Big Blue View
Welcome to the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire for Week 4. One week after multiple quarterbacks went down with injuries, we were spared further damage at the position (at least, through Sunday’s games). The five QB backups who got starts in Week 3 had mixed results, and some fantasy managers might still be looking for help at the position. Meanwhile, a few big-name players got hurt on Sunday, led by CeeDee Lamb. We’ll need to wait and see on the severity. As always, the waiver wire is where managers can turn for help. It’s not the best crop this week, but there are players who can bolster your roster.
Note: Week 4 is the last week before the Byes start. If you’ve got roster space, it never hurts to look ahead a week and get a jump on the competition, and especially at the “onesie” positions (QB, TE, PK, and D/ST). Getting your pick of the litter beats fighting others for scraps.
The Process***:*** Each week, I try to identify the top Waiver Wire targets and evaluate the short- and long-term prospects of those players. I also do my best to reveal which players who are coming off a big week are fool’s gold. Finally, I look at streamers who might help you in a pinch (this is usually more important during Bye weeks). Note that I’m writing this column BEFORE the Week 3 Monday night game (DET@BAL).
Some players discussed won’t be available in your league. I try to list players who are available in more than 50% of leagues. But what does that even mean? A 10-team league with six bench spots will have a much larger Free Agent pool than a 14-team league with eight. Most leagues fall somewhere in between. This isn’t “one size fits all.” By way of example, I won’t list Daniel Jones, Braelon Allen, Juwan Johnson, Zach Ertz, or Hunter Henry this week, among others who probably aren’t available in any of your leagues. All are priority pickups if available.
WEEK 4 BYES: NONE
Week 4 Waiver Wire
Quarterback:
The availability of quarterbacks is going to vary widely between 1-QB and Superflex leagues. Geno Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Darnold, Bryce Young, Tua Tagovailoa, Spencer Rattler, Michael Penix, Jr., and Cam Ward aren’t going to be available in most Superflex leagues. They’re the obvious places to start if you need help in a 1-QB league. I like them roughly in this order for the rest of the season, but all will have their up and down weeks (Smith and Penix are good examples over Weeks 2-3).
Others to consider if you’re scrambling in Superflex leagues, but who aren’t likely to start that many more games, include Russell Wilson (it’s unclear when he’ll give way to Jaxson Dart, who can be stashed in deeper Superflex leagues) and Carson Wentz.
If you’re wondering why I didn’t include either Marcus Mariota or Tyrod Taylor (who both had decent outings Sunday, and both have rushing upside), it’s because I...
