USA TODAY Sports Fantasy football rankings for Week 4 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. One point is awarded for every 10 rushing and receiving yards and one point for every 20 passing yards. Six points are awarded for touchdowns scored, four points for passing TDs and one point for receptions. Rankings are compiled by FantasySharks.com. On bye: Carolina, Washington (*- Be sure to check injury/status before kickoff) QUARTERBACKS 1 Drew Brees N.O. at N.Y.-G 2 Patrick Mahomes K.C. at Den. 3 Philip Rivers L.A.-C vs. S.F. 4 Andy Dalton Cin. at Atl. 5 Ben Roethlisberger Pit. vs. Bal. 6 Matt Ryan Atl. vs. Cin. 7 Ryan Fitzpatrick T.B. at Chi. 8 Tom Brady N.E. vs. Mia. 9 Deshaun Watson Hou. at Ind. 10 Blake Bortles Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 11 Russell Wilson Sea. at Ari. 12 Case Keenum Den. vs. K.C. 13 Aaron Rodgers G.B. vs. Buf. 14 Joe Flacco Bal. at Pit. 15 Kirk Cousins Min. at L.A.-R 16 Matthew Stafford Det. at Dal. 17 Andrew Luck Ind. vs. Hou. 18 Carson Wentz Phi. at Ten. 19 Eli Manning N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 20 Josh Allen Buf. at G.B. 21 Derek Carr Oak. vs. Cle. 22 Ryan Tannehill Mia. at N.E. 23 Dak Prescott Dal. vs. Det. 24 Baker Mayfield Cle. at Oak. 25 C.J. Beathard S.F. at L.A.-C 26 Jared Goff L.A.-R vs. Min. 27 Mitchell Trubisky Chi. vs. T.B. 28 Sam Darnold N.Y.-J at Jac. 29 Marcus Mariota Ten. vs. Phi. 30 Sam Bradford Ari. vs. Sea. Fantasy sizzlers/fizzlers: Jordy Nelson finds end zone; Burkhead fades RUNNING BACKS 1 Ezekiel Elliott Dal. vs. Det. 2 James Conner Pit. vs. Bal. 3 David Johnson Ari. vs. Sea. 4 Todd Gurley L.A.-R vs. Min. 5 Alvin Kamara N.O. at N.Y.-G 6 Melvin Gordon L.A.-C vs. S.F. 7 Carlos Hyde Cle. at Oak. 8 Jordan Howard Chi. vs. T.B. 9 *Leonard Fournette Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 10 Kenyan Drake Mia. at N.E. 11 Saquon Barkley N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 12 Tevin Coleman Atl. vs. Cin. 13 James White N.E. vs. Mia. 14 Phillip Lindsay Den. vs. K.C. 15 Kareem Hunt K.C. at Den. 16 Marshawn Lynch Oak. vs. Cle. 17 *LeSean McCoy Buf. at G.B. 18 Lamar Miller Hou. at Ind. 19 Sony Michel N.E. vs. Mia. 20 *Dalvin Cook Min. at L.A.-R 21 Alex Collins Bal. at Pit. 22 Kerryon Johnson Det. at Dal. 23 *Matt Breida S.F. at L.A.-C 24 Javorius Allen Bal. at Pit. 25 Giovani Bernard Cin. at Atl. 26 Isaiah Crowell N.Y.-J at Jac. 27 Jamaal Williams G.B. vs. Buf. 28 *T.J. Yeldon Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 29 Derrick Henry Ten. vs. Phi. 30 Aaron Jones G.B. vs. Buf. 31 *Chris Carson Sea. at Ari. 32 Tarik Cohen Chi. vs. T.B. 33 Royce Freeman Den. vs. K.C. 34 Latavius Murray Min. at L.A.-R 35 Duke Johnson Cle. at Oak. 36 Marlon Mack Ind. vs. Hou. 37 Bilal Powell N.Y.-J at Jac. 38 Peyton Barber T.B. at Chi. 39 Jordan Wilkins Ind. vs. Hou. 40 Austin Ekeler L.A.-C vs. S.F. 41 Jalen Richard Oak. vs. Cle. 42 Theo Riddick Det. at Dal. 43 *Jay Ajayi Phi. at Ten. 44 Dion Lewis Ten. vs. Phi. 45 Chris Ivory Buf. at G.B. 46 Devontae Booker Den. vs. K.C. 47 Ty Montgomery G.B. vs. Buf. 48 *Alfred Morris S.F. at L.A.-C 49 Corey Grant Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 50 Alfred Blue Hou. at Ind. 51 Mike Gillislee N.O. at N.Y.-G 52 *Ito Smith Atl. vs. Cin. 53 Frank Gore Mia. at N.E. 54 Corey Clement Phi. at Ten. 55 Doug Martin Oak. vs. Cle. Fantasy waiver wire: Calvin Ridley, Baker Mayfield lead the way WIDE RECEIVERS 1 Antonio Brown Pit. vs. Bal. 2 Michael Thomas N.O. at N.Y.