Who to start in fantasy football: Week 4 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

Michael OHara

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Star players are dropping like flies and it's forcing fantasy managers to get creative with their lineups. If your team has been able to avoid the injury bug, consider yourself lucky. Even if you are dealing with a slew on injuries, as long as you've been aggressive on the waiver wire and have a strong set of rankings, you should be alright for this week.

As you prepare for the 4th full Sunday of NFL football, we've got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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Week 4 Fantasy QB Rankings

These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Josh Allen	BUF	at BAL
2	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. WAS
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. BUF
4	Jalen Hurts	PHI	at TB
5	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. JAC
6	Jayden Daniels	WAS	at ARI
7	Joe Burrow	CIN	at CAR	Up 1
8	Dak Prescott	DAL	at NYG	Up 1
9	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at LAC	Down 2
10	Justin Fields	PIT	at IND	Up 2
11	Baker Mayfield	TB	vs. PHI
12	Jordan Love	GB	vs. MIN	Down 2
13	Jared Goff	DET	vs. SEA
14	Derek Carr	NO	at ATL
15	Anthony Richardson	IND	vs. PIT
16	Kirk Cousins	ATL	vs. NO	Up 2
17	Sam Darnold	MIN	at GB	Down 1
18	Brock Purdy	SF	vs. NE	Down 1
19	Geno Smith	SEA	at DET	Up 2
20	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	vs. DEN	Up 2
21	Caleb Williams	CHI	vs. LAR	Up 6
22	Justin Herbert	LAC	vs. KC	Down 3
23	Daniel Jones	NYG	vs. DAL
24	Deshaun Watson	CLE	at LV	Up 1
25	Gardner Minshew II	LV	vs. CLE	Down 5
26	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at HOU	Down 2
27	Andy Dalton	CAR	vs. CIN	Down 1
28	Tyler Huntley	MIA	vs. TEN	N/A
29	Will Levis	TEN	at MIA	Down 1
30	Bo Nix	DEN	at NYJ	Down 1
31	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at CHI	Down 1
32	Jacoby Brissett	NE	at SF

Week 4 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at TB
2	Jordan Mason	SF	vs. NE
3	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. DEN	Up 2
4	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs. NO
5	Alvin Kamara	NO	at ATL	Down 2
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs. PIT
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. BUF
8	Kyren Williams	LAR	at CHI
9	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	at ARI
10	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. TEN
11	James Conner	ARI	vs. WAS
12	James Cook	BUF	at BAL
13	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. SEA
14	Najee Harris	PIT	at IND
15	Aaron Jones	MIN	at GB	Up 4
16	Zack Moss	CIN	at CAR
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at HOU	Down 2
18	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. MIN	Down 1
19	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	vs. KC	Down 1
20	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. DAL
21	Tony Pollard	TEN	at MIA
22	David Montgomery	DET	vs. SEA
23	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. CIN
24	Carson Steele	KC	at LAC	Up 1
25	Jerome Ford	CLE	at LV	Up 1
26	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at SF	Down 2
27	Rico Dowdle	DAL	at NYG
28	Zamir White	LV	vs. CLE
29	Cam Akers	HOU	vs. JAC	Up 2
30	Kenneth Walker Jr.	SEA	at DET	N/A
31	Rachaad White	TB	vs. PHI	Down 1
32	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at MIA	Up 1
33	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. PHI	Up 1
34	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at DET	Down 5
35	Antonio Gibson	NE	at SF	Down 3
36	Braelon Allen	NYJ	vs. DEN	Down 1
37	Javonte Williams	DEN	at NYJ	Down 1
38	Roschon Johnson	CHI	vs. LAR	Down 1
39	Samaje Perine	KC	at LAC	Down 1
40	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. BUF
41	D'Onta Foreman	CLE	at LV	Down 2
42	Ray Davis	BUF	at BAL	Down 1
43	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at NYG	Down 1
44	Alexander Mattison	LV	vs. CLE	Up 4
45	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	at IND	Up 2
46	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. LAR	Down 3
47	Ty Chandler	MIN	at GB	Down 3
48	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	at NYJ	Down 3
49	Chase Brown	CIN	at CAR	Down 3
50	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	vs. NO	Down 1
51	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	at TB	Down 1
52	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. MIN	Down 1
53	Gus Edwards	LAC	vs. KC	Down 1
54	Miles Sanders	CAR	vs. CIN	Down 1
55	Trey Benson	ARI	vs. WAS	Down 1
56	Isaac Guerendo	SF	vs. NE	Down 1
57	Jamaal Williams	NO	at ATL	Down 1
58	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs. TEN	Down 1
59	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. DAL	Down 1
60	Tank Bigsby	JAC	at HOU	Down 1
61	Khalil Herbert	CHI	vs. LAR	Down 1
62	Trey Sermon	IND	vs. PIT	Down 1
63	Kareem Hunt	KC	at LAC	Down 1
64	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA	vs. TEN	Down 1
65	Emari Demercado	ARI	vs. WAS	Down 1
66	D'Ernest Johnson	JAC	at HOU	Down 1
67	Will Shipley	PHI	at TB	Down 1

