Waiver Wire Targets for Week 4 (2025 Fantasy Football)

Week 4 is in the books.  I hope you were able to grab Dylan Sampson last week because he’s going to be tough to acquire on the waiver cycle. As a reminder, I expect Quinshon Judkins, who recently signed, to supplant Jerome Ford.  Dylan Sampson will continue to be involved as a third down back and receiver.

Waiver Wire Strategy for Week 4

Top 5 Waiver Wire Targets – Week 4

Here are my Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 4:

1. RB, Trey Benson
2. WR, Tre Tucker
3. TE, Hunter Henry
4. RB, Woody Marks
5. WR, Elic Ayomanor

Waiver Wire Pickups by Position

Quarterbacks

• Trevor Lawrence: 34.9% rostered – I’ve watched a few of their games.  Lawrence has actually looked ok.  It’s his receivers that haven’t looked great.  I still think he’ll turn it around.
• Marcus Mariota (if Daniels doesn’t start): 7.1% – if you need to stream a QB and Mariota is playing, he’s my favorite option.
• Carson Wentz (while McCarthy is out): 3.1% – Wentz is another temporary solution if you are in QB trouble.

Running Backs

• Trey Benson: 54.8% rostered – Benson could very well be a top 10 back this season.  I said last week it looked like he was taking over the starting job anyway.
• Woody Marks: 8.9% rostered – It looks like Mixon will return at some point, but for now, it looks like Woody Marks may be taking the starting job away from Nick Chubb.
• Bhayshul Tuten – 48.1% rostered –  Tuten found the end zone, though he’s still
• Chris Rodriguez – 1.6% rostered – He looks like the 2^nd best back in a three-man committee for Washington.
• Jeremy McNichols – 3% rostered – and McNichols would be the third best of the three.
• Kyle Monangai: 7.6% rostered – The Bears running game is leaving a lot to be desired, but Monangai figures to be the short yardage back.  He’s played Roschon Johnson completely off the field.
• Kareem Hunt – 31.6% rostered – He is still gaining a lot of touches for Kansas City’s sputtering offense
• Tahj Brooks: 0.4% rostered – Brooks looks like he passed Perine as the backup in Cincinnati
• Joe Mixon (if you have an IR spot to stash): 65.5% rostered – He’ll be coming back at some point.  If you have an IR slot, think about stashing Mixon.
• Emari Demarcado: 0.2% rostered – Benson is clearly the best back in Arizona, but Demercado could have a much larger role now that Conners is out of the picture.
• Hassan Haskins: 0.0% rostered – Najee Harris is out.  I think they’ll want to give rookie Omarion Hampton some rest, so Haskins could have more involvement than you may think.
• Antonio Gibson: 0.6% rostered – Rhamondre Stevenson can’t get his fumbling under control.  Gibson was poised for a larger role and then he promptly fumbled as well.  All said, Gibson is more sure handed so I think he’ll have a larger role moving forward.

Wide Receivers

• Tre Tucker: 2.2% rostered – He had a huge week 3, but he has been much more involved in the Raiders offense than I thought.  He’s been better than Donte Thornton, a player I liked quite a bit coming into the season.
• Elic Ayomanor: 21.1% rostered -0 He and Cam Ward have great chemistry.  Ayomanor is getting better by the week.
• Ced Tillman – 43.9% rostered – The Browns have had two tough opponents in a row, but things will be better for this passing game moving forward and Tillman looks like the est of hteir WRs.
• Tory Horton: 1.1% rostered – Over the last two weeks, Horton has looked better than Cooper Kupp.  Jaxon Smith-Njigba is absolutely the best WR in Seattle, but Horton could offer flex value later in the year.
• Troy Franklin: 49.2% rostered – It’s hard for any receiver outside of Courtland Sutton to have consistency in Denver.
• Wan’Dale Robinson – 58.9% rostered – He should be better once the Giants inevitably switch to Jaxson Dart. 
• Calvin Austin III: 10.7% rostered – The Steelers won’t throw for a lot of yards, but TDs are in play. Austin is developing into a solid fantasy option.
• Christian Kirk: 21.8% rostered – He looked good in his return.
• Hunter Renfrow – 7.1% rostered – He has a lot of production in limited snaps.  If he can get on the field more often, Renfrow will pay dividends.
• Kayshon Boutte 23.2% rostered – he’s largely disappointed after his week 1 performance, but Boutte continues to lead WRs in snaps.  That counts for something, though my patience is wearing thin.
• Luther Burden III: 9.3% rostered – Zaccheaus is holding his onfield performance back. 

Tight Ends

• Hunter Henry: 48.9% rostered – dating back to last year, Henry is the only receiving option for the Patriots that has performed well at all.
• Harold Fanin Jr. – 39.9% rostered – Don’t worry about a tough performance vs the Packers.  The Packers D is playing well against everyone.
• Brenton Strange – 21.3% rostered – So far, he’s had the surest hands among Jaguar pass catchers.  He largely dominates snaps at the TE position as well. 
• Mason Taylor – 3.5% rostered – He took a step forward in production this week (a baby step).  I’d like it more if Fields was throwing the ball, but still, Taylor should be watched.
• Orando Gadsden II: 0.1% rostered – This is more of a lottery ticket play.  Gadsden looked good as the Chargers adjust to having Will Dissly out of the lineup.

Defenses (DST)

• LA Chargers (vs NY Giants) – 12.5% rostered 0
• Jacksonville (vs San Francisco) – 5.1% rostered
• LA Rams (vs Indianapolis): 32.6% rostered