Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Defense (Week 4)

We will have you covered throughout the fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential fantasy football waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top Defense fantasy football waiver wire targets for the week below. And here is all of our Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire advice.

• More Waiver Wire Picks
• Weekly Fantasy Football Expert Rankings
• Fantasy Football Start/Sit Advice
• Fantasy Football Trade Tools

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Defense

DEFENSES

Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Tennessee Titans: 3% rostered

• Next Opponents: @MIA, BYE, IND
• True value: $2
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: There is a smoldering crater where the Miami Dolphins’ offense used to be. Starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained a concussion in Week 2 and is expected to be out a while. Skylar Thompson looked completely overmatched in his Week 3 start against Seattle and left the game with an injury. Journeyman Tim Boyle replaced Thompson. The Dolphins acquired Tyler Huntley last week, but he’s had little time to process the playbook. The Miami offense figures to be punchless in Week 4. The Titans’ defense is a respectable unit that ranked ninth in DVOA before Tennessee’s Week 3 loss to the Packers. The Titans are by far the most attractive defensive streaming option for Week 4, and they are widely available. It will probably take more than $1 to acquire them in a week where the streaming options are sparse.

New Orleans Saints: 36% rostered

• Next Opponents: @ATL, @KC, TB
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Saints’ offense didn’t keep up its end of the bargain in a Week 3 loss to the Eagles, but the Saints’ defense pulled its weight. The Eagles beat the Saints 15-12, but New Orleans has held all three of its opponents this season to fewer than 20 points. The Saints have forced seven turnovers and collected 11 sacks in their first three games. This week’s matchup against Atlanta should probably be regarded as a neutral one, but New Orleans is nevertheless an appealing Week 4 option based on its performance thus far.

Philadelphia Eagles: 45% rostered

• Next Opponents: @TB, BYE, CLE
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Philadelphia defense has its flaws, but in Week 3, the Eagles put the clamps on a Saints offense that had been superb in its first two games. Now, Philly has a date with a Tampa Bay offense that sputtered in an embarrassing Week 3 home loss to Denver.

Las Vegas Raiders: 44% rostered

• Next Opponents: CLE, @DEN, PIT
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Raiders were just trucked by the Panthers, so this won’t be an easy sales pitch, but here it goes: Las Vegas is about to face a Cleveland offense that has scored 18, 17 and 15 points in its first three games. Browns QB Deshaun Watson has already taken 16 sacks. Also, you might be able to keep the Raiders for a favorable Week 5 matchup against the Broncos if they acquit themselves well this week.

Cincinnati Bengals: 27% rostered

• Next Opponents: @CAR, BAL, @NYG
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Do we really believe Carolina is going to be an offensive juggernaut now that the Panthers have Andy Dalton at quarterback rather than Bryce Young? The Panthers dropped 36 points on the Raiders in Week 3, rolling up 437 yards of offense. If the Bengals’ offense fires on all cylinders this week and forces the Panthers to throw in order to keep up, Cincinnati should be able to sack Dalton a few times and perhaps force a turnover or two.