-G 3 Odell Beckham N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 4 DeAndre Hopkins Hou. at Ind. 5 Julio Jones Atl. vs. Cin. 6 A.J. Green Cin. at Atl. 7 Emmanuel Sanders Den. vs. K.C. 8 Will Fuller Hou. at Ind. 9 Davante Adams G.B. vs. Buf. 10 Mike Evans T.B. at Chi. 11 Tyreek Hill K.C. at Den. 12 JuJu Smith-Schuster Pit. vs. Bal. 13 Jarvis Landry Cle. at Oak. 14 Demaryius Thomas Den. vs. K.C. 15 Brandin Cooks L.A.-R vs. Min. 16 Kenny Stills Mia. at N.E. 17 Keelan Cole Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 18 Keenan Allen L.A.-C vs. S.F. 19 Stefon Diggs Min. at L.A.-R 20 Adam Thielen Min. at L.A.-R 21 T.Y. Hilton Ind. vs. Hou. 22 Michael Crabtree Bal. at Pit. 23 Nelson Agholor Phi. at Ten. 24 DeSean Jackson T.B. at Chi. 25 Robert Woods L.A.-R vs. Min. 26 Larry Fitzgerald Ari. vs. Sea. 27 Corey Davis Ten. vs. Phi. 28 Sterling Shepard N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 29 Calvin Ridley Atl. vs. Cin. 30 Kenny Golladay Det. at Dal. 31 Tyler Boyd Cin. at Atl. 32 Marvin Jones Det. at Dal. 33 Amari Cooper Oak. vs. Cle. 34 *Doug Baldwin Sea. at Ari. 35 John Brown Bal. at Pit. 36 Tyler Lockett Sea. at Ari. 37 Geronimo Allison G.B. vs. Buf. 38 Jordy Nelson Oak. vs. Cle. 39 Cooper Kupp L.A.-R vs. Min. 40 Robby Anderson N.Y.-J at Jac. 41 Sammy Watkins K.C. at Den. 42 Pierre Garcon S.F. at L.A.-C 43 Quincy Enunwa N.Y.-J at Jac. 44 Tyrell Williams L.A.-C vs. S.F. 45 *Golden Tate Det. at Dal. 46 Ted Ginn Jr. N.O. at N.Y.-G 47 John Ross Cin. at Atl. 48 Allen Robinson Chi. vs. T.B. 49 Donte Moncrief Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 50 Randall Cobb G.B. vs. Buf. 51 Kelvin Benjamin Buf. at G.B. 52 Mike Williams L.A.-C vs. S.F. 53 Chris Godwin T.B. at Chi. 54 Chris Hogan N.E. vs. Mia. 55 Dede Westbrook Jac. vs. N.Y.-J TIGHT ENDS 1 Travis Kelce K.C. at Den. 2 Kyle Rudolph Min. at L.A.-R 3 Zach Ertz Phi. at Ten. 4 Rob Gronkowski N.E. vs. Mia. 5 O.J. Howard T.B. at Chi. 6 Eric Ebron Ind. vs. Hou. 7 Vance McDonald Pit. vs. Bal. 8 Jared Cook Oak. vs. Cle. 9 Jimmy Graham G.B. vs. Buf. 10 Tyler Eifert Cin. at Atl. 11 Ben Watson N.O. at N.Y.-G 12 Will Dissly Sea. at Ari. 13 George Kittle S.F. at L.A.-C 14 David Njoku Cle. at Oak. 15 Jesse James Pit. vs. Bal. 16 Austin Hooper Atl. vs. Cin. 17 Rhett Ellison N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 18 Antonio Gates L.A.-C vs. S.F. 19 Charles Clay Buf. at G.B. 20 Geoff Swaim Dal. vs. Det. 21 Nick Boyle Bal. at Pit. 22 Cameron Brate T.B. at Chi. 23 Jonnu Smith Ten. vs. Phi. 24 Ryan Griffin Hou. at Ind. 25 Ricky Seals-Jones Ari. vs. Sea. 26 Trey Burton Chi. vs. T.B. 27 Mike Gesicki Mia. at N.E. 28 Jeff Heuerman Den. vs. K.C. 29 Dallas Goedert Phi. at Ten. 30 Garrett Celek S.F. at L.A.-C KICKERS 1 Matt Bryant Atl. vs. Cin. 2 Stephen Gostkowski N.E. vs. Mia. 3 Robbie Gould S.F. at L.A.-C 4 Justin Tucker Bal. at Pit. 5 Phil Dawson Ari. vs. Sea. 6 Adam Vinatieri Ind. vs. Hou. 7 Jake Elliott Phi. at Ten. 8 Harrison Butker K.C. at Den. 9 Chris Boswell Pit. vs. Bal. 10 Wil Lutz N.O. at N.Y.-G 11 Steven Hauschka Buf. at G.B. 12 Jason Myers N.Y.-J at Jac. 13 Ka'imi Fairbairn Hou. at Ind. 14 Cody Parkey Chi. vs. T.B. 15 Chandler Catanzaro T.B. at Chi. 16 Matt Prater Det. at Dal. 17 Brandon McManus Den. vs. K.C. 18 Brett Maher Dal. vs. Det. 19 Caleb Sturgis L.A.-C vs. S.F. 20 Aldrick Rosas N.Y.-G vs. N.O. 21 Jason Sanders Mia. at N.E. 22 Mason Crosby G.B. vs. Buf. 23 Dan Bailey Min. at L.A.-R 24 Sebastian Janikowski Sea. at Ari. 25 Sam Ficken L.A.-R vs. Min. 26 Randy Bullock Cin. at Atl. 27 Josh Lambo Jac. vs. N.Y.