Last week was my best article of the season! We had some risky flex options heading into the week, but most of them came up huge. Kirk Cousins, Zack Moss, Raheem Mostert, George Pickens and Sam LaPorta all came through for us, and I’m hoping to keep that going here. What’s funny is that when these players play so well, they might not be eligible for the next article because they become must-start players.

That means we’re doing something right, so let’s get to the smash start flexes that we love for this week. Here are all of our picks for Week 4. And below we dive into a few notable players that we love starting in fantasy football this week.

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Fantasy Football Smash Starts for Week 4 (2023)

Quarterbacks

Anthony Richardson (IND) vs. LAR

It sucks that this rookie got injured so early in his career because he had a historical first five quarters in the NFL. The young quarterback dropped 25 fantasy points in an impressive Week 1 and then had 18 fantasy points through the first quarter of Week 2. A concussion knocked him out for the final three quarters of that game and the Week 3 matchup with Baltimore. He’ll be ready to return here, and we can’t overlook his elite per-minute production thus far in what looks like a decent home matchup.

Running Backs

Miles Sanders (CAR) vs. MIN

Some of the statistics are far from exciting for Sanders, but this is a spot we can’t fade him. Let’s start there because this Minnesota matchup couldn’t be better. The Vikings have allowed the sixth-most yards in the NFL and the seventh-most points. They can’t stop anyone right now, and we love that since Sanders is the bellcow back for this Panthers team. He played in nearly 70% of the team’s snaps last week and is one of the league leaders with 18 touches per game.

He also scored 15 fantasy points last week despite receiving just nine carries. That means the game script doesn’t really matter for Sanders because he can be a threat on the ground or through the air while receiving almost all of the goal-line work. The game script couldn’t be better this week, though.

Zack Moss (IND) vs. LAR

We had Moss in here last week, and we’re going back to the well for all the same reasons. He played nearly every snap in Week 2 and then backed it up with 30 carries in Week 3. That means Indy will run him into the ground until Jonathan Taylor returns, but he’s an elite fantasy option until then. Moss has 19 and 22 fantasy points in those two fill-in spots and now has at least 19 fantasy points in three straight games dating back to last season. He did that damage against a tough Baltimore defense last week, and LA is far from that.

In fact, the Rams are allowing 4.5 yards per carry so far this season, one of the worst marks in the league.

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