Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings: Wide Receiver
Posted By:Bretsky on October 2, 2014
Welcome to Week 5 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 5 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Antonio Brown | PIT @ JAX | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dez Bryant | DAL vs. HOU | 4.00 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Jordy Nelson | GB vs. MIN | 4.00 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Julio Jones | ATL @ NYG | 4.00 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Calvin Johnson | DET vs. BUF | 5.00 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN vs. ARI | 6.00 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | A.J. Green | CIN @ NE | 7.00 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI @ CAR | 8.00 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI vs. STL | 8.50 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Brandon Marshall | CHI @ CAR | 10.00 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Victor Cruz | NYG vs. ATL | 11.00 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Michael Floyd | ARI @ DEN | 12.50 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Randall Cobb | GB vs. MIN | 13.00 | 10 | 16 |
| 14 | Reggie Wayne | IND vs. BAL | 15.00 | 18 | 12 |
| 15 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU @ DAL | 15.50 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Percy Harvin | SEA @ WAS | 17.00 | 20 | 14 |
| 17 | Brandin Cooks | NO vs. TB | 19.00 | 21 | 17 |
| 18 | Roddy White | ATL @ NYG | 19.00 | 17 | 21 |
| 19 | Pierre Garcon | WAS vs. SEA | 22.00 | 26 | 18 |
| 20 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN vs. ARI | 22.00 | 14 | 30 |
| 21 | Keenan Allen | SD vs. NYJ | 22.50 | 19 | 26 |
| 22 | Vincent Jackson | TB @ NO | 23.00 | 13 | 33 |
| 23 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN @ GB | 23.50 | 27 | 20 |
| 24 | Steve Smith | CAR vs. CHI | 24.00 | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Wes Welker | DEN vs. ARI | 25.00 | 28 | 22 |
| 26 | Golden Tate | DET vs. BUF | 25.00 | 23 | 27 |
| 27 | Ty Hilton | IND vs. BAL | 27.00 | 35 | 19 |
| 28 | Eric Decker | NYJ @ SD | 28.00 | 22 | 34 |
| 29 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR vs. CHI | 28.00 | 24 | 32 |
| 30 | Andre Johnson | HOU @ DAL | 29.50 | 34 | 25 |
| 31 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI @ DEN | 30.50 | 30 | 31 |
| 32 | DeSean Jackson | WAS vs. SEA | 31.00 | 38 | 24 |
| 33 | Michael Crabtree | SF vs. KC | 32.50 | 36 | 29 |
| 34 | Julian Edelman | NE vs. CIN | 34.00 | 32 | 36 |
| 35 | Kendall Wright | TEN vs. CLE | 35.00 | 42 | 28 |
| 36 | Terrance Williams | DAL vs. HOU | 35.50 | 33 | 38 |
| 37 | Marques Colston | NO vs. TB | 37.50 | 40 | 35 |
| 38 | Markus Wheaton | PIT @ JAX | 41.00 | 45 | 37 |
| 39 | Sammy Watkins | BUF @ DET | 41.00 | 39 | 43 |
| 40 | Miles Austin | CLE @ TEN | 42.00 | 31 | 53 |
| 41 | Torrey Smith | BAL @ IND | 43.00 | 41 | 45 |
| 42 | Allen Robinson | JAX vs. PIT | 43.00 | 44 | 42 |
| 43 | Justin Hunter | TEN vs. CLE | 43.00 | 47 | 39 |
| 44 | Reuben Randle | NYG vs. ATL | 44.00 | 37 | 51 |
| 45 | Jeremy Kerley | NYJ @ SD | 44.50 | 49 | 40 |
| 46 | Jordan Matthews | PHI vs. STL | 46.00 | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Andre Roberts | WAS vs. SEA | 46.00 | 51 | 41 |
| 48 | Allen Hurns | JAX vs. PIT | 48.50 | 53 | 44 |
| 49 | Greg Jennings | MIN @ GB | 48.50 | 48 | 49 |
| 50 | Dwayne Bowe | KC @ SF | 49.00 | 50 | 48 |
Week 5 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 5 Rankings: Tight End
Posted By:Bretsky on October 2, 2014
Welcome to Week 5 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 5 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Julius Thomas | DEN vs. ARI | 1.50 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham | NO vs. TB | 1.50 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Martellus Bennett | CHI @ CAR | 4.00 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Rob Gronkowski | NE vs. CIN | 4.00 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Greg Olsen | CAR vs. CHI | 4.00 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Zach Ertz | PHI vs. STL | 6.50 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Larry Donnell | NYG vs. ATL | 7.50 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Delanie Walker | TEN vs. CLE | 8.00 | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Travis Kelce | KC @ SF | 9.00 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Antonio Gates | SD vs. NYJ | 10.50 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Heath Miller | PIT @ JAX | 11.50 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Jason Witten | DAL vs. HOU | 13.00 | 10 | 16 |
| 13 | Dwayne Allen | IND vs. BAL | 13.00 | 15 | 11 |
| 14 | Jordan Cameron | CLE @ TEN | 13.50 | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TB @ NO | 17.50 | 17 | 18 |
Week 5 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
The Filthy 40: A New Name at the Top
Posted By:Bretsky on October 1, 2014
Time to check back in with our Filthy 40 — the top 40 fantasy players for the balance of the seasons. We are through one week of byes and the players who have already sat get a slight boost in the ranks.
