$9,700 FANDUEL

J-E-T-S … the Jets are just terrible! They scored a whopping zero points last week, and this team is going to be bad for a very long time. Henry should be running the ball down their throat all day on Sunday, and we should see a 100-yard two-touchdown game. Henry has 80 carries through three games and has racked up 353 yards. There is no doubt in my mind that Henry will get the touches, and there is nobody competing for his red zone opportunities. Find value elsewhere and lock in a sure thing with Henry in Week 4. 

Zack Moss, Buffalo Bills

$5,300 DRAFTKINGS
$6,000 FANDUEL

After being a healthy scratch in Week 1, Moss has put up consecutive good games out of the Buffalo backfield. Averaging 17.3 points per game, Moss comes in as a nice value play, which will be low-owned in Week 4. The Bills are favored here by 16.5 points, which leads me to believe the game script will rely heavily on the run and Moss should be a big beneficiary. If you’re not playing Mahomes and a passing stack from the Chiefs side, I also like Clyde Edwards-Helaire for a midrange value play in Week 4.

Wide receivers

Deebo Samuel, San Francisco 49ers

$6,500 DRAFTKINGS
$6,900 FANDUEL

Samuel is the alpha dog in this San Fran passing attack. Averaging 20.7 DraftKings points per game, while only carrying a $6,500 price tag, he has me loving the upside that Deebo possesses at a discount. San Fran has a juicy matchup versus the Seahawks, who keep getting lit up week after week. The ‘Hawks have allowed 285 passing yards per game, and that’s averaged between matchups against Minnesota, Tennessee, and Indianapolis. San Fran is a run-first offense, but they will be forced to throw the ball to keep pace with Seattle. We have an over of 53 and game that is being slept on in regards to ownership. Samuel is solid play for tournaments to get off the chalk at the high end. 

Odell Beckham Jr., Cleveland Browns

$5,800 DRAFTKINGS
$6,600 FANDUEL

Another low-owned play will be Beckham in a matchup versus Minnesota. The Vikings secondary is getting torched for a total of 290.3 passing yards per game, and that trend should continue when QB Baker Mayfield and Beckham connect on Sunday. Beckham returned in Week 3 and caught five passes for 77 yards and didn’t have to be used late in the game due to the blowout of the Chicago Bears. The Vikings shouldn’t have that issue, and Vegas has set this game with a total of 51.5 points, so expect a high-scoring affair. I will take my chances on an elite receiver in a high-scoring game while taking a discount on salary in Beckham. 

Tight ends

Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

$8,100 DRAFTKINGS
$8,200 FANDUEL

The kind algorithms of DraftKings and FanDuel felt the need to slide down the price of Kelce $100-$300 after his third consecutive 20-point game. Kelce will be in this top spot most weeks, and there is simply no reason to fade him in cash. Kelce is a fantasy scoring machine and the consistency of 20-plus points is a free square in lineups. The Eagles’ passing defense is terrible, and the Chiefs will feast on them. Kelce is matchup-proof and when you take into account a 54.5-point total, which Vegas has set, we should expect another 100-yard, 20-point performance in Week 4. Play Kelce in cash, and be confident that you can find discounts in tournaments to free up some money to slide in the best tight end in the game.

Noah Fant, Denver Broncos

$4,300 DRAFTKINGS
$5,700 FANDUEL

Fant had a down game in Week 3, simply because the Jets could not score one point and the Broncos had no need to pass the ball in the second half. The matchup changes in Week 4 against a Baltimore Ravens team with a bad defense and a explosive offense that can put up points. Bridgewater will have to throw the ball to keep pace, and more targets will go Fant’s way with Hamler going down. Fant is going to compete with Sutton to be the most targeted member of this offense moving forward. Expect a 10-plus-point performance, and I can easily see Fant scoring over 20 points. 

Good luck in Week 4, and if you ever have any questions, please hit me up on Twitter!

Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.

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Fantasy football start/bench list: Week 4

Check out where your roster options fit into our Week 4 start/bench tiers.