Week 4 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	at NYG
2	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	at CAR
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at GB
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. SEA
5	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. JAC
6	Rashee Rice	KC	at LAC
7	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. TEN
8	Malik Nabers	NYG	vs. DAL
9	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. WAS
10	DJ Moore	CHI	vs. LAR
11	DK Metcalf	SEA	at DET
12	Amari Cooper	CLE	at LV
13	Chris Godwin	TB	vs. PHI
14	George Pickens	PIT	at IND
15	Mike Evans	TB	vs. PHI
16	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. BUF
17	Drake London	ATL	vs. NO
18	Terry McLaurin	WAS	at ARI
19	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at DET	Up 1
20	Diontae Johnson	CAR	vs. CIN	Up 1
21	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. MIN	Up 1
22	Tee Higgins	CIN	at CAR	Up 1
23	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	vs. NE	Down 4
24	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. SEA	Up 1
25	Chris Olave	NO	at ATL	Down 1
26	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	vs. DEN
27	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at HOU
28	Stefon Diggs	HOU	vs. JAC
29	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at BAL
30	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	vs. NE	N/R
31	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. TEN	Down 1
32	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	at MIA	Down 1
33	Quentin Johnston	LAC	vs. KC	Down 1
34	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at NYJ	Down 1
35	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	vs. PIT	Down 1
36	Christian Kirk	JAC	at HOU	Down 1
37	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. CLE	Down 1
38	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	vs. SF	Down 1
39	Christian Watson	GB	vs. MIN	Down 1
40	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at CLE	Down 1
41	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at LV	Down 1
42	Calvin Ridley	TEN	at MIA	Down 1
43	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at ATL	Down 1
44	Rome Odunze	CHI	vs. LAR	Down 1
45	Xavier Legette	CAR	vs. CIN	Up 8
46	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	at CAR	Down 1
47	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	at NYG	Down 1
48	Darnell Mooney	ATL	vs. NO	Down 1
49	Keenan Allen	CHI	vs. LAR	Down 1
50	Xavier Worthy	KC	at LAC	Down 1
51	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. MIN	Down 1
52	Josh Downs	IND	vs. PIT	Down 1
53	Ladd McConkey	LAC	vs. KC	Down 1
54	Tutu Atwell	LAR	at CHI
55	Michael Wilson	ARI	vs. WAS
56	Josh Nailor	MIN	at GB
57	Jordan Whittington	LAR	at CHI
58	Mike Williams	NYJ	vs. DEN
59	Gabe Davis	JAC	at HOU
60	Greg Dortch	ARI	vs. WAS
61	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. CLE
62	Tyler Lockett	SEA	at DET
63	Brandin Cooks	DAL	at NYG
64	Jahan Dotson	PHI	at TB
65	Allen Lazard	NYJ	vs. DEN
66	Noah Brown	WAS	at ARI
67	Alec Pierce	IND	vs. PIT
68	Keon Coleman	BUF	at BAL
69	Jauan Jennings	SF	vs. NE	Down 25
70	Parris Campbell	PHI	at TB	Up 10
71	Jalen McMillan	TB	vs. PHI	Down 2
72	Curtis Samuel	BUF	at BAL	Down 2
73	DeMario Douglas	NE	at SF	Down 2
74	Joshua Palmer	LAC	vs. KC	N/R
75	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. BUF	Down 3
76	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	at SF	Down 3
77	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	at ARI	Down 3
78	Tyler Johnson	LAR	vs. SF	Down 3
79	Elijah Moore	CLE	at LV	Down 3
80	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. MIN	Down 3
81	Nelson Agholor	BAL	vs. BUF	Down 3
82	Darius Slayton	NYG	at CLE	Down 3
83	Jordan Addison	MIN	at GB	Down 2
84	Johnny Wilson	PHI	at TB	Down 2
85	Tyler Boyd	TEN	at MIA	Down 2
86	Josh Reynolds	DEN	at NYJ	Down 2
87	Tyquan Thornton	NE	at SF	Down 2
88	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	vs. CIN	Down 2
89	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	DEN	at NYJ	Down 2