It continues to be a fluid situation at the top with Demarco Murray taking over the cat-bird seat. Murray leads the most valuable position on the fantasy gridiron in scoring and is running hard behind one of the leagues top-young offensive lines. The ‘Boys have also been a top-5 rushing team in terms of run-pass balance and will continue to feed Murray the rock.
Have in issue with our breakdown of the fantasy elites? Let us know in the comments.
| Rank | Player | Team | Notes |
| 1 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | Murray leads the most valuable position on the fantasy gridiron in scoring and is running hard behind one of the leagues top, young offensive lines. The 'Boys have also been a top-5 rushing team in terms of run-pass balance and will continue to feed Demarco the rock. |
| 2 | Matt Forte | CHI | Now that's the Matt Forte we drafted. The Bears' workhorse tuned 28 touches into 151 total yard -- now it's time to get into the end zone. |
| 3 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | Beast Mode has done it all for fantasy owners so far this season, even chipping in a little something in the receiving game (8-81-2). He's past his bye so rises up a few spots. |
| 4 | LeVeon Bell | PIT | Bell continues to avoid the sophomore slump while piling up yards in bunches. |
| 5 | Jamaal Charles | KC | Exploded with a 92-yard three-touchdown effort druing his Week 4 retun.. the only problem is, Knile Davis isn't going anywhere. |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | Offensive line woes have certainly played a role in Shady's struggles. Expect the innovative Chip Kelly to find a way to manufacture open space for his most dangerous weapon. |
| 7 | Peyton Manning | DEN | The consistency king. Manning has posted 22 or more standard fantasy points in each of his last 8 regular season games. |
| 8 | Jordy Nelson | GB | Leading the NFL with 49 targets, Nelson earns the top spot among wide receivers. |
| 9 | Calvin Johnson | DET | Used as merely a decoy Sunday, owners got burned by Calvin's bum ankle. It's impossible to doubt his talent, but this guy just can't seem to stay at 100%. |
| 10 | Dez Bryant | DAL | A late TD saved his Week 4 and Dez has put up rock solid numbers as a WR1 at the quarter pole (23-279-3). |
| 11 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | Rodgers bounced back with a four TD performance Sunday and will look to break his up-and-down season with another strong effort against Minnesota in Week 5. |
| 12 | Demaryius Thomas | DEN | Despite a dissapointing start to the season, Demaryius remains a top-5 option at the position, averaging nine targets per game over his first three contests. |
| 13 | Antonio Brown | PIT | The league's top wideout so far, Brown has developed into a fantasy stud while also hogging 42.9% of his team's red zone targets. |
| 14 | A.J. Green | CIN | The bye week and return of Marvin Jones should be a nice boost to the Bengals' offense and A.J. numbers. |
| 15 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | Gio has hit pay-dirt three times and comiled 333 yards over his first three games, fire him up against the Pats as a RB1. |
| 16 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | Alshon is looking healthier by the week and should emerge as the Bears' top option with B-Marsh hobbled. |
| 17 | Jimmy Graham | NO | Even with the Saints' offense struggling, Graham is leading the position with 32 catches and 340 yards to go along with three scores. |
| 18 | Andrew Luck | IND | There is no longer reason to deny Luck a spot in the top-3 at his position. The little something he can give you in the running game moves him ahead of Brees. |
| 19 | Drew Brees | NO | His road sturggles are notable, but this is still a player who is completing 71% of his passes while averaging 301 yards and 2 touchdoewns per game. He remains a top-20 play. |
| 20 | Eddie Lacy | GB | Lacy got into the end zone in Week 4 but his stock continues to fade as he's struggled to get going. |
| 21 | Julius Thomas | DEN | JT is a red zone beast. That is all. |
| 22 | Julio Jones | ATL | Julio flashed his ability to dominate in Week 3 against the Bucs, but his QB's inconsistency on the road could supress his ceiling. |
| 23 | Andre Ellington | ARI | Already averaging 4.5 yards per carry, it will be fun to see what Andre can do as his foot starts feeling better. |
