2019 Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings

Can we finally be done with the Antonio Brown drama?  Please?  I'm so tired of seeing his name in my Twitter feed.  Seriously.  Let's move on to some Melvin Gordon drama, shall we?  Hopefully that won't be too much drama.  Just him finally reporting to his team and likely back to business...but that's probably Week 5 at this point.

Let's start with Week 4.  And that means the BYE weeks have begun.  It's only the Jets and 49ers, so only a couple of fantasy relevant guys will be missed this week.  But in the weeks to come, you need to start looking ahead a little bit.  I mean, you should be doing that to some extent anyway.  But not all bye weeks are created equal.  Take a look at the next couple of weeks for your team and make sure you don't have like three guys all out Week 6 or something.  If you do, hopefully my rankings can help you fill some of those holes if you don't realize it until you're surfing the internet on a Wednesday night.

I do want to brag for a second because one bright spot for me in Week 3 was my record versus the spread & over/under.  I actually went 15-5 and was the #2 ranker on the FantasyPros site for the week!  Let's see if I can keep it up with my picks at the bottom of this article.

But first, the rankings!

2019 Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyProsECR ™ - Expert Consensus Rankings

QBs

I'm actually a little high on Derek Carr versus the ECR this week.  That's not to say I'm crazy about the guy, but I do have him as a top-20 play against a banged up Colts defense.  I'm facing Darren Waller in my money league, so I fully expect him to have a huge day.  Oh, and you can probably count on another Carr to Tyrell touchdown as well.  I'm a little down on Gardner Minshew, though you're probably not considering him well past QB20 anyway.  Still, I just point this out in case you are streaming a QB this week.  Don't let the mustache fool you.  I'd look elsewhere and avoid Minshew at Mile High.

RBs

I loved Frank Gore in Week 3 against the Bengals, and he ended up having a solid game.  I'm backing off him slightly this week against the Patriots, but he's still in FLEX consideration.  Speaking of a potential FLEX play, I think Darrel Williams fits the bill if Damien Williams misses Week 4.  So far he's not practicing this week, and LeSean McCoy's ankle is a bit banged up.  I actually think Darrel could get the largest share of RB touches in this game, and with a high over/under, that could mean plenty of yards and a good shot at the end zone.

Someone who continues to fall down my rankings is Duke Johnson.  He was my preseason "sneaky top-20 RB", and when he was traded to the Texans, I thought that would be a lock.  So far through 3 weeks, that doesn't appear to be the case.  But it's still only Week 4.  There's plenty of football left to play.  For now though, I've lowered him outside of my top-40 RBs and currently 12 spots lower than the ECR.

WRs

Last week I was about 20 spots higher than the ECR on both Demarcus Robinson and Mecole Hardman, and Mahomes connected with each of them for a touchdown.  You need to consider both guys as FLEX plays until Tyreek Hill is back in the lineup.  I still have both as top-30 WRs, but the ECR does not.  I'm also WAY high on Marquez Valdes-Scantling who broke out a little bit last week against the Broncos.  I think he could go for 99+ yards and a score for the second week in a row.  I keep lowering Stefon Diggs, but the ECR still has him as a top-30 play.  I just can't do it right now.  There's not enough volume in that passing game, and this week the Vikings face a tough Bears defense.  I'd stay away if you have a better option for your WR2 spot or even FLEX.

TEs

It's only Week 4 and I'm already tired of the tight end position.  Once again it's a brutal wasteland.  Last week I rolled the dice on Will Dissly, and that worked out pretty well.  This week he faces a Cardinal defense that gives up the most points to tight end (and it's not even close!).  I'm hoping for another big week from him, and I have him as a top-5 play.  I'm down on Jared Cook who did nothing in two games with Brees and then more nothing with Bridgewater.  I'm not sure why the ECR has him as a top-15 play.  I think that just shows how bad the tight end position is after the first 6 or 7 guys.

DEFs

Last week I faded the Rams because I thought the Browns would bounce back and look good on Sunday night.  The Browns did not bounce back and did not look good.  The Rams were a top-10 fantasy defense, and they're in my top-5 this week against Jameis the turnover machine.  I'm kind of high on the Packers in tomorrow night's game.  This defense has been really good through 3 weeks, and now it's time to see if they're for real against Wentz and the Eagles.  I think they are.  I'm not down too much on many defenses, though I'm doubling down on the Browns this week and slightly fading the Ravens.  But whatever.  I get it if you want to start Baltimore D at home in a division game. 

As for my Week 4 picks including Browns/Ravens and quite a few others, they're listed below:

Cheers,
Bart