Fantasy Football 2018: Week 4 Waiver Wire Adds

With fantasy football Week 3 in the books, it’s time to look ahead to Week 4. Here are five players to target off the waiver wire.

Three weeks into the 2018 fantasy football season and there have been a lot of surprises. Julio Jones has yet to score a touchdown while his teammate Calvin Ridley has four. The Miami Dolphins are 3-0 and two games up in the AFC East

In order to keep up with the unexpected, fantasy owners need to add the players with the high upside and increased playing time before their league-mates do. It’s better to be a week too early than a week too late.

This piece will focus on five players that continue to perform but haven’t been added. There are a couple of names that just had their first big game in Week 3 but could continue to see work in the upcoming weeks.

Ownership percentages for both ESPN and Yahoo leagues will be given. Most players are owned in less than 40 percent of leagues.

Javorius Allen, BAL

If you haven’t figured it out yet, there is a running back timeshare in Baltimore. Alex Collins is still the lead back but “Buck” Allen continues to vulture touchdowns. He doesn’t have close to the same number of yards, 116 for Collins and 32 for Allen, but two touchdowns to four makes a difference.

Allen is a good add for deeper leagues as a flex consideration. As long as he’s scoring touchdowns and getting work in the passing game, there is fantasy value.

ESPN – 39.3%, Yahoo – 27%

Geronimo Allison, GB

Allison is still behind Randall Cobb in receptions but has more yards and touchdowns. He is Aaron Rodgers‘ No. 2 wide receiver. I don’t care if he’s listed third on the depth chart. Plus, Jimmy Graham is too inconsistent to cut into his targets.

His Week 3 game wasn’t great outside of a 64-yard touchdown. With the confusing Buffalo Bills next on the schedule, Allison is a good WR3 or flex option in most leagues.

ESPN – 34.2%, Yahoo – 34%

Mike Williams, LAC

More from FanSided

The explosive second-year receiver had his best game in Week 3. Williams caught four passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns. He was one of my cheap DFS picks despite the match-up against the Rams.

Philip Rivers will continue to throw, even with Melvin Gordon in the backfield. He is third in receptions and targets, second in yards and first in touchdowns for the Chargers.

Rivers will continue to target Keenan Allen more but Williams has huge big-play ability that can no longer be ignored.

ESPN – 33.1%, Yahoo – 56%

Tyler Boyd, CIN

Boyd had another big game in Week 3. He caught six passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. However, his mention is more for the fact that teammate AJ Green left Sunday’s game with a groin injury.

Head coach Marvin Lewis hasn’t given an update and Green’s status for Week 4 is up in the air. If Green doesn’t play Boyd gets a huge bump in value. It’ll be him and John Ross as the top wide receivers.

With Atlanta down two key defenders, Andy Dalton should have a good passing game.

ESPN – 23.7%, Yahoo – 17%

Ricky Seals-Jones, ARI

Seals-Jones only had one catch in Week 3 but he made it count. He had a 35-yard touchdown, his first of the season. I wouldn’t recommend him on that but with the Cardinals making a move at quarterback, RSJ becomes a must-add.

The Cardinals will start Josh Rosen in Week 4 over Sam Bradford. Looking at the other teams that have already made a switch at quarterback, this could be what Arizona needs to boost its offense.

The downside is that Jermaine Gresham may be eligible to return this week, so keep an eye on that.

ESPN – 9.6%, Yahoo – 22%

I’ve mentioned some of these players already but the fact that they are still owned in fewer than 50 percent of leagues means people aren’t paying attention or don’t believe the hype. It’s too early in the season to ignore these trends.