Week 3 of the NFL Season is in the books. It is time to look ahead to Week 4. Here are the Week 4 quarterback rankings for fantasy football. There are a lot of injuries to monitor: Jayden Daniels, Justin Fields, and Brock Purdy are all questionable, while J.J. McCarthy and Joe Burrow are out.
Quarterback Rankings Week 4 Fantasy Football
Tier 1: The Big 4
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 1 | Josh Allen | New Orleans Saints |
| 2 | Lamar Jackson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Jayden Daniels* | Atlanta Falcons |
| 4 | Jalen Hurts | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
The Big 4 quarterbacks are the best of the best in fantasy football:
- Daniels missed the Week 3 game with a knee injury and will be questionable in Week 4 against the Falcons. Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota was fantastic, scoring over 20 fantasy points in Daniels’ absence. If Mariota plays again in Week 4, he will be a viable option in fantasy lineups.
- Hurts had three passing touchdowns for the first time since Week 17 of 2023. Yes, that is 2023, not 2024. It has been over a year since he had three passing touchdowns. He added a rushing touchdown as well and finished as the number two quarterback on the week.
Tier 2: Low-End QB1s
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 5 | Patrick Mahomes | Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | Justin Herbert | New York Giants |
| 7 | Jordan Love | Dallas Cowboys |
| 8 | Baker Mayfield | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Bo Nix | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 10 | Justin Fields* | Miami Dolphins |
These guys are low-end QB1s, and I feel comfortable starting any of them as my QB1 this week:
- Mahomes was great on the ground in the first two weeks, leading to two straight QB6 finishes to begin the year. He only had two rushing yards in Week 3 and finished with just 13 fantasy points. His fantasy success is tied to his rushing ability, with how much the offense is struggling.
- Love gets a great matchup against a struggling Cowboys defense. Caleb Williams was just the overall QB1 in Week 3 against them. Fire Love up as a must-start in Week 4.
- Nix and Fields (if he plays) both have great matchups as well and are in the top ten of the quarterback rankings.
Tier 3: High-End QB2s
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 11 | Daniel Jones | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 | Kyler Murray | Seattle Seahawks |
| 13 | Caleb Williams | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 14 | Drake Maye | Carolina Panthers |
| 15 | Geno Smith | Arizona Cardinals |
This tier consists of the high-end QB2:
- Both Jones and Williams are top-four fantasy football quarterbacks on the season through three weeks. Not many people expected that. These two should be in all fantasy lineups.
- Smith had his best day of the season, throwing for 289 yards and three passing touchdowns. He gets another good matchup against the Bears in Week 4.
Tier 4: Superflex Options Only
| Rank | Player | Opponent |
| 16 | Carson Wentz | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Brock Purdy* | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 18 | Dak Prescott | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | Jared Goff | Cleveland Browns |
| 20 | Sam Darnold | Arizona Cardinals |
| 21 | Matthew Stafford | Indianapolis Colts |
| 22 | Aaron Rodgers | Minnesota Vikings |
| 23 | Michael Penix Jr | Washington Commanders |
| 24 | Bryce Young | New England Patriots |
These players are options only in very deep leagues or SuperFlex leagues:
- Wentz did a great job filling in for J.J. McCarthy and made the Vikings’ offense look good, although it was against the Bengals. He is a streaming option against a struggling Steelers defense in the Dublin, Ireland game.
- Purdy is expected to return from injury for the Week 4 game and has a great matchup against the Jaguars.
- Prescott and Goff receive significant downgrades this week, as they face the Packers and Browns, respectively.
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