It’s never fun when big-name running backs are injured…for the owners of those RBs, that is. For everyone else, it’s a major opportunity. There are two such opportunities this week, as David Montgomery (ankle, knee) and Dalvin Cook (shoulder) both exited early, making Khalil Herbert and Alexander Mattison easy calls to headline our top Week 4 fantasy waiver wire pickups and free agent adds. Of course, this early in the season, there’s always more to the waiver wire than just handcuff RBs, as WR breakouts like Mack Hollins, DeVante Parker, Romeo Doubs, and Zay Jones are also sure to catch fantasy football owners’ attention.
Our full free agent list features more players who did enough to pique our interests. Isaiah McKenzie, Josh Reynolds, Josh Palmer, Tyler Boyd, Tyler Conklin, David Njoku, K.J. Osborn, and Laviska Shenault are among the players who could help improve your team, if even marginally. If you’re looking to marginally (or majorly) improve from week-to-week with your D/ST, we have Week 4 defense streamer recommendations that can be found at the end of the list.
WEEK 4 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kicker
If Montgomery is expected to miss multiple games, Herbert is an easy call for the top pickup and will be worth a high waiver claim. The same goes for Mattison if Cook is going to be out for an extended period. If Montgomery’s and Cooks’ outlooks are still cloudy by Tuesday night, both Herbert and Mattison are still in play for high claims. They’ll be that valuable if starting. Aside from Montgomery and Mattison, there are plenty of other players worth mid-to-lower waiver claims, depending on your positional needs. Doubs, Jones, and Parker headline that group, but Hollins, McKenzie, and maybe even Conklin fall into this group, as well.
WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kicker
Overall, this should be a busy week on the wire, which is great because if you don’t need/want to use a claim, you should move up considerably. Even if you do use a claim, you probably won’t lose many spots in the pecking order. Now’s the time to improve your team, especially if you have a few duds who have produced little through three weeks.
Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 4
Unless otherwise noted, only players owned in fewer than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues considered.
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