Week 4 Flex Rankings for Fantasy Football

Last week I wrote up Rashid Shaheed as a player that fantasy managers should start. He proceeded to go without a catch for the second time in his last 26 games. But here’s the thing. He could have easily caught one, maybe two touchdowns. The Saints also gave him a carry inside the red zone and targeted Shaheed on 20 percent of throws. I do not tell you any of this to justify a pick that fell short. I get stuff wrong constantly, oftentimes comically so. But fantasy football is a game of probabilities. The same can be said for weekly Flex rankings.  

For example, I have Travis Kelce as my top tight end this week. Kelce enters Week 4 as the overall TE24 so far this year. He has scored a total of 11 fantasy points (Half-PPR) through three weeks. Based on his year-to-date production, there is no way I should have him ranked as the overall TE1. But would it shock anyone if he broke out in a game against the Chargers, who have already allowed 18 catches (tied for third-most in the NFL) to opposing tight ends? Especially when they will be missing standout safety Derwin James for this game?

Besides, the tight end position is where consistent fantasy production has gone to die so far this year. Here is a list of the top 15 tight ends in YTD fantasy points. In one column, you will see that tight end’s most productive fantasy game. The other column will show a total of that tight end’s fantasy points in the other two weeks combined. Please note that George Kittle and Jake Ferguson have only played two games so far this season.

Rank	Player	Best Week	Other Two Weeks Combined
TE1	Dallas Goedert	22	10.4
TE2	Brock Bowers	14.3	14.4
TE3	Cole Kmet	20.7	5.6
TE4	Isaiah Likely	21.6	4.5
TE5	Trey McBride	15.7	9.5
TE6	George Kittle	17.1	6
TE7	Mike Gesicki	12.6	10
TE8	Kyle Pitts	10.1	10.4
TE9	Hunter Henry	14.9	4.7
TE10	Zach Ertz	8.2	10.6
TE11	Dalton Kincaid	11.6	6.9
TE12	Brenton Strange	8.2	8
TE13	Pat Freiermuth	5.9	10
TE14	Jake Ferguson	12.5	3
TE15	Tyler Conklin	11.8	2.6

I am not sure what is more gross – the lack of tight end scoring or the lack of consistency. Pat Freiermuth is the overall TE13, and he has not scored six fantasy games in any of his three games played. In his defense, at least he has been consistently mediocre. Zach Ertz is the only other top-15 tight end whose best game accounts for less than 49 percent of his total fantasy points. Nine of the 15 have scored at least 62 percent of their total fantasy points in one game. Remember Opening Night when we thought it was Isaiah Likely SZN? In the last two games, Likely has scored a total of 4.5 points and been targeted four times. He is the TE38 in that span. And yet he is still the overall TE4. 

So how does this impact Week 4 Flex rankings? As I mentioned, our game is one of likelihoods (no pun intended) and probabilities. If you want to flex (also no pun intended) about benching Kelce, CeeDee Lamb, or Breece Hall when they have a bad week, do not be surprised when the worm turns. That is why I will, for the most part, always have players of that caliber towards the top of my weekly Flex rankings. I hope that makes sense. 

Below are my current Flex rankings for Week 4. As always, these are based on Half-PPR scoring. If you wish to view a more customizable set of rankings, you can do so here. That is also where I will update these rankings on Sunday morning.

