Week 4 fantasy football playbook

Studs, duds, sneaky DFS picks and more for each position (that matters) on your Week 4 fantasy football squad.

Thanks again for being a loyal reader and subscriber! Keep reading for the latest fantasy football rankings, injury news, players trending up and down, and more. Best of luck in Week 4!

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EDITOR’S NOTES

Best/worst matchups: Matchup rankings listed, other than WR, are courtesy of The Athletic’s Jake Ciely’s matchup rankings, which include his homemade metric, Adjusted Points Allowed (APA). WR rankings are based on WR/CB matchup ratings by fantasypoints.com.

Rankings: If viewing from email, clicking on the image will open the rankings in a new window. There are also links to the full rankings at the end of each individual chart.

DFS values: This data is courtesy of dailyfantasyfuel.com. “Value” projects how much return on investment a player will deliver, based on salary and projected performance.

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Week 4 playbook: Quarterbacks

🤕 Pain index

• 🚫 Nope: Jayden Daniels, WAS; J.J. McCarthy, MIN;

• 🫤 Looking iffy: Baker Mayfield, TB

• ✅ Good to go: Justin Fields, NYJ; Brock Purdy, SF

View latest NFL injury report

↕️ QB matchup breakdown

📈 Notable QBs with great matchups

• Best - Jordan Love, GB (at DAL)

• 2nd best - Bo Nix, DEN (vs. CIN)

• 3rd best - Drake Maye, NE (vs. CAR)

💪 Stud potential: Bo Nix — Nix hasn’t found his rhythm yet, but Week 4 offers the perfect bounce-back opportunity. The Bengals have been torched for the seventh-most passing yards and six touchdowns through three weeks, while also struggling against mobile QBs — a wrinkle Nix can exploit with his 23 rushing yards per game.