Fantasy Football Week 4 Wide Receiver Rankings

The 2025-26 NFL season is underway which means we are in the thick of fantasy football season! The fantasy landscape has already changed since the preseason due to breakout players and major injuries across the league. This makes it the appropriate time of year to begin deferring from some of the players originally drafted to be starters and play some of the players that have over-performed this season as opposed to performing at their preseason expectation. It would be irresponsible to start a player with a rough matchup over a player with a more favorable one that is ranked or projected to perform similarly. Here are fantasy football Week 4 wide receiver rankings.

[Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to Injured Reserve List]

[Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week]

Key:

Must Start- a player who is in your lineup regardless of the matchup or most circumstances. They will likely finish near the top of the league in points that week and in most weeks.

Starting WR1- a player who makes fantasy owners comfortable starting week after week. Regardless of the matchup, this player has a high floor.

High WR2- a player who may not be likely to carry a lineup that week, but has the ability to have a breakout game and is teetering between WR1 and WR2 territory.

Starting WR2- a player who should be started in most lineups and should reach their point projection. This player is started because of their consistency and moderately high floor

Low WR2- a player who may not be a lock to start for a team every week, but will start more times than not. Their production may not be pretty or win a person their lineup but the production is consistent enough to make a fantasy owner comfortable starting them.

Flex- a player who could float around the territory of being benched, but is started due to the potential to play better than their point projection. However, this player has the potential to flop and cause a fantasy team to lose if he has a bad game.

Deeper League Flex- a player who has starting value in deeper leagues. There are enough reasons to leave this player on the bench, but their upside makes them an attractive option. Desperate times may call for a player like this to be inserted into starting lineups.

Upside Player- a player who is boom or bust. This player can exceed expectations in a given week or could flop and be the reason why someone lost their fantasy matchup.

Leave on the Bench- a player who should be avoided in all lineups that week. Many times this player could even be left on waivers.

Fantasy Football Week 4 Wide Receiver Rankings

Players that could miss this week’s game

WR26 Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

Terry McLaurin suffered a quad injury last week against the Las Vegas Raiders. It is unclear if this injury will cause McLaurin to miss this week’s game. If McLaurin misses Week 4 against the Atlanta Falcons Deebo Samuel moves up to WR25 between Tetairoa McMillan and Brian Thomas Jr. Noah Brown becomes WR65 between Tory Horton and Josh Downs.

WR34 Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs

Xavier Worthy has missed the past two games with a shoulder injury. The expectation is that Worthy will return this week. If Worthy misses Week 4 against the Baltimore Ravens Marquise “Hollywood” Brown moves up to WR42 between Tre Tucker and Jameson Williams. Tyquan Thornton moves up to WR51 between Keon Coleman and Wan’Dale Robinson. JuJu Smith-Schuster moves up to WR61 between Cedric Tilllman and Dontayvion Wicks.

WR45 Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chris Godwin has missed the first three games of the season with an ankle injury suffered last season. This week is the first week Godwin has to potentially debut this season.  If Godwin misses Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles Sterling Shepard moves up to WR50 between Keon Coleman and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.

WR60 Dyami Brown, Jacksonville Jaguars

Dyami Brown suffered a shoulder injury last week against the Houston Texans. The expectation is that Brown is to play this week. If Brown misses Week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers Parker Washington moves up to WR60 between Sterling Shepard and Cedric Tillman.

WR69 Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts

Alec Pierce suffered a concussion last week against the Tennessee Titans. There is a legitimate change that Pierce misses this week’s game. If Pierce misses Week 4 against the Los Angeles Rams Adonai Mitchell becomes WR79 between Ray-Ray McCloud and Josh Palmer.

WR74 Xavier Legette, Carolina Panthers

Xavier Legette missed last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a hamstring injury. It is unclear if Legette will miss more time due to the injury. If Legette misses Week 4 against the New England Patriots David Moore becomes the number three wide receiver in the Panthers offense behind Tetairoa McMillan and Hunter Renfrow.

Players that are currently not expected to play

CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

CeeDee Lamb is expected to miss between 3-4 weeks with a high ankle sprain. This is a huge blow to the Cowboys offense. While Lamb is out newly acquired wide receiver George Pickens steps into the number one receiver role and will battle Jake Ferguson for the team’s lead in targets. Jalen Tolbert and Kavonte Turpin should split reps as the team’s secondary receiver which could return flex value in deeper leagues.

Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Mike Evans is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering a hamstring injury. He has dealt with hamstring issues throughout his career. While Evans is out rookie first-round pick Emeka Egbuka should lead the team in targets. Following Egbuka could be Sterling Shepard, Cade Otton, or the returning Chris Godwin. Depending on his health, Godwin could even cement himself as the team’s top pass catcher while Evans is out ahead of Egbuka.

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