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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire 2014: Top 10 Week 4 pickups

By Zachary Thompson

Sep 21, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) leaps over Miami Dolphins cornerback Cortland Finnegan (24) during the second half at Sun Life Stadium. Chiefs won 34-15. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2014; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) leaps over Miami Dolphins cornerback Cortland Finnegan (24) during the second half at Sun Life Stadium. Chiefs won 34-15. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 21, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (81) catches an 11-yard touchdown against Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) and strong safety Brandon Meriweather (31) late in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews (81) catches an 11-yard touchdown against Washington Redskins inside linebacker Perry Riley (56) and strong safety Brandon Meriweather (31) late in the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /

Jordan Matthews-WR-Philadelphia Eagles (2.9%)

Unlike the earlier WR listed in our Week 4 pickups, Matthews isn’t the top option on his team, but he’s part of an offense that is effective enough to create fantasy points for multiple receivers. The rookie from Vanderbilt has huge upside.

Matthews had a season-high nine targets in the Eagles win finishing with a pair of touchdowns on his eight catches for 59 yards.  Even in the first two games, the Eagles WR was targeted four times each although with less impressive results.

It looks like Matthews has stepped into the #2 WR role for the Eagles passing Riley Cooper.  As a red zone target and a slot option, Matthews has an extremely high ceiling in the Eagles high-flying offense.  He’s more of a long-term option for steady production, but he has huge upside in case of an injury, and you can roll the dice on any week that he’ll pull in scores from Nick Foles.

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