-J 28 Greg Joseph Cle. at Oak. 29 Ryan Succop Ten. vs. Phi. 30 Matt McCrane Oak. vs. Cle. DEFENSES 1 Chicago Bears vs. T.B. 2 Los Angeles Rams vs. Min. 3 Cleveland Browns at Oak. 4 Seattle Seahawks at Ari. 5 Philadelphia Eagles at Ten. 6 Buffalo Bills at G.B. 7 Arizona Cardinals vs. Sea. 8 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. N.Y.-J 9 Detroit Lions at Dal. 10 Indianapolis Colts vs. Hou. 11 Kansas City Chiefs at Den. 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chi. 13 Dallas Cowboys vs. Det. 14 Oakland Raiders vs. Cle. 15 Miami Dolphins at N.E. 16 Tennessee Titans vs. Phi. 17 Green Bay Packers vs. Buf. 18 New Orleans Saints at N.Y.-G 19 Atlanta Falcons vs. Cin. 20 New England Patriots vs. Mia. 21 Minnesota Vikings at L.A.-R 22 Los Angeles Chargers vs. S.F. 23 Baltimore Ravens at Pit. 24 New York Jets at Jac. 25 Houston Texans at Ind. 26 Cincinnati Bengals at Atl. 27 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Bal. 28 New York Giants vs. N.O. 29 Denver Broncos vs. K.C. 30 San Francisco 49ers at L.A.-C<doc-sep>Need Fantasy Football lineup advice? Talk to CBS Sports on your Google Assistant to get insights on the best sleepers and to help decide between players. Just start with, "Hey Google, talk to CBS Sports." There are so many storylines for Week 4 it might make your head spin just trying to keep up. But that's the fun of the NFL. Are the Patriots done at 1-2 facing the 3-0 Dolphins? Can Andrew Luck actually throw the ball down the field? Is it time to play flag football with the quarterbacks based on the roughing the passer rule? Thankfully, despite some of the drama, Fantasy stats have been popping, and we should get more production this week. It's just too bad Le'Veon Bell is missing out on the action while he's hanging out in Miami during his contract dispute. Man, it would be awesome to have Bell playing right now. But that's a story for another time. Instead, let's focus on the positive. Patrick Mahomes has been on a tear through three games, and we'll see how Baker Mayfield and Josh Rosen do in their first NFL starts. And please don't panic on the Patriots or Luck yet. Tom Brady will rebound at home this week, and Luck should have the chance for a big game at home against the Texans. There should be a lot of great performances in Week 4, and hopefully your Fantasy teams will benefit. Just be aware there are two teams on a bye with Carolina and Washington. As for the rest of the teams, we'll have you covered with all the starts and sits for this week. Good luck with your Fantasy matchups. Note: Projections are provided by SportsLine.com. Start of the Week Giovani Bernard TB • RB • 25 Week 4 projection 12.7 Fantasy points View Profile Joe Mixon (knee) is expected to remain out for Week 4 at Atlanta, which is a great thing for Giovani Bernard. This is a tremendous matchup for him against the Falcons. Atlanta leads the NFL with the most receptions allowed to opposing running backs (36), and Bernard just had five catches for 25 yards on nine targets in Week 3 against Carolina in his first start without Mixon. He also added 12 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown. Now, part of the reason for the Falcons struggling against receivers out of the backfield is they've faced Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara the past two weeks. That duo combined for 29 catches for 226 yards on a whopping 35 targets. I don't expect Bernard to get that many passes thrown his way, but Atlanta is clearly missing linebacker Deion Jones (foot) and safety Keanu Neal (ACL). And now safety Ricardo Allen (Achilles) is also out, plus defensive linemen Takk McKinley (groin) and Derrick Shelby (groin) are banged up. Bernard has now scored at least 10 PPR points in 24 of 30 career games with at least 15 touches after his performance last week, and he's averaging 16.8 PPR points over the past six times he's had that much work going back to last year. He should easily get 15 touches again this week. We'll see how much longer Mixon remains out, but Bernard should post quality production in his place. And he's a must-start running back in all leagues in Week 4. I'm starting Bernard over: David Johnson (vs. SEA), Kareem Hunt (at DEN), Kenyan Drake (at NE), Alex Collins (at PIT) and Tevin Coleman (vs. CIN) Quarterback Sleepers Ryan Tannehill (at NE): Tannehill comes into this game 10-1 in his last 11 outings going back to 2016, and he's playing well with at least 20 Fantasy points in his past two contests against the Jets and Raiders. New England has allowed 639 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in the past two games against Blake Bortles and Matthew Stafford, and Tannehill has passed for at least 300 yards in four games in a row against the Patriots, with multiple touchdown passes in two of those outings. Case Keenum (vs. KC): Keenum started the season playing well with 25 Fantasy points against Seattle in Week 1, but he combined for just 18 points the past two weeks against Oakland and Baltimore. This week, he should be chasing points against the Chiefs, who have allowed an astounding 1,127 passing yards, nine total touchdowns and one interception to Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger and Jimmy Garoppolo in three games. Baker Mayfield (at OAK): Mayfield makes his first NFL start in what could be a tough place to play in the Black Hole in Oakland. Luckily for him, the Raiders defense hasn't been so tough this year. Jared Goff in Week 1 and Tannehill last week both had at least 21 Fantasy points against Oakland, and Mayfield could reach that total if he doesn't make mistakes. He's a good streaming option in deeper leagues. Sit 'Em 18.6 projected points Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions QB I don't expect Stafford to play poorly this week. I just don't expect him to have a high ceiling given the matchup with the Cowboys . No quarterback has scored more than 19 Fantasy points against Dallas this year, including matchups with Newton and Russell Wilson . And I think Detroit can run the ball this week with Kerryon Johnson since the Cowboys will be without standout linebacker Sean Lee (hamstring). Stafford could easily expose this Dallas secondary with his standout receiving corps, especially if the Lions are chasing points because Ezekiel Elliott runs through their defense. But this game should be low-scoring – Las Vegas has the over-under at 44 points – and I don't expect a big Fantasy day from Stafford this week. 20.8 projected points Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks QB Wilson has scored fewer than 20 Fantasy points in each of his past two games against Chicago and Dallas, and I expect him to be under 20 points again this week. Arizona has only allowed three passing touchdowns with two interceptions against Alex Smith , Goff and Mitchell Trubisky , and the Seahawks can lean on their ground game for the second week in a row with Chris Carson in this matchup. Like Stafford, I don't expect Wilson to struggle, but I'm concerned about his ceiling on the road. The over-under for this game is 37.5, and Wilson isn't expected to light up the scoreboard in Week 4. 