Fantasy Football 2014 Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 4

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Several top targets are on bye this week, which means Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Week 4 go a little deeper than usual. Wide receivers who have been relegated to the bench early on may be forced into spot duty depending on a team’s roster depth. At least there are still some legitimate starting options to cling to, beginning with Calvin Johnson. A Green Bay vs. Chicago NFC North clash also should be productive for the usual suspects, depending on the condition of Brandon Marshall’s injured ankle. This also could be a week some younger wideouts emerge, such as Carolina’s Kelvin Benjamin. One of the lone bright spots for the Panthers in last week’s blowout home loss, Benjamin came through with his first 100-yard game. A tough matchup against Baltimore is on tap, but Benjamin is still a relatively safe WR2 option with WR1 upside, especially this week.

Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.

Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K

2014 NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings — Wide Receivers

Teams on bye: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, St. Louis, Seattle

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Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Comments
1	Calvin Johnson	DET	at NYJ	Held in check (6-82) by Packers last week.
2	Julio Jones	ATL	at MIN	Bucs had no answer for Julio (9-161-2) last week.
3	Jordy Nelson	GB	at CHI	Drew plenty of attention from Lions' secondary.
4	Dez Bryant	DAL	vs. NO	Back-to-back games with a TD, 68-yarder vs. STL.
5	Antonio Brown	PIT	vs. TB	Big Ben's favorite target gets suspect Bucs D.
6	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	vs. GB	Focus of passing game on MNF (8-105 on 13 targets).
7	Brandon Marshall	CHI	vs. GB	Re-aggravated ankle injury on MNF, had 1 catch.
8	Julian Edelman	NE	at KC (Mon.)	Only Patriot doing their job on O acc. to Brady.
9	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	at SF	Big-play machine (19.3 ypc, TD) vs. WAS.
10	Randall Cobb	GB	at CHI
11	Andre Johnson	HOU	vs. BUF	Still in search of first TD this season.
12	Michael Crabtree	SF	vs. PHI	Very busy (10-80-1) vs. Cardinals last week.
13	Pierre Garcon	WAS	vs. NYG (Thurs.)	Clicked big time (11-138-1) w/ Cousins vs. PHI.
14	Victor Cruz	NYG	at WAS (Thurs.)	First big game (5-107-1) in new offense.
15	Mike Wallace	MIA	vs. OAK (London)	Reliable and consistent through first 3 games.
16	Vincent Jackson	TB	at PIT	Caught his first TD, but finished w/ just 2 rec.
17	Roddy White	ATL	at MIN	Will hamstring continue to be an issue?
18	DeSean Jackson	WAS	vs. NYG (Thurs.)	DJax got his "revenge" (5-117) vs. PHI, stat-wise.
19	Steve Smith	BAL	vs. CAR	Another 100-yard game from the Sr. Smith.
20	Keenan Allen	SD	vs. JAC	Clearly hampered by groin injury last week.
21	Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	vs. ATL	How soon will he and Bridgewater get on same page?
22	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	at BAL	Rookie coming up big (8-115-1) for struggling O.
23	Marques Colston	NO	at DAL	Did come through with big TD reception.
24	Brandin Cooks	NO	at DAL	Continues to be one of Brees' primary targets.
25	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	vs. BUF	Led Texans with 6 grabs for 116 yards vs. Giants.
26	Golden Tate	DET	at NYJ
27	Reggie Wayne	IND	vs. TEN	Titans enter this game No. 2 vs. pass.
28	Sammy Watkins	BUF	at HOU	Followed up Week 2 breakout w/ dud (2-19).
29	Kendall Wright	TEN	at IND
30	Eric Decker	NYJ	vs. DET	Re-aggravated hammy injury on MNF, left early.
31	T.Y. Hilton	IND	vs. TEN
32	Markus Wheaton	PIT	vs. TB	Had touchdown catch vs. CAR waved off.
33	Greg Jennings	MIN	vs. ATL
34	Terrance Williams	DAL	vs. NO	Scored a TD vs. Rams, but still not very active.
35	James Jones	OAK	vs. MIA (London)	Most productive Raider WR so far.
36	Anquan Boldin	SF	vs. PHI
37	Cecil Shorts	JAC	at SD	Catches a TD pass in season debut.
38	Torrey Smith	BAL	vs. CAR	How much longer can owners wait on Torrey?
39	Justin Hunter	TEN	at IND	Still waiting on breakout game.
40	Dwayne Bowe	KC	vs. NE (Mon.)	Minimal impact in passing game thus far.
41	Rueben Randle	NYG	at WAS (Thurs.)	10 targets, but just 5 receptions last week.
42	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	vs. DET	Picked up slack in Decker's absence (7-81-1) on MNF.
43	Malcom Floyd	SD	vs. JAC	Averaged 49 yards on 2 catches vs. Bills
44	Mike Evans	TB	at PIT	Still looking for that first big, memorable play.
45	Allen Hurns	JAC	at SD	Lone reception last week went for 63 yards and TD.
46	Hakeem Nicks	IND	vs. TEN	Only Colt WR to catch a TD pass thus far.
47	Jordan Matthews	PHI	at SF	Rookie caught first 2 TDs vs. WAS last week.
48	Riley Cooper	PHI	at SF
49	Allen Robinson	JAC	at SD	Tied Shorts for lead in targets last week w/ 10.
50	Brian Hartline	MIA	vs. OAK (London)	Chips in with a TD catch vs. Chiefs last week.
51	Eddie Royal	SD	vs. JAC	Could remain a factor if Allen's groin injury lingers.
52	Stevie Johnson	SF	vs. PHI	Stepped up (9-103) in V. Davis' absence vs. ARI.
53	Harry Douglas	ATL	at MIN	Caught TD vs. Bucs, but also left w/ toe injury.
54	Donnie Avery	KC	vs. NE (Mon.)
55	Aaron Dobson	NE	at KC (Mon.)
56	Robert Woods	BUF	at HOU
57	Devin Hester	ATL	at MIN	Helped by versatility, big-play ability and ATL game plan.
58	Danny Amendola	NE	at KC (Mon.)
59	Kenny Stills	NO	at DAL
60	Davante Adams	GB	at CHI
61	Santonio Holmes	CHI	vs. GB
62	Nate Washington	TEN	at IND
63	Andre Roberts	WAS	vs. NYG (Thurs.)
64	Jarrett Boykin	GB	at CHI

Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:

OFFENSIVE SCORING

All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points

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