| 24 | Randall Cobb | GB | With five scores in four games, Cobb has developed into A-Rod's go to man in the red zone. |
| 25 | Brandon Marshall | CHI | B-Marsh is getting into the end zone, but his hobbled ankle is sapping his explosiveness. |
| 26 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | Gronk isn't quite Gronk yet and still has a score in 3-of-4 games so far. |
| 27 | Alfred Morris | WAS | Al-Mo's steady production is bankable even with his team's erratic play. |
| 28 | Arian Foster | HOU | Foster's health remains a concern but there are not many running backs with more opportunity in Today's NFL. |
| 29 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | His 81 carries are second only to Murray and he's been productive in an improving Giant's offense. |
| 30 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | Sanders has given you a little bit of everything so far, 25 grabs, three scores and three 40+ yard receptions. |
| 31 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI | Maclin has turned 46 targets into a solid 20-353-3 line so far and looked plenty quick coming off knee surgery. |
| 32 | Montee Ball | DEN | Ball has dissapointed with a meager 3.4 yards per carry and yet, we know that Peyton's running backs can score in bunches. |
| 33 | Victor Cruz | NYG | Cruz is finally showing some signs of life after a disappointing 2013 with back-to-back 100-yard efforts. |
| 34 | Roddy White | ATL | Nothing flashy, but this is vintage Roddy -- 14-187-2 over three games played. |
| 35 | Zac Stacy | STL | A steady workload will go a long way to keeping Stacy as an every week start. |
| 36 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | We're gonna need to see some of that explosiveness for him to stay on this list. |
| 37 | Matthew Stafford | DET | Stafford continues to provide strong numbers in a high-volume passing offense. |
| 38 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | Hopkins has broken out with 18-291-3 line through his first four games while displacing Andre Johnson as the Texans' receiver to own. |
| 39 | Michael Floyd | ARI | Just 11 catches on the year, but Floyd has big play ability in a pass-first offense. |
| 40 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | After a frustrating Week 4, we are still keeping the faith in Pierre as a trade target. |
Dropped out: Shane Vereen, Reggie Wayne, Joique Bell, Cordarell Petterson, Percy Harvin, Doug Martin
Just missed (in no particular order): Eric Decker, Kelvin Benjamin, Brandin Cooks, Keenan Allen, Darren Sproles, Steve Smith, Chis Ivory, Reggie Bush, Stevan Ridley, Matt Ryan, Ahmad Bradshaw, Michael Crabtree
4th Down Fantasy Football Podcast: Put on a Manning Face
Posted By:Bretsky on October 1, 2014
Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan toast to DaTruGuru’s FSWA Fantasy Baseball victory while also taking a quick look back at the Week 4 NFL action, including Eli Manning’s triumph over Blake Bortles, the return of Jamaal Charles and the continued struggles of Lesean McCoy. The guys preview their Week 5 DFS lineups and also answer some questions from the listeners.
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News and Notes
- Dennis Allen fired as Raiders’ coach
- Jordan Reed getting in some work
- Ben Tate returns to practice
Buy/Sell/Hold
- Eli Manning
- Blake Bortles, Teddy Bridgewater, Mike Glennon
- Jamaal Charles
- Demarco Murray
- Calvin Johnson vs. Jordy Nelson
- Steve Smith Sr.
- Larry Donnell and Travis Kelce
Waiver Wire Adds
- QB: Eli Manning, Carson Palmer
- RB: Isaiah Crowell, Antone Smith
- WR: Marvin Jones, Andre Holmes
- TE: Heath Miller
Week 2 Preview and Daily Fantasy Sleepers and Value Plays
- QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Glennon
- RB: Gio Bernard, Andre Ellington, Rashad Jennings
- WR: Antonio Brown, Alshon Jeffery, Emmanuel Sanders
- TE: Travis Kelce
Mailbag!
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Week 4 DraftKings Sleepers and Values
Posted By:Bretsky on September 28, 2014
We are standing strong with the Packers as they try and break out of their season-long funk, going all in with Rodgers, Nelson and Lacy. Check out our our Week 4 DraftKings lineup, followed by a little cheatsheet, courtesy of FantasyPros.com Good Luck!