Week 4 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. CLE
2	Jake Ferguson	DAL	at NYG
3	Travis Kelce	KC	at LAC	Up 1
4	Dallas Goedert	PHI	at TB	Up 1
5	George Kittle	SF	vs. NE	Down 2
6	Kyle Pitts	ATL	vs. NO	Up 1
7	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. SEA	Down 1
8	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at BAL
9	Hunter Henry	NE	at SF
10	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at CAR
11	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at IND
12	Cole Kmet	CHI	vs. LAR
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. BUF
14	Colby Parkinson	LAR	at CHI
15	Zach Ertz	WAS	at ARI
16	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. BUF
17	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	vs. DEN
18	Brenton Strange	JAC	at HOU	Up 7
19	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. JAC	Up 2
20	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. TEN	Down 2
21	Noah Fant	SEA	at DET	Down 2
22	Taysom Hill	NO	at ATL	Down 2
23	Elijah Higgins	ARI	vs. WAS	Up 4
24	Greg Dulcich	DEN	at NYJ	Down 2
25	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. MIN	Down 2
26	Cade Otton	TB	vs. PHI	Down 2
27	Juwan Johnson	NO	at ATL	Down 1
28	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	at MIA
29	Will Dissly	LAC	vs. KC
30	Jordan Akins	CLE	at LV
31	Austin Hooper	NE	at SF
32	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	vs. CIN
33	Luke Musgrave	GB	vs. MIN
34	Gerald Everett	CHI	vs. LAR
35	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. DAL
36	Hayden Hurst	LAC	at PIT
37	Brock Wright	DET	vs. SEA
38	Dawson Knox	BUF	at BAL
39	Johnny Mundt	MIN	at GB
40	Kylen Granson	IND	vs. PIT
41	Josh Oliver	MIN	at GB

Week 4 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANK	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	at IND
2	New York Jets	vs. DEN
3	Cleveland Browns	at LV
4	Chicago Bears	vs. LAR
5	San Francisco 49ers	vs. NE
6	Minnesota Vikings	at GB	Up 2
7	Cincinnati Bengals	at CAR
8	Houston Texans	vs. JAC	Up 1
9	Kansas City Chiefs	at LAC	Up 1
10	Las Vegas Raiders	vs. CLE	Down 4
11	Denver Broncos	at NYJ
12	Miami Dolphins	vs. TEN
13	Dallas Cowboys	at NYG
14	Green Bay Packers	vs. MIN
15	Detroit Lions	vs. SEA
16	Buffalo Bills	at BAL
17	Tennessee Titans	at MIA
18	Los Angeles Chargers	vs. KC
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	vs. PHI	Up 6
20	Indianapolis Colts	vs. PIT	Down 1
21	Seattle Seahawks	at DET	Down 1
22	Atlanta Falcons	vs. NO	Down 1
23	Philadelphia Eagles	at TB	Down 1
24	New Orleans Saints	at ATL	Down 1
25	Arizona Cardinals	vs. WAS	Down 1
26	Baltimore Ravens	vs. BUF
27	Jacksonville Jaguars	at HOU	Up 1
28	New England Patriots	at SF	Down 1
29	Los Angeles Rams	at CHI
30	New York Giants	vs. DAL
31	Carolina Panthers	vs. CIN
32	Washington Commanders	at ARI

Week 4 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	OPPONENT
1	Harrison Butker	KC	at LAC
2	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at NYG
3	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. JAC
4	Jake Bates	DET	vs. SEA
5	Evan McPherson	CIN	at CAR
6	Tyler Bass	BUF	at BAL
7	Jake Moody	SF	vs. NE
8	Chris Boswell	PIT	at IND
9	Blake Grupe	NO	at ATL
10	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. NO
11	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs. BUF
12	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. KC
13	Jake Elliott	PHI	at TB
14	Jason Myers	SEA	at DET
15	Matt Prater	ARI	vs. WAS
16	Jason Sanders	MIA	vs. TEN
17	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. CLE
18	Brayden Narveson	GB	vs. MIN
19	Chase McLaughlin	TB	vs. PHI
20	Cairo Santos	CHI	vs. LAR
21	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	vs. DEN
22	Will Reichard	MIN	at GB
23	Cam Little	JAC	at HOU
24	Wil Lutz	DEN	at NYJ
25	Dustin Hopkins	CLE	at LV
26	Austin Seibert	WAS	at ARI
27	Matt Gay	IND	vs. PIT
28	Joshua Karty	LAR	at CHI
29	Nick Folk	TEN	vs. GB
30	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	vs. CIN
31	Greg Joseph	NYG	vs. DAL
32	Joey Slye	NE	at SF

Michael OHara

Michael O'Hara is a Fantasy Sports Intern at The Sporting News, with a focus on fantasy football. Michael has been a fan of the NFL since childhood and began writing for fantasy football websites as a student at Ohio State University, including the Roto Street Journal and Fantasy Football Today.

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Who to start in fantasy football: Week 4 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

Week 4 Fantasy QB Rankings

Week 4 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Week 4 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Week 4 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

Week 4 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Week 4 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Michael OHara