Drake London aims to stay hot in New Orleans, Puka Nacua makes his long-awaited return in Philly, and Matthew Golden gets comfortable in the top 20.
Other positions: Quarterback | Running Back | Tight End/Kickers/Defense
Updated 10/4 at 11:45 AM ET. Removed Jalen Coker.
Week 4 Receivers
| 1 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | SEA | vs. LAC |
| 2 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | at CAR |
| 3 | Ja’Marr Chase | CIN | vs. JAC |
| 4 | Chris Olave | NO | vs. ATL |
| 5 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | at HOU |
| 6 | Puka Nacua | LAR | at PHI |
| 7 | Drake London | ATL | at NO |
| 8 | Nico Collins | HOU | vs. DAL |
| 9 | Zay Flowers | BAL | vs. TEN |
| 10 | Garrett Wilson | NYJ | at CHI |
| 11 | Christian Watson | GB | at TB |
| 12 | Davante Adams | LAR | at PHI |
| 13 | Tetairoa McMillan | CAR | vs. DET |
| 14 | George Pickens | DAL | at HOU |
| 15 | Tee Higgins | CIN | vs. JAC |
| 16 | Parker Washington | JAC | at CIN |
| 17 | Matthew Golden | GB | at TB |
| 18 | Rashee Rice | KC | at LV |
| 19 | Jordan Addison | MIN | vs. MIA |
| 20 | Jaylen Waddle | DEN | at SF |
| 21 | Josh Downs | IND | at WAS |
| 22 | Michael Wilson | ARI | at NYG |
| 23 | DJ Moore | BUF | vs. NE |
| 24 | Malik Nabers | NYG | vs. ARI |
| 25 | Stefon Diggs | WAS | vs. IND |
| 26 | Jameson Williams | DET | at CAR |
| 27 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | SF | vs. DEN |
| 28 | Ladd McConkey | LAC | at SEA |
| 29 | DK Metcalf | PIT | at CLE |
| 30 | Luther Burden III | CHI | vs. NYJ |
| 31 | Emeka Egbuka | TB | vs. GB |
| 32 | Dontayvion Wicks | PHI | vs. LAR |
| 33 | Romeo Doubs | NE | at BUF |
| 34 | Devaughn Vele | NO | vs. ATL |
| 35 | Denzel Boston | CLE | vs. PIT |
| 36 | Carnell Tate | TEN | at BAL |
| 37 | Rome Odunze | CHI | vs. NYJ |
| 38 | Tre Tucker | LV | vs. KC |
| 39 | Khalil Shakir | BUF | vs. NE |
| 40 | Kalif Raymond | CHI | vs. NYJ |
| 41 | Malik Washington | MIA | at MIN |
| 42 | Wan’Dale Robinson | TEN | at BAL |
| 43 | Quentin Johnston | LAC | at SEA |
| 44 | Makai Lemon | PHI | vs. LAR |
| 45 | Xavier Worthy | KC | at LV |
| 46 | Jakobi Meyers | JAC | at CIN |
| 47 | Chris Godwin Jr. | TB | vs. GB |
| 48 | Chris Bell | MIA | at MIN |
| 49 | Tre’ Harris | LAC | at SEA |
| 50 | Mack Hollins | NE | at BUF |
| 51 | Rashod Bateman | BAL | vs. TEN |
| 52 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | at SF |
| 53 | Pat Bryant | DEN | at SF |
| 54 | KC Concepcion | CLE | vs. PIT |
| 55 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI | at NYG |
| 56 | Michael Pittman Jr. | PIT | at CLE |
| 57 | Brian Thomas Jr. | JAC | at CIN |
| 58 | Roman Wilson | PIT | at CLE |
| 59 | Kendrick Bourne | ARI | at NYG |
| 60 | Rashid Shaheed | SEA | vs. LAC |
| 61 | Jauan Jennings | MIN | vs. MIA |
| 62 | Tyquan Thornton | KC | at LV |
| 63 | Isaiah Williams | NYJ | at CHI |
| 64 | Antonio Williams | WAS | vs. IND |
| 65 | Kayshon Boutte | HOU | vs. DAL |
| 66 | Laquon Treadwell | IND | at WAS |
| 67 | Cooper Kupp | SEA | vs. LAC |
| 68 | Xavier Hutchinson | HOU | vs. DAL |
| 69 | Ted Hurst III | TB | vs. GB |
| 70 | Brycen Tremayne | CAR | vs. DET |
WR Notes: Rams coach Sean McVay has said Puka Nacua (groin) should return this week. As you have maybe heard me say by now, I’ve started treating Nacua like Rob Gronkowski. He’s going to get hurt a lot, but when he plays, I will expect nothing other than elite production. This is a player who for better or worse lays his body on the line for explosive plays. … Nacua’s likely return obviously dings both Davante Adams’ floor and ceiling, but it’s safe to say his Weeks 2 and 3 domination probably have the Rams thinking they should get him the ball a little more. That’s especially true without a legitimate third option. … The next Nico Collins soft-tissue injury is never far away, but when he plays, he always plays well. He is expected to go against the Cowboys, who have one of the league’s worst pass defenses through the first three weeks. It’s unclear if Wednesday trade addition Joey Porter Jr. will be suiting up. … Should I start the “DeVonta Smith is miscast as a WR1” whispers? Probably not. Only Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Chris Olave have seen a higher percentage of their team’s air yards, while Smith has been the intended target on 27 of Jalen Hurts’ 107 dropbacks. The usage is through the roof. The actual results should be WR1/2 satisfactory more weeks than not.