Bretsky’s Week 3 Draftkings Lineup
QB – Aaron Rodgers ($8,200)
RB – Khiry Robinson ($4,800)
RB – Eddie Lacy ($5,600)
WR – Brandin Cooks ($5,300)
WR – Alshon Jeffery ($6,600)
WR – Jordy Nelson ($7,200)
TE – Vernon Davis ($4,500)
FLEX – Vincet Jackson ($5,100)
DST – Raiders ($3,000)
Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: Quarterback
Posted By:Bretsky on September 25, 2014
Welcome to Week 4 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 4 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Andrew Luck | IND vs. TEN | 2.00 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Rodgers | GB @ CHI | 2.50 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | NO @ DAL | 3.50 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | DET @ NYJ | 4.50 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Nick Foles | PHI @ SF | 5.50 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers | SD vs. JAX | 5.50 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | ATL @ MIN | 6.00 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Jay Cutler | CHI vs. GB | 7.50 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Kirk Cousins | WAS vs. NYG | 8.50 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Colin Kaepernick | SF vs. PHI | 10.50 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Tony Romo | DAL vs. NO | 11.50 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Cam Newton | CAR @ BAL | 12.00 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT vs. TB | 13.00 | 14 | 12 |
| 14 | Tom Brady | NE @ KC | 13.50 | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Eli Manning | NYG @ WAS | 15.50 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | Geno Smith | NYJ vs. DET | 16.50 | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Jake Locker | TEN @ IND | 18.00 | 23 | 13 |
| 18 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA @ OAK | 19.00 | 20 | 18 |
| 19 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | HOU vs. BUF | 20.00 | 18 | 22 |
| 20 | Blake Bortles | JAX @ SD | 20.00 | 19 | 21 |
| 21 | Josh McCown | TB @ PIT | 20.50 | 22 | 19 |
| 22 | Alex Smith | KC vs. NE | 20.50 | 21 | 20 |
| 23 | E.J. Manuel | BUF @ HOU | 21.50 | 17 | 26 |
| 24 | Teddy Bridgewater | MIN vs. ATL | 24.00 | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Joe Flacco | BAL vs. CAR | 24.00 | 24 | 24 |
Week 4 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: Running Back
Posted By:Bretsky on September 25, 2014
Welcome to Week 2 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 4 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | DeMarco Murray | DAL vs. NO | 2.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Matt Forte | CHI vs. GB | 2.00 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | LeVeon Bell | PIT vs. TB | 3.50 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | PHI @ SF | 3.50 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Alfred Morris | WAS vs. NYG | 6.00 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Eddie Lacy | GB @ CHI | 6.50 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Arian Foster | HOU vs. BUF | 7.00 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Rashad Jennings | NYG @ WAS | 7.50 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Donald Brown | SD vs. JAX | 12.00 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 | C.J. Spiller | BUF @ HOU | 12.00 | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Lamar Miller | MIA @ OAK | 14.00 | 15 | 13 |
| 12 | Joique Bell | DET @ NYJ | 14.50 | 13 | 16 |
| 13 | Doug Martin | TB @ PIT | 15.50 | 14 | 17 |
| 14 | Frank Gore | SF vs. PHI | 16.00 | 24 | 8 |
| 15 | Shane Vereen | NE @ KC | 16.00 | 21 | 11 |
| 16 | Christopher Ivory | NYJ vs. DET | 16.00 | 18 | 14 |
| 17 | Ahmad Bradshaw | IND vs. TEN | 17.00 | 11 | 23 |
| 18 | Darren Sproles | PHI @ SF | 18.00 | 16 | 20 |
| 19 | Knile Davis | KC vs. NE | 19.00 | 28 | 10 |
| 20 | Khiry Robinson | NO @ DAL | 19.00 | 17 | 21 |
| 21 | Jamaal Charles | KC vs. NE | 20.00 | 7 | 33 |
