Waiver Season 2026 · week 4 · updated Sep 29

Start or sit in week 4

What Waiver projects for week 4 alone, with a floor and a ceiling for each player, so you can start the steady one when you are ahead and the volatile one when you need points. To weigh up two of your own players, compare them in the tool.

Quarterbacks

The QB18 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1Joe BurrowCINJAX19.111.6–30.6
2Tyler ShoughNOATL18.510.9–29.7
3Lamar JacksonBALTEN18.210.8–29.5
4Brock PurdySFDEN17.710.2–28.7
5Patrick MahomesKCLV17.410.2–28.7
6Jared GoffDETCAR17.210.0–28.5
7Bryce YoungCARDET16.89.4–27.6
8Jacoby BrissettARINYG16.69.6–27.9
9Jalen HurtsPHILA16.49.1–27.2
10Trevor LawrenceJAXCIN16.28.8–26.8
11C.J. StroudHOUDAL16.08.7–26.6
12Daniel JonesINDWAS15.68.5–26.3
13Dak PrescottDALHOU15.48.4–26.2
14Jordan LoveGBTB15.38.1–25.8
15Matthew StaffordLAPHI15.38.6–26.5

Running backs

The RB30 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1Jahmyr GibbsDETCAR21.911.4–39.9
2Bijan RobinsonATLNO19.39.7–35.6
3Jonathan TaylorINDWAS17.68.7–33.0
4Christian McCaffreySFDEN16.58.1–31.7
5Kenneth Walker IIIKCLV16.47.8–31.0
6Derrick HenryBALTEN15.47.5–30.2
7James CookBUFNE15.37.1–29.1
8Chase BrownCINJAX14.96.8–28.4
9Ashton JeantyLVKC14.26.4–27.4
10D'Andre SwiftCHINYJ13.45.8–26.1
11Jeremiyah LoveARINYG12.95.5–25.1
12Javonte WilliamsDALHOU12.45.1–24.3
13Kyren WilliamsLAPHI12.25.0–23.9
14Bucky IrvingTBGB11.54.5–22.7
15Cam SkatteboNYGARI11.04.2–22.1

Wide receivers

The WR36 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEALAC17.57.2–33.0
2Ja'Marr ChaseCINJAX17.47.2–32.8
3Chris OlaveNOATL16.26.5–30.9
4CeeDee LambDALHOU16.06.4–30.5
5Amon-Ra St. BrownDETCAR15.96.3–30.4
6Drake LondonATLNO14.65.6–28.2
7Christian WatsonGBTB13.44.9–26.2
8George PickensDALHOU13.34.8–26.0
9Tee HigginsCINJAX13.04.7–25.6
10Garrett WilsonNYJCHI13.04.7–25.4
11DeVonta SmithPHILA12.94.6–25.5
12Zay FlowersBALTEN12.34.3–24.4
13Michael WilsonARINYG12.24.2–24.2
14Tetairoa McMillanCARDET12.24.2–24.2
15Rashee RiceKCLV12.24.2–24.1

Tight ends

The TE14 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1Trey McBrideARINYG13.85.5–27.0
2Brock BowersLVKC13.45.3–26.3
3Tyler WarrenINDWAS12.54.8–24.6
4Travis KelceKCLV11.34.5–23.5
5Sam LaPortaDETCAR11.04.0–22.0
6Juwan JohnsonNOATL10.23.6–20.8
7Dalton SchultzHOUDAL10.03.5–20.5
8Dalton KincaidBUFNE10.03.4–20.1
9Harold Fannin Jr.CLEPIT9.73.3–19.6
10George KittleSFDEN9.73.4–20.1
11Isaiah LikelyNYGARI8.92.8–18.2
12T.J. HockensonMINMIA8.92.9–18.3
13Tucker KraftGBTB8.62.7–17.7
14Kenyon SadiqNYJCHI8.42.5–17.3
15Brenton StrangeJAXCIN8.22.5–17.0

Kickers

The K12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1Evan McPhersonCINJAX9.23.8–15.5
2Tyler LoopBALTEN9.13.6–15.4
3Ka'imi FairbairnHOUDAL8.83.3–15.2
4Ryan FitzgeraldCARDET8.63.1–15.0
5Will ReichardMINMIA8.63.1–15.0
6Jason MyersSEALAC8.63.1–15.0
7Cam LittleJAXCIN8.53.0–14.9
8Harrison ButkerKCLV8.53.0–14.9
9Brandon AubreyDALHOU8.53.0–14.9
10Tyler BassBUFNE8.42.9–14.9
11Eddy PineiroSFDEN8.42.8–14.8
12Cairo SantosCHINYJ8.32.8–14.8
13Daniel CarlsonNOATL8.32.8–14.8
14Jake BatesDETCAR8.32.7–14.7
15Chad RylandARINYG8.22.7–14.7

Team defences

The DEF12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

RankPlayerTeamOpponentProjectedFloor–ceiling
1MIN D/STMINMIA9.72.9–17.4
2BAL D/STBALTEN8.61.7–16.4
3PIT D/STPITCLE8.41.5–16.2
4SEA D/STSEALAC8.41.5–16.2
5GB D/STGBTB8.11.0–15.9
6LA D/STLAPHI7.30.0–15.1
7BUF D/STBUFNE7.20.0–15.0
8CHI D/STCHINYJ7.20.0–15.0
9CLE D/STCLEPIT7.00.0–14.7
10NO D/STNOATL6.50.0–14.2
11HOU D/STHOUDAL6.40.0–14.1
12DET D/STDETCAR6.40.0–14.1
13IND D/STINDWAS6.20.0–13.9
14TB D/STTBGB6.20.0–13.8
15ARI D/STARINYG6.10.0–13.8

Projected points count each player's chance of playing. A floor is a bad week and a ceiling a good one: about one week in ten falls outside each. Rebuilt every week.