Lineup Locks for Week Four:

Quarterbacks:

Jordan Love:

After losing to a top-tier Browns defense last week, the Packers need a win to keep pace in the NFC North. After going up against the Browns, which has only allowed 18.33 fantasy points per game (FPPG) against quarterbacks, Love only had 11.12 points on 183 yards, one touchdown pass, and an interception.  Love will need to throw the ball more than 30 times this week to be a viable option due to his limited rushability. This week, the Green Bay Packers take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, who allow the most FPPG to quarterbacks with 32.33.  Love is a must start this week and should finish as a top-five quarterback in week four.

Bo Nix:

Nix has been shaky, averaging 13.5 points, which ranks him as QB 20. He has had some ups and downs in his second year, but this should be an opportunity for Nix to turn his season around. Facing a Cincinnati Bengals team on Monday Night Football that allows 19.33 FPPG to quarterbacks, which ranks twentieth in the NFL, presents a favorable matchup. Bo Nix is a must-start going into week four, who is looking to get Denver their second win against a lackluster defense. 

Running Backs: 

Omarion Hampton:

The only nagging hit on Omarion Hampton’s stock was splitting carries with his running mate, Najee Harris. Harris has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 season with an Achilles tear, which opens the door for the rookie. Hampton took advantage of the increased workload last week, finishing with 24.9 fantasy points. He logged six receptions on seven targets through the air and added 70 yards and a score on the ground. Hampton is running against a New York Giants defense who have let up 21.0 FPPG to running backs, and now, being the lone back, he is a lineup lock each week. 

Ashton Jeanty:

Jeanty doesn’t have much competition for carries in the Las Vegas Raiders backfield, but his Offensive Coordinator, Chip Kelly, hasn’t made him a workhorse just yet. Averaging 15.6 carries a game isn’t what fantasy owners hoped for in the sixth overall draft pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Jeanty is only averaging 8.6 fantasy points per game, but going up against a Chicago Bears team that has given up the fourth most FPPG to running backs with 20.33. Jeanty could be looking at a huge game, and should notch his first one-hundred-yard rushing game this Sunday.  

Wide Receivers:

Drake London:

After the worst performance of the season for the Falcons, losing to the Carolina Panthers 30-0, London should have an immediate impact this Sunday vs. the Washington Commanders. The Commanders have given up the seventh most FPPG to Wide Receivers with 25.0, and London is due to take off. Averaging nine targets a game, the physical, big-body receiver should boom against the Commanders’ weak secondary. London holds a modest 25.7% even with Michael Penix not quite matching the performance of other starting quarterbacks.  Drake London is unlikely to be covered all game by Marshawn Lattimore, but even if he is, he is a must-start.

Jakobi Meyers:

As the wide receiver in Las Vegas, Meyers is averaging 13.3 fantasy points per game and is targeted around nine times per game, which translates to roughly a 25% target share. Meyers has been one of the most reliable pass-catchers so far this season. Geno Smith is second in passing yards with 831 yards, meaning this Raiders team has to throw the ball to win games. This week, they play the Chicago Bears, who let up the second-most FPPG to receivers with 30.33. Meyers is a must-start in a game that is expected to be high-scoring.   

Tight Ends:

T.J. Hockenson:

Hockenson has struggled to find his rhythm early in his return campaign following last year’s season-ending knee injury. With J.J. McCarthy at quarterback, Hockenson has seen just seven targets in two games, but with Carson Wentz, he has hauled in six passes in last week’s matchup.   The Minnesota Vikings have a date with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who allow the most points to tight ends with 13.0. Hockenson is looking to become a top-five tight end in a year where consistent tight ends have been scarce.

Tyler Warren:

The highly touted rookie has been more than promising in his first three games as an NFL player.  The undefeated Indianapolis Colts go up against the Los Angeles Rams, who had a gut-wrenching loss to the defending champions on a blocked field goal. Warren has to have a big game for the Colts to squeak by, since Los Angeles will be gameplanning against the rushing leader, Jonathan Taylor. Warren has the third-highest target share among tight ends with 24.1% just behind Dallas Cowboys’ stud Jake Ferguson. Warren should have a boom game, and he can be the difference in your fantasy lineup this week. 

Lineup Flops:

Quarterback:

Jared Goff:

Going up against the Cleveland Browns, who rank 18th-best defense fantasy-wise against quarterbacks this season, provides a tough matchup. Goff scored only 14.68 fantasy points against the Baltimore Ravens, since the two-headed monster of Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery put on a clinic versus the Ravens’ run defense. What hurts Goff is his inability to run the football, and against a stingy Browns pass rush led by Myles Garrett, Goff is in for a tough matchup. 

Running Back: 

Javonte Williams: 

Without fantasy star CeeDee Lamb, the Dallas Cowboys are in for a tough contest against the dominant Green Bay Packers defense. Williams is coming off two 20-point outings and has been a bright spot for fantasy managers in a season where quality running backs are slim. Williams is averaging 7.0 rushing attempts per game on the season, and against the Packers, this number may decrease due to Green Bay allowing only 9.0 FPPG to running backs. On the bright side, Cleveland Browns rookie Quinshon Jundkins ran for 94 yards on the ground and scored a touchdown to put his point total to 16.5. Williams should be held in check and could have a rough week. 

Wide Receiver:

Calvin Ridley:

Ridley has had a tough season so far, going head-to-head with Patrick Surtain II in week one, and now facing Derek Stingley Jr. this week, who has only allowed eight receptions to receivers he has covered, and allows a 67.7% pass rating when thrown to. Ridley is holding a 23.3% target share, ranking 31st in the NFL. This season, the Houston Texans are allowing 20 FPPG to wide receivers, but Ridley hasn’t produced at the level we’d hoped for. Bench Ridley, and keep him until Cam Ward can get him the ball with more confidence. 

Tight End:

Zach Ertz:

Ertz has been an up-and-down type of player ever since leaving the Philadelphia Eagles, and this week doesn’t help. Going up against the Atlanta Falcons, who let up the least amount of FPPG to tight ends with 1.00—holding T.J. Hockenson to one catch for twelve yards in week two. Even if Jayden Daniels plays, Ertz has been highly touchdown-dependent, and the Falcons, since week 10 of last year, have not allowed a tight end to score more than 10 points. You may be inclined to start Ertz with Terry McLaurin being ruled out, but with the unknown status of Daniels and the stout Falcons defense, Ertz is set up to have a dud week.