| 22 | Reggie Bush | DET @ NYJ | 21.50 | 25 | 18 |
| 23 | Stevan Ridley | NE @ KC | 22.00 | 20 | 24 |
| 24 | Fred Jackson | BUF @ HOU | 24.50 | 27 | 22 |
| 25 | Matt Asiata | MIN vs. ATL | 25.50 | 26 | 25 |
| 26 | Pierre Thomas | NO @ DAL | 25.50 | 22 | 29 |
| 27 | Toby Gerhart | JAX @ SD | 27.50 | 29 | 26 |
| 28 | Bernard Pierce | BAL vs. CAR | 28.00 | 19 | 37 |
| 29 | Maurice Jones-Drew | OAK vs. MIA | 29.00 | 23 | 35 |
| 30 | Shonn Greene | TEN @ IND | 30.00 | 41 | 19 |
| 31 | Carlos Hyde | SF vs. PHI | 30.50 | 33 | 28 |
| 32 | Chris Johnson | NYJ vs. DET | 33.00 | 36 | 30 |
| 33 | Trent Richardson | IND vs. TEN | 34.50 | 35 | 34 |
| 34 | Bobby Rainey | TB @ PIT | 35.00 | 34 | 36 |
| 35 | Steven Jackson | ATL @ MIN | 35.00 | 32 | 38 |
| 36 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | BAL vs. CAR | 35.00 | 39 | 31 |
| 37 | Justin Forsett | BAL vs. CAR | 37.00 | 42 | 32 |
| 38 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR @ BAL | 37.50 | 31 | 44 |
| 39 | Bishop Sankey | TEN @ IND | 38.50 | 30 | 47 |
| 40 | Roy Helu | WAS vs. NYG | 39.00 | 37 | 41 |
| 41 | Darren McFadden | OAK vs. MIA | 40.00 | 38 | 42 |
| 42 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR @ BAL | 42.50 | 58 | 27 |
| 43 | Andre Williams | NYG @ WAS | 43.00 | 47 | 39 |
| 44 | LeGarrette Blount | PIT vs. TB | 43.50 | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | James Starks | GB @ CHI | 44.50 | 43 | 46 |
| 46 | Alfred Blue | HOU vs. BUF | 44.50 | 40 | 49 |
| 47 | Devonta Freeman | ATL @ MIN | 45.50 | 46 | 45 |
| 48 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN vs. ATL | 46.50 | 45 | 48 |
| 49 | Dexter McCluster | TEN @ IND | 50.00 | 50 | 50 |
| 50 | Bilal Powell | NYJ vs. DET | 51.00 | 48 | 54 |
Week 4 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: Wide Receiver
Posted By:Bretsky on September 25, 2014
Welcome to Week 2 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 4 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | DET @ NYJ | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Antonio Brown | PIT vs. TB | 3.50 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Dez Bryant | DAL vs. NO | 3.50 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Julio Jones | ATL @ MIN | 4.00 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI vs. GB | 6.00 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Jordy Nelson | GB @ CHI | 6.50 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Pierre Garcon | WAS vs. NYG | 7.00 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Jeremy Maclin | PHI @ SF | 7.00 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Brandon Marshall | CHI vs. GB | 7.00 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Victor Cruz | NYG @ WAS | 10.50 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Randall Cobb | GB @ CHI | 12.50 | 9 | 16 |
| 12 | Mike Wallace | MIA @ OAK | 13.00 | 15 | 11 |
| 13 | Reggie Wayne | IND vs. TEN | 14.00 | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Roddy White | ATL @ MIN | 16.00 | 13 | 19 |
| 15 | DeSean Jackson | WAS vs. NYG | 17.50 | 22 | 13 |
| 16 | Brandin Cooks | NO @ DAL | 17.50 | 18 | 17 |
| 17 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN vs. ATL | 17.50 | 21 | 14 |
| 18 | Michael Crabtree | SF vs. PHI | 18.00 | 12 | 24 |
| 19 | Andre Johnson | HOU vs. BUF | 19.00 | 23 | 15 |
| 20 | Vincent Jackson | TB @ PIT | 20.00 | 14 | 26 |
| 21 | Keenan Allen | SD vs. JAX | 20.00 | 20 | 20 |
| 22 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU vs. BUF | 20.00 | 17 | 23 |
| 23 | Ty Hilton | IND vs. TEN | 21.50 | 25 | 18 |
| 24 | Golden Tate | DET @ NYJ | 23.50 | 26 | 21 |
| 25 | Julian Edelman | NE @ KC | 24.00 | 19 | 29 |
| 26 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR @ BAL | 24.50 | 24 | 25 |
| 27 | Kendall Wright | TEN @ IND | 26.50 | 31 | 22 |
| 28 | Eric Decker | NYJ vs. DET | 28.00 | 29 | 27 |
| 29 | Terrance Williams | DAL vs. NO | 30.00 | 28 | 32 |
| 30 | Steve Smith | CAR @ BAL | 31.00 | 27 | 35 |
| 31 | James Jones | OAK vs. MIA | 31.50 | 33 | 30 |