Christian Watson is the WR4 by average PPR points because he’s stuffing the stat sheet, contributing big plays, and producing excellent efficiency on a per-route basis. There is nothing in his early 2026 profile to suggest his fast start is false. Watson has always been a fun player to start. He’s now a sensible one, too. … It’s been one good outing and two horrendous ones for Jaylen Waddle. There’s not much else to say other than his bad games should soon be in the 40-50 yard range rather than 5-10 yard range while the good games will more than make up for it and keep him locked in as a WR2. … Only three wide receivers have more targets than Matthew Golden. They are Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Michael Wilson, who drew 17 looks in one game. Nothing about it feels flukey, especially with Jayden Reed on the shelf. Whatever your Golden priors were, it is time to adjust them. … Rashee Rice has posted back-to-back 80-yard performances and is actually seeing more targets down the field. Not that he’s suddenly a deep man, but he is one of many beneficiaries from Eric Bieniemy’s more sensible overall attack. Rice is a safe WR2, albeit one with a slightly lower floor than fantasy managers have become accustomed to.
As so often happens when Jordan Addison gets a chance to prove his explosive play-making ability, he immediately did so in Week 3. Kyler Murray is an imperfect match in this department, but coach Kevin O’Connell can be trusted to make it happen. With Justin Jefferson (ankle) on the wrong side of questionable to face the Dolphins’ bottom-three defense, Addison needs to be in every lineup. … Michael Wilson’s 17 targets against the 49ers are the kind of stat that say, yes, this player can never be benched. As we already learned last season, Wilson’s upside outcomes are in the stratosphere. It’s more volatile than we would like, but you always have to break a few eggs to enjoy a delicious fantasy football omelette. … Ladd McConkey hasn’t really spiked a week yet, and is unlikely to do so in Seattle. He has at least re-proven his health, as well as his importance to this offense. There are simply no other Chargers who even approach McConkey’s play-making ability. He’s a worthy WR2 play even if his floor is far lower than it should be.
Very little goes according to plan in fantasy football. Josh Downs seeing gangbusters usage in Alec Pierce’s absence was thankfully an exception. Perhaps ceiling will be difficult to come by. It’s equally hard to envision Downs finishing outside the top 30 in Week 4 PPR points. … The Malik Nabers “situation” is escalating quickly. Jameis Winston can’t play, full stop. He has 25 completions in 7.5 quarters of work. Nabers’ game-breaking ability makes him close to impossible to bench, but he’s a fringe WR2 until Winston either miraculously gets better or J.J. McCarthy offers more theoretical upside. Huge, huge emphasis on “theoretical” there. … Mike Evans (ribs) apparently might play Week 4. Even if he doesn’t, I would be careful about jacking Deebo Samuel too far up the ranks. This is a limited player whose coach has a specific vision for how he is deployed. A “targets sponge” afternoon wouldn’t be a shocking outcome, I just do not think it’s the most likely. … Emeka Egbuka was playing poorly before his starting quarterback became an UDFA rookie. Maybe Jalon Daniels gets the “only target your No. 1 pass catcher” memo. Until I see it with my own eyes, however, I am no longer treating Egbuka like a must-start player.
I’m open to suggestions on how to handle the Bears’ receiver corps in what projects to be Caleb Williams’ (hamstring) second consecutive absence. My guy Denny Carter insists Kalif Raymond is running unsustainably hot in the air yards department. Luther Burden III also finally had a good game. So I’ll go status quo. Burden for WR3 upside, Rome Odunze as a WR3 fade without his quarterback, and Raymond as a desperation WR4/second FLEX who is probably overdue for a one-catch afternoon. … With Caleb Douglas (ankle) trending toward another absence, Chris Bell is an irresistible WR4 flier after looking like an athletic freak in his Week 3 breakout. Just know that 0/0/0 is a plausible for any Dolphins pass catcher any given week. Bell does at least seem to have the kind of upside that might flip a matchup on only a handful of targets. … Quentin Johnston looks as if he has maybe been passed up for No. 2 duties by Tre Harris. I’m definitely a believer in Harris’ increased target counts being sticky. I also know Johnston is the kind of big-play based No. 3 receiver who is probably overdue for an 8/74/2 performance, keeping him in the last-gasp WR4 mix.
