Waiver Wire Rankings (Week 4)

Terrelle Pryor is contributing not just at the WR position, but offers value as a QB as well

After a dreadful Week 2 that was filled with injuries, Week 3 was much less eventful in a good way. We’re already heading to the quarter way point and if you’re in need of help, there’s still some viable options on the waiver wire.

Below, you’ll find a consensus set of waiver wire rankings from four pundits. We realize it can be difficult to narrow down your choices so we’re doing it for you. We’ve also selected players that are owned in under 50% of Yahoo leagues to ensure the options are more likely available in your league. Keep reading for the waiver wire assistance you’re looking for as well as defensive streaming options for Week 4.

Featured Pros:
Nick Raducanu – ProjectRoto
Scott Whitfield – Roto Rankings
Kevin Roberts – Breaking Football
Sean Beazley – EDSFootball

Terrelle Pryor is contributing not just at the WR position, but offers value as a QB as well

Featured Pros:
Nick Raducanu – ProjectRoto
Scott Whitfield – Roto Rankings
Kevin Roberts – Breaking Football
Sean Beazley – EDSFootball

Waiver Wire Rankings (STD Scoring)

Player	Position	Team	Consensus Rank	Best Rank	Worst Rank	Yahoo Ownership %
Jordan Howard	RB	CHI	1	1	1	23%
Terrelle Pryor	WR	CLE	2.8	2	4	22%
Dwayne Washington	RB	DET	3.8	2	7	23%
Quincy Enunwa	WR	NYJ	6	3	9	34%
Darren Sproles	RB	PHI	6.8	5	8	39%
DeAndre Washington	RB	OAK	7.8	5	12	10%
Davante Adams	WR	GB	8.3	2	16	11%
Cole Beasley	WR	DAL	8.8	4	13	21%
Jamison Crowder	WR	WAS	9.5	5	13	16%
Orleans Darkwa	RB	NYG	10.5	4	16	1%
Zach Miller	TE	CHI	12.8	9	19	40%
Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	13.3	5	20	41%
Kenyan Drake	RB	MIA	14.8	11	23	16%
Cameron Artis-Payne	RB	CAR	15.5	10	24	19%
Kenneth Dixon	RB	BAL	15.8	9	20	12%
Robert Woods	WR	BUF	16.8	6	24	1%
Wendell Smallwood	RB	PHI	16.8	10	22	1%
Paul Perkins	RB	NYG	17.5	14	26	2%
Kenny Stills	WR	MIA	18.3	16	22	9%
Jack Doyle	TE	IND	18.8	7	26	10%
Fozzy Whittaker	RB	CAR	19.3	17	22	35%
Adam Humphries	WR	TB	20	12	25	1%
Anquan Boldin	WR	DET	20	17	23	18%
Dexter McCluster	RB	SD	20.3	14	26	6%
Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN	22.3	18	25	11%
Cameron Brate	TE	TB	24.3	21	26	2%

Q1. Give us your thoughts on a waiver wire target (or two) you especially like as a pickup.

“It looks like Jeremy Langford may miss 4-6 weeks with a sprained ankle. John Fox didn’t exactly seem psyched about Langford and his 3.7 yards per carry pre-injury, and this could open the door for Jordan Howard to step into the lead back role in Chicago. You don’t get THAT many opportunities to pick up a potential season-long starter during the fantasy football season, and while I don’t love the Bears potential game flow situations, Howard is my number one pickup this week.”
– Nick Raducanu (ProjectRoto)

“Terrelle Pryor after Jordan Howard, I really like Pryor as a waiver add because he’s posting stats as a QB and WR. Until Josh Gordon returns, Pryor will remain the primary receiving threat, and even once Josh Gordon returns, Pryor could possibly be throwing touchdowns to Gordon as well. Additionally, the return of Gordon could actually help Pryor as a WR because all defensive secondary eyes will be on Josh Gordon.”
– Scott Whitfield (Roto Rankings)

“Jordan Howard and Terrelle Pryor are the obvious hot calls right now, but Quincy Enunwa is the guy who has been rock solid through three weeks, yet seems to be floating under the radar a bit. He was already a solid pickup, but with Brandon Marshall not 100%, he should be high on everyone’s list.”
– Kevin Roberts (Breaking Football)

“My top add this week would be Bears RB Jordan Howard. He should be the clear cut #1 target this week as he should take over the role as the Bears’ No. 1 RB. Jeremy Langford has looked terrible this season and Bears OC Dowell Loggains did say he looked faster than he did in preseason this past week. This was one of the main knocks on Howard going into the year.”
– Sean Beazley (EDSFootball)

Q2. For owners renting a D/ST in Week 4, what readily available option should they target and why?

“This line of thinking didn’t work out for Miami this week, but the Washington Redskins look to have a nice home matchup next week against what should be the Browns’ third-string quarterback. Cleveland did a nice job designing some plays for Tyrelle Pryor in Week 3 and will likely do the same again in Week 4, but I still think Washington will be able to keep the Browns from scoring a ton (while also forcing some turnovers). Even though I usually look to target opponents who are giving the ball away more than the Browns are, Washington is tied for 10th in takeaways and should make for a nice streaming option next week.”
– Nick Raducanu (ProjectRoto)

“The Washington Redskins are my pick for the same reason the Miami Dolphins were a top pick up last week. They’ll face Cody Kessler and the Cleveland Browns, but the Redskins have a slight advantage that the Dolphins did not, a full tape of live game action on Kessler.”
– Scott Whitfield (Roto Rankings)

“I would target the Washington Redskins defense at home versus the Browns. I think Washington will do a better job at handling Terrelle Pryor than Miami did this past week. Using DFS pricing in yearly leagues goes often overlooked. Washington is priced 8th on FanDuel, and 4th on DraftKings.”
– Sean Beazley (EDSFootball)

“I really don’t get why no one is into the Baltimore Ravens this year. It isn’t always sexy, but through three weeks, they haven’t give up more than 20 points in any game. They’re getting pressure on the quarterback even without Elvis Dumervil around and it feels like the turnovers and defensive scores will come. A matchup this week with the Raiders isn’t ideal, but the Ravens are at home and so far have done enough to get a cursory glance if your unit is on a bye.”
– Kevin Roberts (Breaking Football)

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Thank you to the experts for ranking the top readily available waiver options.