Fantasy Football: Week 4 IDP rankings and tiers

• Pete Werner: The young linebacker rises in the ranks yet again after earning an every-down role in Week 3.

• Both Indianapolis Colts edge rushers: Each draws a positive matchup against two of the lowest-graded pass-blocking offensive tackles in the league this week.

• Xavien Howard: The veteran makes for one of the best cornerback streaming options this week against the Bengals' pass-heavy offense.

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Week 4 is when the top fantasy football teams can start to separate from the rest of the pack or when those who have struggled through the first three weeks can turn their seasons around. Putting the work in and staying active are going to be key regardless, and that starts with making good lineup decisions.

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RANK	TIER	NAME	TEAM	OPP	NOTES
1	1A	Roquan Smith	CHI	WAS
2	1A	Bobby Wagner	LAR	@ SF	MNF
3	1A	Devin White	TB	KC	SNF
4	1A	Jordyn Brooks	SEA	@ DET
5	1B	Micah Parsons	DAL	WAS
6	1B	De’Vondre Campbell	GB	NE
7	1B	Devin Lloyd	JAX	@ PHI
8	1B	Cody Barton	SEA	@ DET
9	1C	Nick Bolton	KC	@ TB	SNF
10	1C	T.J. Edwards	PHI	@ HST
11	1C	C.J. Mosley	NYJ	@ PIT
12	1C	Eric Kendricks	MIN	@ NO
13	2A	Cole Holcomb	WAS	@ DAL
14	2A	Pete Werner	NO	MIN
15	2A	Mykal Walker	ATL	CLV
16	2A	Foyesade Oluokun	JAX	@ PHI
17	2B	Zaire Franklin	IND	TEN
18	2B	Josey Jewell	DEN	@ LV	WW
19	2B	Divine Deablo	LV	DEN
20	2B	Christian Kirksey	HST	LAC
21	2C	Fred Warner	SF	LAR	MNF
22	2C	Myles Jack	PIT	NYJ
23	2C	Lavonte David	TB	KC	SNF
24	2C	Matt Milano	BUF	@ BLT
25	3A	Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	@ BLT
26	3A	David Long	TEN	@ IND
27	3A	Bobby Okereke	IND	TEN
28	3A	Nicholas Morrow	CHI	WAS
29	3B	Dre Greenlaw	SF	LAR	MNF
30	3B	Jordan Hicks	MIN	@ NO
31	3B	Zaven Collins	ARZ	@ CAR	Q
32	3B	Logan Wilson	CIN	MIA	TNF
33	3C	Demario Davis	NO	MIN
34	3C	Kwon Alexander	NYJ	@ PIT	WW
35	3C	Kamu Grugier-Hill	HST	LAC
36	3C	Drue Tranquill	LAC	@ HST
37	4A	Frankie Luvu	CAR	ARZ
38	4A	Rashaan Evans	ATL	CLV
39	4A	Darius Harris	KC	@ TB	SNF/WW
40	4A	Tae Crowder	NYG	CHI
41	4B	Jacob Phillips	CLV	@ ATL	WW
42	4B	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	CLV	@ ATL	Q
43	4B	Ernest Jones	LAR	@ SF	MNF
44	4B	Quay Walker	GB	NE
45	4C	Jerome Baker	MIA	@ CIN	TNF
46	4C	Alex Anzalone	DET	SEA
47	4C	Patrick Queen	BLT	BUF
48	4C	Zach Cunningham	TEN	@ IND	Q
49	5A	Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	WAS
50	5A	Kyzir White	PHI	@ HST
51	5A	Ja’Whaun Bentley	NE	@ GB
52	5A	Shaq Thompson	CAR	ARZ
53	5B	Akeem Davis-Gaither	CIN	MIA	TNF/WW
54	5B	Jamin Davis	WAS	@ DAL
55	5B	Anthony Barr	DAL	WAS
56	5B	Malcolm Rodriguez	DET	SEA
57	5C	Jayon Brown	LV	DEN
58	5C	Elandon Roberts	MIA	@ CIN	TNF
59	5C	Devin Bush	PIT	NYJ
60	5C	Jonas Griffith	DEN	@ LV

Pete Werner (LB14) continues to climb the ranks as his snap share steadily increases. Werner was just over 81% of snaps for the first two weeks of the season and racked up tackles at a high rate. In Week 3, he exceeded 95% in a proper every-down role for New Orleans. While the Saints tend to fluctuate their secondary linebacker’s usage from time to time, Werner should still see more than enough playing time to justify a starting spot in just about every IDP league.

The Broncos saw the return of their top linebacker in Week 3 as Josey Jewell (LB18) burst onto the scene by leading the team in tackles and adding a sack in his season debut. Denver has consistently run a top-12 rate of zone coverages through the first three weeks, which helps breed linebacker tackle efficiency. This has held true so far, as the Broncos' top linebacker has created a near 15% tackle efficiency this season, with the average for the position hovering around 12%.

Patrick Queen (LB47) is playing more than enough snaps to be considered fantasy-relevant. Unfortunately, he is one of the most inefficient linebackers in the league (8.4% tackle efficiency), despite managing 1.5 sacks. Queen’s low production can likely be attributed to his poor run-defense grade (47.7) and missed tackle rate (25.0%). There are more efficient linebackers to trust on a weekly basis.

Fantasy Football: Week 4 IDP rankings and tiers

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