Player analysis and projections can be found in our Start/Bench Tool customized to your myHuddle league scoring and rosters. All player listings by groups are in no particular order.

Key: Upgrade / Downgrade

QUARTERBACKS WIDE RECEIVERS
BEST BETS Opp BEST BETS Opp
Josh Allen HOU Stefon Diggs HOU
Matthew Stafford ARI Davante Adams PIT
GREAT STARTS Opp Cooper Kupp ARI
Tom Brady @NE Keenan Allen LVR
Patrick Mahomes @PHI GREAT STARTS Opp
Kyler Murray @LAR Justin Jefferson CLE
Justin Herbert LVR Chris Godwin @NE
SOLID STARTERS Opp D.J. Moore @DAL
Jalen Hurts KC Christian Kirk @LAR
Lamar Jackson @DEN DK Metcalf @SF
Mac Jones TB DeVonta Smith KC
Kirk Cousins CLE Ja’Marr Chase JAC
Derek Carr @LAC SOLID STARTERS Opp
Dak Prescott CAR Mike Williams LVR
Joe Burrow JAC Tyler Lockett @SF
Russell Wilson @SF Jakobi Meyers TB
Aaron Rodgers PIT Deebo Samuel SEA
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp CeeDee Lamb CAR
Ryan Tannehill @NYJ Robert Woods ARI
Jameis Winston NYG Tyler Boyd JAC
Sam Darnold @DAL Hunter Renfrow @LAC
Teddy Bridgewater BAL Calvin Ridley WAS
Taylor Heinicke @ATL Amari Cooper CAR
Jacoby Brissett IND Tim Patrick BAL
Baker Mayfield @MIN Corey Davis TEN
Matt Ryan WAS J. Smith-Schuster @GB
B. Roethlisberger @GB Courtland Sutton BAL
Trevor Lawrence @CIN Marquise Brown @DEN
Jimmy Garoppolo SEA Henry Ruggs III @LAC
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp Jalen Reagor KC
Davis Mills @BUF Mike Evans @NE
Daniel Jones @NO Odell Beckham Jr. @MIN
Jared Goff @CHI Terry McLaurin @ATL
Carson Wentz @MIA Jaylen Waddle IND
Nick Foles DET Adam Thielen CLE
Taysom Hill NYG DeAndre Hopkins @LAR
Zach Wilson TEN Tyreek Hill @PHI
Justin Fields DET M. Pittman Jr. @MIA
RUNNING BACKS Julio Jones @NYJ
BEST BETS Opp Brandin Cooks @BUF
Derrick Henry @NYJ Allen Robinson II DET
GREAT STARTS Opp DJ Chark Jr. @CIN
Joe Mixon JAC Marvin Jones @CIN
Austin Ekeler LVR Cole Beasley HOU
Alvin Kamara NYG FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp
SOLID STARTERS Opp Van Jefferson ARI
Aaron Jones PIT Chester Rogers @NYJ
Chuba Hubbard @DAL Adam Humphries @ATL
Nick Chubb @MIN DeSean Jackson ARI
Miles Sanders KC Will Fuller IND
C. Edwards-Helaire @PHI Kenny Golladay @NO
Zack Moss HOU Nelson Agholor TB
Melvin Gordon III BAL Keelan Cole TEN
Antonio Gibson @ATL Kalif Raymond @CHI
Jonathan Taylor @MIA DeVante Parker IND
Chris Carson @SF Rondale Moore @LAR
D’Andre Swift @CHI Kendrick Bourne TB
Trey Sermon SEA Brandon Aiyuk SEA
Jamaal Williams @CHI Quintez Cephus @CHI
Chase Edmonds @LAR Emmanuel Sanders HOU
Kareem Hunt @MIN N. Westbrook-Ikhine @NYJ
David Montgomery DET Zach Pascal @MIA
James Robinson @CIN Sammy Watkins @DEN
Ezekiel Elliott CAR Olamide Zaccheaus WAS
Najee Harris @GB Quez Watkins KC
A. Mattison CLE M. Valdes-Scantling PIT
Saquon Barkley @NO Bryan Edwards @LAC