19.0 projected points Carson Wentz Philadelphia Eagles QB Wentz is more of a bust alert than a must-sit option, and it will help if Alshon Jeffery (shoulder) is able to play now that he's been cleared for contact. But I'm not ready to call Wentz a safe start this week on the road at Tennessee. The Titans defense has played well against opposing quarterbacks this season in holding Tannehill and Blake Bortles to their worst games of the season, and only Deshaun Watson has scored more than 17 Fantasy points. I'm hopeful that Wentz had the shake off the rust game last week against the Colts when he scored 13 Fantasy points, but I'm concerned about his ceiling. He's a low-end starting option at best in 12-team leagues. 18.0 projected points Blake Bortles Jacksonville Jaguars QB Bortles was a huge letdown in Week 3 against Tennessee with eight Fantasy points after he had 40 points against the Patriots in Week 2. He doesn't have a tremendously difficult matchup in Week 4 against the Jets, although they have allowed just three touchdowns with five interceptions in three games against the Lions, Dolphins and Browns . Bortles will likely revert to more of a game-manager with Leonard Fournette (hamstring) expected to play, and Bortles is only worth using in two-quarterback leagues this week. 16.4 projected points Derek Carr Oakland Raiders QB It's the same story with Carr again that you can't trust him unless you're stuck -- even in two-quarterback leagues. He has yet to score more than 17 Fantasy points in a game against the Rams, Broncos and Dolphins, and the Browns defense has played well this year. In matchups against Roethlisberger, Brees and Sam Darnold , Cleveland has held those quarterbacks to an average of 249 passing yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. We'll see if Carr can turn things around at home, but I'm not confident in his outlook for Week 4. Bust Alert Ryan Fitzpatrick WAS • QB • 14 Week 4 projection 18.4 Fantasy points View Profile I understand if you're reluctant to bench Fitzpatrick. He's the only quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least 400 yards in three games in row. For the season, Fitzpatrick has video game stats with 1,230 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions, and he also added 62 rushing yards and a touchdown. He's scored at least 30 Fantasy points in all three games. But this could be the week it all comes crashing down. Maybe not to the point where Fitzpatrick becomes Fitztragic, but this could be his first week not finishing as a No. 1 Fantasy quarterback in 2018. The Bears will get after Fitzpatrick with their pass rush, and they have 14 sacks on the season. Chicago also has five interceptions, and the Buccaneers are playing on the road on a short week after playing on Monday night. Fitzpatrick also has Jameis Winston now waiting for his job back after his three-game suspension is over, and Tampa Bay has a bye in Week 5. It's a bad setup for Fitzpatrick to remain Fitzmagic. I consider him a low-end starting option at best for Week 4. Running backs Start 'Em 13.2 projected points Carlos Hyde Cleveland Browns RB Hyde's been great so far this season with four touchdowns through three games, and he's coming off his best outing of the year in Week 3 against the Jets. He had 23 carries for 98 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and two touchdowns and two catches for 5 yards. That game happened on his 28th birthday last Thursday, and on Friday morning, Hyde and his wife had their first child, a son named Carlos Jr. Hopefully the euphoria of last week carries over to Week 4 at Oakland, and the Raiders have already