One player who isn’t a sleeper anymore is Austin Ekeler. He’s just a full-blown fantasy stud who picks up points on the ground and in the receiving game. Ekeler gets the mouthwatering matchup with Miami in Week 4. The Dolphins allowed 100-yard games to both Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard in Week 3, so there should be plenty of yardage to go around for the Chargers – enough to make Justin Jackson an interesting deep-league play, especially with bye weeks here. (Update: Jackson has been ruled out. If you still want to play the backup game for the Chargers, you’d have to go with Troymaine Pope.)
WEEK 4 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
Week 4 features just two teams on byes: Jets and 49ers. At the running back spot, the Jets’ bye is a big one because it means an owner is without Le’Veon Bell this week. There will also be owners dealing with the absence of Matt Breida, Raheem Mostert or even Jeff Wilson, Jr., but they might just be glad to get that headache off their plate for a week.
WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end
Further down the rankings, we see Devonta Freeman (vs. Titans) make an appearance as an RB2. Once Ito Smith left Sunday with a concussion, Freeman received all the RB carries and only ceded one total touch to another back. Seattle’s Chris Carson (@ Cardinals) has tumbled in this week’s rankings despite a good matchup with the Cardinals because Carson has lost a fumble in all three games so far this season. If Rashaad Penny is healthy enough to play, expect Carson to lose out on some touches.
In Philly, we saw a near-breakout game for Miles Sanders in Week 3, as he averaged 4.1 yards on 13 carries and picked up 73 yards on two big plays in the passing game. He’s a rookie back on the rise. In Chicago, David Montgomery finally looks like he’s won Matt Nagy’s trust and should be a fantasy starter on most rosters in Week 4.
WEEK 4 DFS LINEUPS:DK cash | DK GPP | FD cash | FD GPP | Y! cash | Y! GPP
Finally, there’s a very interesting matchup clash in Week 4: Dalvin Cook against the imposing Bears defense. Cook has rushed for more than 100 yards in all three Vikings games, carrying the ball at least 16 times each time out. The Minnesota offense goes through Cook. Even with that matchup, you’ve gotta keep Cook in your lineup this week because he’ll still get the volume even if the efficiency drops slightly. Besides, all it takes is one, like the 75-yard touchdown Cook ran for in Week 2.
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Week 4 Fantasy RB Rankings
These rankings are for standard, non-PPR leagues.