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Week 4 Flex Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Jordan Mason	SF	RB1	v. NE
2	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB2	v. DEN
3	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB3	@TB
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR1	@NYG
5	Derrick Henry	BLT	RB4	v. BUF
6	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB5	v. NO
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB6	@CHI
8	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB7	@ATL
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB8	v. PIT
10	Rashee Rice	KC	WR2	@LAC
11	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR3	@GB
12	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB9	v. SEA
13	Aaron Jones	MIN	RB10	@GB
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR4	v. SEA
15	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	WR5	@CAR
16	Nico Collins	HST	WR6	v. JAX
17	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR7	v. DEN
18	James Conner	ARZ	RB11	v. WAS
19	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB12	v. TEN
20	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAX	RB13	@HST
21	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARZ	WR8	v. WAS
22	James Cook	BUF	RB14	@BLT
23	Davante Adams	LV	WR9	v. CLV
24	Joe Mixon	HST	RB15	v. JAX
25	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB16	v. MIN
26	David Montgomery	DET	RB17	v. SEA
27	DK Metcalf	SEA	WR10	@DET
28	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB18	@ARZ
29	Malik Nabers	NYG	WR11	V. DAL
30	Zack Moss	CIN	RB19	@CAR
31	Najee Harris	PIT	RB20	@IND
32	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	RB21	V. KC
33	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR12	v. NE
34	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB22	@SF
35	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB23	@MIA
36	Chris Olave	NO	WR13	@ATL
37	Chris Godwin	TB	WR14	v. PHI
38	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR15	@TB
39	Devin Singletary	NYG	RB24	V. DAL
40	Drake London	ATL	WR16	v. NO
41	Mike Evans	TB	WR17	v. PHI
42	Zay Flowers	BLT	WR18	v. BUF
43	DJ Moore	CHI	WR19	v. LAR
44	Amari Cooper	CLV	WR20	@LV
45	Jayden Reed	GB	WR21	v. MIN
46	Diontae Johnson	CAR	WR22	v. CIN
47	Jerome Ford	CLV	RB25	@LV
48	Stefon Diggs	HST	WR23	v. JAX
49	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB26	v. CIN
50	Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR24	v. TEN
51	D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB27	v. LAR
52	George Pickens	PIT	WR25	@IND
53	Jameson Williams	DET	WR26	v. SEA
54	Rachaad White	TB	RB28	v. PHI
55	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR27	v. NE
56	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR28	@CAR
57	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB29	@DET
58	Carson Steele	KC	RB30	@LAC
59	Tank Dell	HST	WR29	v. JAX
60	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR30	@ARZ
61	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR31	@DET
62	Travis Kelce	KC	TE1	@LAC
63	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	WR32	@HST
64	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR33	v. PIT
65	Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR34	@ATL
66	Trey McBride	ARZ	TE2	v. WAS
67	Bucky Irving	TB	RB31	v. PHI
68	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR35	@LAC
69	Brock Bowers	LV	TE3	v. CLV
70	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB32	@NYJ
71	Calvin Ridley	TEN	WR36	@MIA
72	Christian Kirk	JAX	WR37	@HST
73	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR38	v. LAR
74	George Kittle	SF	TE4	v. NE
75	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR39	@BLT
76	Jerry Jeudy	CLV	WR40	@LV
77	Christian Watson	GB	WR41	v. MIN
78	Rico Dowdle	DAL	RB33	@NYG
79	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	WR42	@MIA
80	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE5	@TB
81	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE6	@NYG
82	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR43	V. KC
83	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE7	v. SEA
84	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR44	v. TEN
85	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE8	@BLT
86	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	WR45	@CHI
87	Keenan Allen	CHI	WR46	v. LAR
88	Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB34	v. TEN
89	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR47	@NYJ
90	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR48	@DET
91	Darnell Mooney	ATL	WR49	v. NO
92	Gabe Davis	JAX	WR50	@HST
93	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR51	V. KC
94	Jalen Nailor	MIN	WR52	@GB
95	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB35	@DET
96	Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB36	v. DEN
97	Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR53	v. CLV
98	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE9	v. NO
99	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR54	@GB
100	Brandin Cooks	DAL	WR55	@NYG
101	Tyjae Spears	TEN	RB37	@MIA
102	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	WR56	V. DAL
103	Zamir White	LV	RB38	v. CLV
104	Ty Chandler	MIN	RB39	@GB
105	Joshua Palmer	LAC	WR57	V. KC
106	Samaje Perine	KC	RB40	@LAC
