OK, it’s always been that way, but with Landry struggling, Golden Tate still suspended, Jamison Crowder on bye, and old reliables like Nelson Agholor and Cooper Kupp turning into touchdown machines, it’s not as much fun trying to find those high-catch WR3 sleepers who are so valuable in PPR, especially during the bye weeks.
WEEK 4 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
Perhaps looking at defenses allowing a lot of receptions can help us find a few diamonds in the rough. Carolina, Buffalo, Houston, and Detroit all rank in the top five in WR receptions allowed (the idle Jets are also in that group). Most of the key players facing those teams will already be in fantasy lineups. Will Fuller (vs. Panthers), Curtis Samuel (@ Texans), and Phillip Dorsett (@ Bills) might be on the bubble, but you’re definitely starting D.J. Moore, Josh Gordon, Julian Edelman (if healthy), Sammy Watkins, Demarcus Robinson, and Mecole Hardman.
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Going a few spots lower on the list helps more: Vikings, Giants, Eagles, Saints. Perhaps Anthony Miller (vs. Vikings) can finally get going, and Trey Quinn (@ Giants) might become the PPR slot machine we all thought he could. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (vs. Eagles), fresh off a 10-target game, could be in line for another productive day, and either Randall Cobb or Devin Smith (@ Saints) could step up in place of Michael Gallup.
Either way, with just the Jets and 49ers on bye, fantasy owners shouldn’t be hurting for options, and with the amount of passes being thrown this year, someone’s bound to catch ’em.
WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Tight end
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WEEK 4 DFS LINEUPS:DK cash | DK GPP | FD cash | FD GPP | Y! cash | Y! GPP
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Week 4 PPR Rankings: WRs
These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.