| 32 | Marques Colston | NO @ DAL | 32.00 | 36 | 28 |
| 33 | Torrey Smith | BAL vs. CAR | 35.50 | 30 | 41 |
| 34 | Allen Robinson | JAX @ SD | 36.00 | 35 | 37 |
| 35 | Justin Hunter | TEN @ IND | 36.50 | 40 | 33 |
| 36 | Markus Wheaton | PIT vs. TB | 37.00 | 43 | 31 |
| 37 | Sammy Watkins | BUF @ HOU | 38.00 | 38 | 38 |
| 38 | Jeremy Kerley | NYJ vs. DET | 38.00 | 42 | 34 |
| 39 | Andre Roberts | WAS vs. NYG | 41.00 | 46 | 36 |
| 40 | Cecil Shorts | JAX @ SD | 41.00 | 34 | 48 |
| 41 | Jordan Matthews | PHI @ SF | 41.50 | 37 | 46 |
| 42 | Malcom Floyd | SD vs. JAX | 42.00 | 32 | 52 |
| 43 | Allen Hurns | JAX @ SD | 43.50 | 47 | 40 |
| 44 | Dwayne Bowe | KC vs. NE | 43.50 | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Mike Evans | TB @ PIT | 44.50 | 50 | 39 |
| 46 | Greg Jennings | MIN vs. ATL | 46.00 | 41 | 51 |
| 47 | Riley Cooper | PHI @ SF | 46.00 | 48 | 44 |
| 48 | Reuben Randle | NYG @ WAS | 47.50 | 39 | 56 |
| 49 | Anquan Boldin | SF vs. PHI | 49.00 | 56 | 42 |
| 50 | Davante Adams | GB @ CHI | 49.50 | 49 | 50 |
Week 4 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: Tight End
Posted By:Bretsky on September 25, 2014
Welcome to Week 2 of the fantasy football season. Each week, our rankers will provide you with their top plays at each position. If you’ve got start/sit questions heading into Sunday’s games, find us on twitter or leave ’em in the comments!
Week 4 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings
| Rank | Player | Matchup | AVG | Bretsky | Bell |
| 1 | Jimmy Graham | NO @ DAL | 1.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski | NE @ KC | 3.00 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Martellus Bennett | CHI vs. GB | 3.50 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Greg Olsen | CAR @ BAL | 4.00 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Vernon Davis | SF vs. PHI | 5.00 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Zach Ertz | PHI @ SF | 5.50 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Niles Paul | WAS vs. NYG | 7.50 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Larry Donnell | NYG @ WAS | 9.50 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Jason Witten | DAL vs. NO | 9.50 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Antonio Gates | SD vs. JAX | 9.50 | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Dwayne Allen | IND vs. TEN | 11.00 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Heath Miller | PIT vs. TB | 11.50 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Ladarius Green | SD vs. JAX | 13.00 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Delanie Walker | TEN @ IND | 14.50 | 11 | 18 |
| 15 | Charles Clay | MIA @ OAK | 17.00 | 15 | 19 |
Week 4 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
4th Down Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 4 Preview
Posted By:Bretsky on September 24, 2014
Wayne Bretsky and Mark Kaplan recap Week 3 of the NFL season by playing a little game of Buy/Sell/Hold with some of the biggest studs and duds of the first few weeks of action. The guys pluck through the waiver wire to find some replacement tight end and provide Week 4 daily fantasy sleepers and values. Finally, the guys close the show with a dip into the mailbag.
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News and Notes
- Dennis Pitta and Kyle Rudolp out
- Welcome to the byes
- Rookie QBS taking over
Buy/Sell/Hold
- Tom Brady
- Kiirk Cousins
- Aaron Rodgers
- Lesean McCoy
- Zac Stacy
- Demarco Murray
- Chris Ivory
- Victor Cruz
- Andre Johnson and Deandre Hopkins
Waiver Wire Adds
- QB: Kirk Cousins, Eli Manning
- RB: Khiry Robinson, Donald Brown, Deangelo Williams
- WR: Brian Quick, James Jones, Miles Austin, Jordan Mathews
- TE: Niles Paul, Larry Donnell, Travis Kelce, Owen Daniels
Week 2 Preview and Daily Fantasy Sleepers and Value Plays
- QB: Tony Romo, Blake Bortles
- RB: Lesean McCoy, Khiry Robinson, Demarco Murray
- WR: Antonio Brown
- TE: Vernon Davis
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