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp L. Shenault Jr. @CIN
J.D. McKissic @ATL Chase Claypool @GB
Tony Pollard CAR K.J. Osborn CLE
Ty’Son Williams @DEN A.J. Green @LAR
Sony Michel ARI Marquez Callaway NYG
Devin Singletary HOU Terrace Marshall @DAL
Kyle Juszczyk SEA Robby Anderson @DAL
Myles Gaskin IND SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp
Damien Harris TB D. Peoples-Jones @MIN
Michael Carter TEN Tyler Johnson @NE
Javonte Williams BAL Demetric Felton @MIN
Kenyan Drake @LAC Antonio Brown @NE
Nyheim Hines @MIA Sterling Shepard @NO
Leonard Fournette @NE Darius Slayton @NO
Darrell Henderson ARI Diontae Johnson @GB
Mike Davis WAS Tee Higgins JAC
Peyton Barber @LAC Elijah Moore TEN
C. Patterson WAS Kadarius Toney @NO
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp Deonte Harris NYG
David Johnson @BUF Devin Duvernay @DEN
James Conner @LAR James Washington @GB
Mark Ingram @BUF Anthony Miller @BUF
Carlos Hyde @CIN Jalen Guyton LVR
Phillip Lindsay @BUF Randall Cobb PIT
AJ Dillon PIT Demarcus Robinson @PHI
Latavius Murray @DEN Collin Johnson @NO
Malcolm Brown IND Darnell Mooney DET
Ty Johnson TEN Mecole Hardman @PHI
Ronald Jones @NE DEFENSIVE TEAMS
Giovani Bernard @NE BEST BETS Opp
Dalvin Cook CLE Bills HOU
Josh Jacobs @LAC GREAT STARTS Opp
Elijah Mitchell SEA Bengals JAC
TIGHT ENDS Titans @NYJ
BEST BETS Opp Saints NYG
Travis Kelce @PHI SOLID STARTERS Opp
George Kittle SEA Packers PIT
Noah Fant BAL Buccaneers @NE
GREAT STARTS Opp Broncos BAL
Darren Waller @LAC Rams ARI
Mark Andrews @DEN Cowboys CAR
T.J. Hockenson @CHI Lions @CHI
SOLID STARTERS Opp FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp
Rob Gronkowski @NE Football Team @ATL
Logan Thomas @ATL Browns @MIN
Jonnu Smith TB Giants @NO
Dallas Goedert KC Chargers LVR
Jared Cook LVR Vikings CLE
Mike Gesicki IND Bears DET
Kyle Pitts WAS Panthers @DAL
Tyler Higbee ARI SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp
Pat Freiermuth @GB Texans @BUF
Robert Tonyan PIT Jaguars @CIN
Dawson Knox HOU Jets TEN
FRINGE FANTASY PLAYS Opp Patriots TB
Dalton Schultz CAR Colts @MIA
Tyler Conklin CLE Seahawks @SF
Tommy Tremble @DAL Raiders @LAC
Hunter Henry TB Chiefs @PHI
Evan Engram @NO Steelers @GB
Gerald Everett @SF Falcons WAS
Austin Hooper @MIN Cardinals @LAR
Jordan Akins @BUF Eagles KC
Juwan Johnson NYG Dolphins IND
SIT ‘EM IF YOU GOT ‘EM Opp 49ers SEA
Geoff Swaim @NYJ Ravens @DEN
Blake Jarwin CAR
Maxx Williams @LAR
C.J. Uzomah JAC
Dan Arnold @CIN
Jack Doyle @MIA
Cole Kmet DET
Zach Ertz KC

The Huddle’s Blitzed Fantasy Football Podcast: Episode 150

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In this episode, Steve and Harley bring you B.P.N. NFL news, a new segment called “better or worse”, and “DFS Pay-ups, Stay-aways and Value Plays.” So Huddle up, tune in, and get Blitzed!

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