Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz

Week 4 Fantasy Football WR Rankings and Tiers: Zay Flowers WR8, Matthew Golden WR19, MORE

September 30, 2026Β·51 min
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πŸ“ˆ Get 40% OFF Rotowire All-Access β€” promo code IAN40πŸ‘‰ https://www.rotowire.com/all-access/⚑ Sign up for Betr and get $200 in No Sweat EntriesπŸ‘‰ https://engagebetr.onelink.me/auSX/HARTITZNew users only. Ts and Cs apply.🧠 Connect your league at https://fantasygenius.io and use code ROTOWIRE for 20% off your first year.Zay Flowers is averaging 9.36 yards per route run, more than twice the next-best receiver, and the highest mark over the last 10 years was 2023 Tyreek Hill at 3.85. Kalif Raymond is the PPR WR12 and Matthew Golden already leads the NFL in DPI yards. Ian Hartitz ranks his top 60 wide receivers for Week 4, sorts them into six tiers, and stops after every tier for a bigger question about the position.TIER 1: THE BIG SEVENJaxon Smith-Njigba, Ja'Marr Chase, Chris Olave, Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Davante Adams, Drake London.Key question: what receivers are most overdue for a touchdown? Nine WRs have 20+ targets and zero receiving TDs, led by George Pickens (25), Josh Downs (24), Tetairoa McMillan and Malik Washington (23).TIER 2: BALLERS, SHOT CALLERSZay Flowers, Garrett Wilson, Parker Washington, Christian Watson, Tetairoa McMillan, George Pickens, Tee Higgins, Justin Jefferson, DeVonta Smith.Key question: who have been the most efficient real-life WRs in the NFL? Zay Flowers at 9.36 yards per route run, then Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 4.35.TIER 3: YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT STARTING THEMJosh Downs, Jaylen Waddle, Matthew Golden, Rashee Rice, DJ Moore, Michael Wilson, Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Mike Evans.Key question: which defenses have been the worst against wide receivers? The Commanders, allowing 7 more PPR points per game to WRs than the next-worst defense.TIER 4: LIFE IS MOSTLY GOODStefon Diggs, Terry McLaurin, Jameson Williams, Devaughn Vele, Jordan Addison, Deebo Samuel Sr., Luther Burden III, DK Metcalf, Malik Washington, Jakobi Meyers.Key question: what teams have had the least catchable deep targets? Per Fantasy Points, the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers, Raiders and Titans. The Jets, Bengals, Vikings, Lions and Saints lead the league.TIER 5: THERE'S AT LEAST ONE PRETTY GLARING RED FLAGTre Tucker, Kalif Raymond, Emeka Egbuka, Keenan Allen, Kayshon Boutte, Rome Odunze, Dontayvion Wicks, Rashod Bateman, Khalil Shakir, Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, Mack Hollins.Key question: what defenses have played an outlier amount of man coverage? Seven have run man on more than 25% of snaps: the Browns, Bears, Colts, Bengals, Patriots, Broncos and Buccaneers.TIER 6: DON'T START THEM EVEN IF THERE'S A FIREXavier Worthy, Romeo Doubs, Carnell Tate, Wan'Dale Robinson, Pat Bryant, Courtland Sutton, Michael Pittman, Chris Godwin Jr., Tre' Harris, Quentin Johnston, Keon Coleman, Marvin Harrison Jr., Brian Thomas Jr.Thanks to Fantasy Genius for sponsoring this episode. Connect your league, get human-written fantasy write-ups and see what your league's history has to say at https://fantasygenius.io with code ROTOWIRE for 20% off your first year.CHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:24 Tier 1: The big seven5:06 Key question: the WRs most overdue for a TD6:21 Tier 2: Ballers, shot callers15:01 Key question: the most efficient real-life WRs15:51 Tier 3: You should feel good about starting them26:39 Key question: the worst defenses against WRs27:32 Tier 4: Life is mostly good36:07 Key question: the least catchable deep targets38:31 Fantasy Genius40:15 Tier 5: At least one pretty glaring red flag44:16 Key question: the outlier man-coverage defenses45:59 Tier 6: Don't start them even if there's a fire50:43 Wrapping up#fantasyfootball #WRrankings #NFL#ad Paid partnerships with Fantasy Genius and Betr. Betr: Must be 18+ (19+ in AL & CO; 21+ in AZ, MA, & VA) and physically located in a jurisdiction where Betr Picks operates. Restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. T&Cs apply. For more details, please visit betr.app. Concerned about your play? Call the NCPG at 1-800-522-4700. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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