5 breakout fantasy football stars to pick up for Week 4

Chuba Hubbard and Emmanuel Sanders are among the top fantasy football pickups ahead of Week 4 action.

This week was an odd one for fantasy football purposes as some key players got hurt while other stars delivered duds. Those performances definitely led to some losses, which is why you’re here looking at pickups to help you secure a win in Week 4.

Let’s break down five pickups that can offer some immediate help to your fantasy lineups this week. All rostered percentages referenced here are based on Yahoo leagues.

5. Top fantasy football pickups for Week 4 – Cincinnati Bengals D/ST

Streaming defenses is often a successful fantasy strategy and this week’s unit to target is the Bengals. Cincinnati had a very effective day against the fading Pittsburgh Steelers, racking up four sacks of Ben Roethlisberger and grabbing two interceptions for good measure.

Next up for this opportunistic Bengals defense is a short-week date against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have let Trevor Lawrence take plenty of lumps in the early going. Lawrence has thrown seven interceptions over the first three weeks of the season and was sacked three more times in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals, making him a walking turnover machine for opposing defenses to take advantage of.

Rostered in just two percent of Yahoo leagues, the Bengals are at home for this short week and have the defensive weapons to harass Lawrence even more. Cincinnati is a fantastic plug-and-play option for this week if you’re a defensive streamer.