The better part of three weeks is in the fantasy football books, making those early trends very real -- for better or worse. One must still consider the matchups played thus far and those to come, but usage and volume are becoming reliable. Week 4 also brings the first bye week, with the Jets and 49ers putting their feet up. To get you the quickest intel for Sunday night waiver-wire planning, here is the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 4.
This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.
Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position. Players must be owned in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2024:- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
- Kicker fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- IDP fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Running Backs (Priority Order):
Wayne Gallman
Darrel Williams
Ronald Jones II
Jamaal Williams
Rex Burkhead
Chris Thompson
Tony Pollard
Alexander Mattison
Jeffery Wilson
Gus Edwards
Brian Hill
C.J. Prosise
T.J. Yeldon
Ty Johnson
Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Nelson Agholor
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Mecole Hardman
D.J. Chark
Courtland Sutton
Phillip Dorsett
Diontae Johnson
Golden Tate
Dante Pettis
James Washington
Preston Williams
Kenny Stills
Cole Beasley
Devin Smith
Adam Humphries
Mack Hollins
Zach Pascal
Tight Ends (Priority Order):
Vernon Davis
Will Dissly
Dawson Knox
Jordan Akins
Benjamin Watson
Chris Herndon IV
Tyler Eifert
Demetrius Harris
Irv Smith Jr.
Darren Fells
Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Daniel Jones
Kyle Allen
Jacoby Brissett
Case Keenum
Andy Dalton
Gardner Minshew
Mason Rudolph