107	Mark Andrews	BLT	TE10	v. BUF
108	Tyler Johnson	LAR	WR58	@CHI
109	Keon Coleman	BUF	WR59	@BLT
110	Jordan Whittington	LAR	WR60	@CHI
111	Alexander Mattison	LV	RB41	v. CLV
112	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR61	v. MIN
113	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB42	@NYG
114	Tank Bigsby	JAX	RB43	@HST
115	DeMario Douglas	NE	WR62	@SF
116	Dalton Schultz	HST	TE11	v. JAX
117	Mike Gesicki	CIN	TE12	@CAR
118	Allen Lazard	NYJ	WR63	v. DEN
119	Jahan Dotson	PHI	WR64	@TB
120	Michael Wilson	ARZ	WR65	v. WAS
121	Mike Williams	NYJ	WR66	v. DEN
122	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	RB44	@NYJ
123	Evan Engram	JAX	TE13	@HST
124	Josh Downs	IND	WR67	v. PIT
125	Curtis Samuel	BUF	WR68	@BLT
126	Isaiah Likely	BLT	TE14	v. BUF
127	Josh Reynolds	DEN	WR69	@NYJ
128	Colby Parkinson	LAR	TE15	@CHI
129	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB45	@IND
130	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	WR70	v. NO
131	Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB46	@ARZ
132	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR71	@NYG
133	David Njoku	CLV	TE16	@LV
134	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE17	@IND
135	Taysom Hill	NO	TE18	@ATL
136	Xavier Legette	CAR	WR72	v. CIN
137	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	WR73	v. MIN
138	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	TE19	v. DEN
139	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE20	v. LAR
140	Hunter Henry	NE	TE21	@SF
141	Gus Edwards	LAC	RB47	V. KC
142	Emanuel Wilson	GB	RB48	v. MIN
143	Roschon Johnson	CHI	RB49	v. LAR
144	Noah Fant	SEA	TE22	@DET
145	Darius Slayton	NYG	WR74	V. DAL
146	Elijah Moore	CLV	WR75	@LV
147	Rashod Bateman	BLT	WR76	v. BUF
148	Zach Ertz	WAS	TE23	@ARZ
149	Alec Pierce	IND	WR77	v. PIT
150	Greg Dortch	ARZ	WR78	v. WAS
151	Tutu Atwell	LAR	WR79	@CHI
152	Tre Tucker	LV	WR80	v. CLV
153	Cade Otton	TB	TE24	v. PHI
154	Jalen McMillan	TB	WR81	v. PHI
155	Justice Hill	BLT	RB50	v. BUF
156	Antonio Gibson	NE	RB51	@SF
157	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	WR82	@CAR
158	Tyler Boyd	TEN	WR83	@MIA
159	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	WR84	v. CIN
160	Chase Brown	CIN	RB52	@CAR
161	Johnny Mundt	MIN	TE25	@GB
162	Miles Sanders	CAR	RB53	v. CIN
163	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB54	v. NO
164	D'Onta Foreman	CLV	RB55	@LV
165	Khalil Herbert	CHI	RB56	v. LAR
166	Dyami Brown	WAS	WR85	@ARZ
167	Trey Benson	ARZ	RB57	v. WAS
168	Hayden Hurst	LAC	TE26	V. KC
169	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB58	V. DAL
170	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	WR86	@SF
171	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE27	v. MIN
172	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	TE28	@MIA
173	Jonnu Smith	MIA	TE29	v. TEN
174	Chris Conley	SF	WR87	v. NE
175	Calvin Austin III	PIT	WR88	@IND
176	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE30	@ATL
177	Ray Davis	BUF	RB59	@BLT
178	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE31	V. DAL
179	Greg Dulcich	DEN	TE32	@NYJ
180	Luke Musgrave	GB	TE33	v. MIN
181	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	WR89	@NYJ
182	K.J. Osborn	NE	WR90	@SF
183	Johnny Wilson	PHI	WR91	@TB
184	Mack Hollins	BUF	WR92	@BLT
185	Jamaal Williams	NO	RB60	@ATL
186	Isaac Guerendo	SF	RB61	v. NE
187	Van Jefferson	PIT	WR93	@IND
188	Devaughn Vele	DEN	WR94	@NYJ
189	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	WR95	@ARZ
190	Justin Watson	KC	WR96	@LAC
191	Will Dissly	LAC	TE34	V. KC
192	Britain Covey	PHI	WR97	@TB
193	Adonai Mitchell	IND	WR98	v. PIT
194	Tommy Tremble	CAR	TE35	v. CIN
195	Tyquan Thornton	NE	WR99	@SF
196	Noah Brown	WAS	WR100	@ARZ
197	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	RB62	@IND
198	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE36	@BLT
199	Austin Hooper	NE	TE37	@SF
200	Gerald Everett	CHI	TE38	v. LAR
201	Nelson Agholor	BLT	WR101	v. BUF
202	Blake Corum	LAR	RB63	@CHI
203	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	WR102	@NYG
204	Foster Moreau	NO	TE39	@ATL
205	Cedric Tillman	CLV	WR103	@LV
206	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR104	@LAC
207	Dameon Pierce	HST	RB64	v. JAX
208	Olamide Zaccheaus	WAS	WR105	@ARZ
209	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	RB65	v. NE
210	Brock Wright	DET	TE40	v. SEA
211	Pierre Strong Jr.	CLV	RB66	@LV
212	Tim Patrick	DET	WR106	v. SEA
213	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	TE41	v. CIN
214	Noah Gray	KC	TE42	@LAC
215	Michael Mayer	LV	TE43	v. CLV
216	Jordan Akins	CVL	TE44	@LV
217	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR107	V. DAL
218	Ty Johnson	BUF	RB67	@BLT
219	Kylen Granson	IND	TE45	v. PIT
220	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE46	v. DEN
221	Josh Whyle	TEN	TE47	@MIA
222	Deuce Vaughn	DAL	RB68	@NYG
223	Trey Palmer	TB	WR108	v. PHI
224	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	RB69	@TB
225	Ronnie Bell	SF	WR109	v. NE
226	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	NO	WR110	@ATL
227	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR111	@MIA
228	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	BUF	WR112	@BLT
229	Troy Franklin	DEN	WR113	@NYJ
230	Jake Bobo	SEA	WR114	@DET

Make sure to check out all of our Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis!