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Week 4 Wide Receiver Rankings Fantasy Football
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Week 3 of the NFL season is complete. It is time to look ahead to Week 4. Here are the Week 4 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football. A note on injuries: Mike Evans, Xavier Worthy, and Jauan Jennings are all questionable, while CeeDee Lamb is out.

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings Week 4

Tier 1: Superstar WR1s

Rank Player Opponent
1 Puka Nacua Indianapolis Colts
2 Justin Jefferson Pittsburgh Steelers
3 Malik Nabers Los Angeles Chargers
4 Nico Collins Tennessee Titans
5 Amon-Ra St. Brown Cleveland Browns
6 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Arizona Cardinals
7 Garrett Wilson Miami Dolphins
8 Rome Odunze Las Vegas Raiders

There is a major shakeup in the top tier of the wide receiver rankings through three weeks of the season:

  • There is a new number one-ranked wide receiver entering Week 4: Puka Nacua. Through three weeks of the season, he is the number one overall wide receiver in fantasy football. He has three top-six finishes on the year. Nacua is now ranked at the top of the wide receiver rankings.
  • JSN and Wilson have the second and third-highest target shares in the league. Both of these receivers are now in the top eight of the Week 4 wide receiver rankings.
  • The second-year breakout for Odunze is here. He has scored at least 15 points in each of his first three games this season, after reaching that mark just three times total in his rookie season. Oduzne is the overall WR3 in fantasy football through three weeks and is a must-start against the Raiders in Week 4.

Tier 2: Proven Solid WR2s

Rank Player Opponent
9 Ja’Marr Chase Denver Broncos
10 Drake London Washington Commanders
11 Davante Adams Indianapolis Colts
12 Courtland Sutton Cincinnati Bengals
13 Ladd McConkey New York Giants
14 Mike Evans* Philadelphia Eagles
15 Emeka Egbuka Philadelphia Eagles
16 Ricky Pearsall Jacksonville Jaguars
17 Tyreek Hill New York Jets
18 A.J. Brown Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19 George Pickens Green Bay Packers
20 Zay Flowers Kansas City Chiefs

The players in this tier are all must-starts this week and will provide plenty of fantasy value throughout the season:

  • The Bengals offense was completely out of sorts with quarterback Jake Browning. Chase had his second single-digit fantasy point performance of the season. He only did it one time last season. Another rough week could be ahead against Pat Surtain and the Broncos. Better days will be ahead for Chase and the Bengals offense, but Week 4 is not that time.
  • Sutton gets a boost this week against the Bengals defense. Egbuka will be in line for a massive target share if Evans has to miss any time. Pearsall is a must-start WR2 this week against the Jaguars.
  • Pickens has a tough matchup against the Packers, but he will see an increased target share with Lamb being ruled out.

Tier 3: WR3s With Something to Prove

Rank Player Opponent
21 Tetairoa McMillan New England Patriots
22 Brian Thomas Jr. San Francisco 49ers
23 Michael Pittman Jr. Los Angeles Rams
24 Keenan Allen New York Giants
25 Jakobi Meyers Chicago Bears
26 Chris Olave Buffalo Bills
27 Jameson Williams Cleveland Browns
28 DK Metcalf Minnesota Vikings
29 Xavier Worthy* Baltimore Ravens
30 Quentin Johnston New York Giants

This tier of players includes wide receivers who are all borderline WR starts this week, depending on the size of your league:

  • It might be time to panic around Thomas Jr. His scores through three weeks: 9, 8.9, and 7.5. He has 25 targets, but just 7 receptions. He is only catching 28% of his targets, which is insanely low. Some of those are his fault, with three drops, while others are Trevor Lawrence’s fault. BTJ still needs to be started due to the high target share.
  • Allen continues to produce at a high level, having three straight top 18 weekly finishes to begin the season. He is becoming a must-start wide receiver.

Tier 4: Potential Flex WRs

Rank Player Opponent
31 Marvin Harrison Jr. Seattle Seahawks
32 Deebo Samuel Atlanta Falcons
33 Jaylen Waddle New York Jets
34 DeVonta Smith Tampa Bay Buccaneers
35 Jauan Jennings* Jacksonville Jaguars
36 Matthew Golden Dallas Cowboys
37 Elic Ayomanor Houston Texans
38 Calvin Ridley Houston Texans
39 Tre Tucker Chicago Bears
40 Troy Franklin Cincinnati Bengals

These guys are FLEX options to fill out your starting lineup:

  • Harrison Jr. had another rough day, led by a massive drop. He has just ten receptions on the season in a Cardinals offense that does not look great so far. Harrison falls into the FLEX tier for Week 4 of the wide receiver rankings.
  • Golden had his best day of the season so far, catching all four of his targets for 52 yards in the absence of Jayden Reed. Reed will be out for a long time, opening the door for Golden to be the top target for quarterback Jordan Love. The Cowboys defense has been terrible so far this season, and the Packers will be looking to get back on track after an embarrassing loss to the Browns. This could be the week that Golden breaks out and will do it on primetime on Sunday Night Football.

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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