NFL Week 4 Waiver Wire: Top Pickups at Each Position

NFL Week 4 is upon us, which means it’s time to scour the fantasy football waiver for the top pickups of the week ahead of Wednesday.

Whether you’re looking to replace a top player who sustained an unfortunate injury or eyeing darkhorse players who have popped out of nowhere through the first few games of the season, fantasy football experts Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon have you covered with their best Week 4 waiver wire adds.

NFL Week 4 Waiver Wire Breakdown

As usual, the duo hopped on the Fantasy Flex pod on Tuesday and discussed all things related to Week 4 waiver candidates. In fact, they said two running backs who profile as deal upside backup running backs are available in over 60% of leagues! Find out more below.

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NFL Week 4 Waiver Wire Adds

* Availability in home leagues is noted in parentheses.

QB Daniel Jones, Giants (94%)

My comp for Malik Nabers was Ja’Marr Chase. I was saying to simply imagine Ja’Marr Chase with Daniel Jones throwing him the ball

It’s not an ideal situation for Nabers, really, but he’s so good he’s making Daniel Jones look good, too

After Week 1, Jones finally realized he should just force the ball to Nabers. He now has back-to-back games with two pass TDs (QB10 over last two games)

His rushing upside has been somewhat limited due to his ACL recovery, but I expect him to scramble more going forward as he gets more comfortable with his knee

Cowboys’ pass defense has struggled and ranks 28th in DVOA, so it’s a sneaky spot for him to potentially keep up his top 10 production over the past two weeks

Opens the week as my QB14. With a wider range of outcomes, I would lean into him if I’m an underdog and play him TNF. He also helps with future sit/start decisions.

RB Braelon Allen, Jets (64%)

As good as he’s been as a rookie, there is still a very low chance he would ever leapfrog Breece Hall as the lead-back without an injury

But he’s been seeing enough volume to potentially offer RB3/Flex value in the right matchups

Specifically, when the Jets should win easily, play with a leading game script

Given how good Aaron Rodgers has looked recently, it could be more often than not

Have a great matchup at home against the Broncos this week that could be the case

Allen would also become a clear RB2, must start if Breece Hall ever misses time

He’s a must-add (and has been one)

RB Bucky Irving, Buccaneers (64%)

Well, I’ve been hinting at this for a while now, but it appears to be happening as Bucky may have forced the TB backfield to be more of an even-split committee

He’s clearly been the most efficient back and Rachaad White has struggled with efficiency his whole career

Todd Bowles has said that he’s earned more reps

I don’t think we can consider Bucky a must-start just yet but he’s certainly in the RB3/Flex now and offers potential RB2 value if White ever misses time and even has the potential to offer that value w/o an injury to White

WR Jauan Jennings, 49ers (67%)

With so many pass catchers out with CMC/Deebo/Kittle out, Jennings shot up my Week 3 ranks as a WR3/Flex option

He delivered big time with a massive 11/175/3 game

He will be in the WR3 mix as long as Deebo is out; if Kittle is out again could push WR2 value

But I would be careful bidding too much on him unless you really need a 1-3 week rental

The time to really add him was last week before the blow-up game. He now might require a bid that’s probably too high in most leagues

WR Romeo Doubs, Packers (57%)

Doubs was dropped in quite a few leagues after Jordan Love went down

He wasn’t going to be an option with Malik Willis under center and run-heavy offense

However, he’s been operating as the clear #1 WR in terms of his routes run rate

Will get a huge boost with Jordan Love back, probably can’t trust him against the Vikings but he makes a nice bench stash

Packers WR room is crowded, but if anyone outside of Doubs misses time, it could push him into WR3 range

TE Tyler Conklin, Jets (85%)

Last week Conklin had a big game (5/93/0) and he’s a player I thought could have a breakout with Aaron Rodgers

His underlying usage has been very encouraging coming off a game with a 95% routes run rate, (90% on the year)

Rodgers is playing well and Conklin doesn’t have a receiving TD yet, but still a chance he could turn into one of Rodgers’ top red zone targets

With the TE position such a mess right now, Conklin is a sneaky bet to emerge as a TE1

K Matt Prater, Lions (90%)

My K1 to open the week

Cardinals are at home against the Commanders

Have the highest team total to open the week

Prater is excellent, especially from 50+

Fire him up this week

DEF Titans (96%)

Open the week as my DEF5 a lot of the top options are DEF that are already owned in most leagues

Sneaky spot for them despite being at Miami w/ Tua expected to miss his second straight game after suffering a concussion

Skylar Thompson was a disaster last week

The backup is Tim Boyle

Titans have a few new pieces on defense, and we could see them start to really jell soon

Jefferey Simmons picked up an arm injury, so I’ll be monitoring his status; if he’s out, we could see the Titans plummet outside of my top 10

Seems like a fairly tricky week for DEF streamers