Cole Beasley's Week 3 stat line of eight catches for 48 yards is why some people hate point-per-reception leagues and why some people love them. He's unowned in 92 percent of Yahoo leagues, yet he had value because of all those catches. Those types of guys don't seem quite as prevalent this year as in years past, though. Christian Kirk, who had a classic PPR line of his own last week (10-59), looks like the new Jarvis Landry (Related: What happened to the old Jarvis Landry?) and Tyler Boyd is right there with him, but the top of our Week 4 fantasy WR PPR rankings is mostly full of all-around studs. Bor-ing.
OK, it's always been that way, but with Landry struggling, Golden Tate still suspended, Jamison Crowder on bye, and old reliables like Nelson Agholor and Cooper Kupp turning into touchdown machines, it's not as much fun trying to find those high-catch WR3 sleepers who are so valuable in PPR, especially during the bye weeks.
WEEK 4 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker
Perhaps looking at defenses allowing a lot of receptions can help us find a few diamonds in the rough. Carolina, Buffalo, Houston, and Detroit all rank in the top five in WR receptions allowed (the idle Jets are also in that group). Most of the key players facing those teams will already be in fantasy lineups. Will Fuller (vs. Panthers), Curtis Samuel (@ Texans), and Phillip Dorsett (@ Bills) might be on the bubble, but you're definitely starting D.J. Moore, Josh Gordon, Julian Edelman (if healthy), Sammy Watkins, Demarcus Robinson, and Mecole Hardman.
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Going a few spots lower on the list helps more: Vikings, Giants, Eagles, Saints. Perhaps Anthony Miller (vs. Vikings) can finally get going, and Trey Quinn (@ Giants) might become the PPR slot machine we all thought he could. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (vs. Eagles), fresh off a 10-target game, could be in line for another productive day, and either Randall Cobb or Devin Smith (@ Saints) could step up in place of Michael Gallup.
Either way, with just the Jets and 49ers on bye, fantasy owners shouldn't be hurting for options, and with the amount of passes being thrown this year, someone's bound to catch 'em.
WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Tight end
Reminder: Check back for updates during the week.
WEEK 4 DFS LINEUPS:
DK cash | DK GPP | FD cash | FD GPP | Y! cash | Y! GPP
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Week 4 PPR Rankings: WRs
These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.
| 1 | Keenan Allen, LAC @ MIA. |
| 2 | Julio Jones, ATL vs. TEN. |
| 3 | Amari Cooper, DAL @ NO. |
| 4 | Davante Adams, GB vs. PHI. |
| 5 | DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs. CAR. |
| 6 | Odell Beckham Jr., CLE @ BAL. |
| 7 | Tyler Lockett, SEA @ ARZ. |
| 8 | Cooper Kupp, LAR vs. TB. |
| 9 | Sammy Watkins, KC @ DET. |
| 10 | Sterling Shepard, NYG vs. WAS. |
| 11 | Julian Edelman, NE @ BUF. |
| 12 | Michael Thomas, NO vs. DAL. |
| 13 | Tyler Boyd, CIN @ PIT. |
| 14 | Mike Evans, TB @ LAR. |
| 15 | JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT vs. CIN. |
| 16 | Brandin Cooks, LAR vs. TB. |
| 17 | Nelson Agholor, PHI @ GB. |
| 18 | Kenny Golladay, DET vs. KC. |
| 19 | Marquise Brown, BAL vs. CLE. |
| 20 | D.J. Moore, CAR @ HOU. |
| 21 | Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ vs. SEA. |
| 22 | Allen Robinson, CHI vs. MIN. |
| 23 | Mecole Hardman, KC @ DET. |
| 24 | Demarcus Robinson, KC @ DET. |
| 26 | Emmanuel Sanders, DEN vs. JAX. |
| 27 | Curtis Samuel, CAR @ HOU. |
| 28 | Robert Woods, LAR vs. TB. |
| 29 | Adam Thielen, MIN @ CHI. |
| 30 | Christian Kirk, ARZ vs. SEA. |
| 31 | Courtland Sutton, DEN vs. JAX. |
| 32 | Calvin Ridley, ATL vs. TEN. |
| 33 | Josh Gordon, NE @ BUF. |
| 34 | Chris Godwin, TB @ LAR. |
| 35 | Tyrell Williams, OAK @ IND. |
| 36 | John Brown, BUF vs. NE. |
| 37 | John Ross, CIN @ PIT |
| 38 | Paul Richardson, WAS @ NYG. |
| 39 | D.K. Metcalf, SEA @ ARZ. |
| 40 | Phillip Dorsett, NE @ BUF. |
| 41 | DJ Chark, JAX @ DEN. |
| 42 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB vs. PHI. |
| 43 | Alshon Jeffery, PHI @ GB. |
| 44 | Stefon Diggs, MIN @ CHI. |
| 45 | Marvin Jones, DET vs. KC. |
| 46 | Jarvis Landry, CLE @ BAL. |
| 47 | Will Fuller V, HOU vs. CAR. |
| 48 | Anthony Miller, CHI vs. MIN. |
| 49 | Preston Williams, MIA vs. LAC |
| 50 | Dontrelle Inman, LAC @ MIA. |
| 51 | Zach Pascal, IN vs. OAK. |
| 52 | Mack Hollins, PHI @ GB. |
| 53 | Cole Beasley, BUF vs. NE. |
| 54 | Corey Davis, TEN @ ATL. |
| 55 | Trey Quinn, WAS @ NYG. |
| 56 | Adam Humphries, TEN @ ATL. |
| 57 | DeVante Parker, MIA vs. LAC. |
| 58 | Devin Smith, DAL @ NO. |
| 59 | Parris Campbell, IND vs. OAK. |
| 60 | Diontae Johnson, PIT vs. CIN. |
| 61 | Kenny Stills, HOU vs. CAR |
| 62 | Danny Amendola, DET vs. KC. |
| 63 | Dede Westbrook, JAX @ DEN. |
| 64 | Mohamed Sanu, ATL vs. TEN. |
| 65 | James Washington, PIT vs. CIN. |
| 66 | Chester Rogers, IND vs. OAK. |
| 67 | Deon Cain, IND vs. OAK. |
| 68 | David Moore, SEA @ ARZ. |
| 69 | Randall Cobb, DAL @ NO. |
| 70 | Willie Snead, BAL vs. CLE. |
| 71 | JJ Arcega-Whiteside, PHI @ GB. |
| 72 | Ted Ginn Jr., NO vs. DAL. |