allowed three running backs to either score or gain 100 rushing yards on the season. Hyde should stay hot for another week. 12.4 projected points Lamar Miller Houston Texans RB Miller started the season strong in Week 1 at New England with 109 total yards, but he's struggled since. He had 70 total yards in Week 2 at Tennessee and then got lucky with a late touchdown catch in Week 3 against the Giants despite just 51 total yards -- where he averaged just 1.0 yards per carry. But this should be a breakout game for him. In his past five games against Indianapolis, Miller has at least 11 PPR points in each outing, including four games with either a touchdown or 90 total yards. The Colts have allowed a running back to score or gain 90 total yards in each game this season and have struggled with pass-catching running backs, allowing 28 receptions to the position on the year. That should help Miller in PPR. 11.8 projected points Kerryon Johnson Detroit Lions RB Johnson had a great game in Week 3 against New England with 16 carries for 101 yards and two catches for 9 yards, and he should build on that performance this week. The Cowboys are likely without linebacker Sean Lee (hamstring), and Dallas' run defense has struggled when he's been hurt. It was evident in Week 3 at Seattle when Lee got hurt, because Chris Carson grinded his way to 124 total yards and a touchdown. And last year, six running backs either scored or had 80 total yards in the five games Lee was out. Despite Johnson sharing touches with LeGarrette Blount and Theo Riddick, I'm trusting Johnson to have a big game against Dallas on the road. 12.8 projected points Chris Carson Seattle Seahawks RB I'm hopeful that what we saw from Carson in Week 3 is a sign of things to come, and hopefully Pete Carroll doesn't keep playing Carson on special teams to tire him out.<doc-sep>
Ed Zurga/Associated Press The same sage five-letter advice that helped Aaron Rodgers once calm the Green Bay Packers can now soothe fidgety fantasy owners who might be ready to panic with three weeks in the books. R-E-L-A-X, folks. It's that simple. As unconventional as this campaign has felt at times—Tennessee over Jacksonville, Buffalo over Minnesota, Detroit over New England and Washington over Green Bay in the same week? !—the fantasy world tells a different story. Look at the scoring leaders. Now, glance past Ryan Fitzpatrick as the surprise No. 1, and what do you see? A ton of familiar faces piling up points like we expected. We're not advising you to feel comfortable about your record, regardless where it stands. Every team could be improved, even those 3-0 front-runners. But don't let three weeks of football distort your reality, either. Trust your early rankings, expert opinions and your gut; you'll be alright. After examining the top Week 4—the first week with byes, remember—options at every offensive position, we'll highlight our favorite sleeper at each spot. Video Play Button Videos you might like QB Rankings 1. Patrick Mahomes, KC (at DEN) 2. Drew Brees, NO (at NYG) 3. Aaron Rodgers, GB (vs. BUF) 4. Tom Brady, NE (vs. MIA) 5. Philip Rivers, LAC (vs. SF) 6. Deshaun Watson, HOU (at IND) 7. Russell Wilson, SEA (at ARI) 8. Matt Ryan, ATL (vs. CIN) 9. Carson Wentz, PHI (at TEN) 10. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs. BAL) 11. Andy Dalton, CIN (at ATL) 12. Andrew Luck, IND (vs. HOU) QB Sleeper: Eli Manning, New York Giants Eric Christian Smith/Associated Press Few matchups are more inviting for fantasy quarterbacks than a date with the Saints defense. New Orleans has surrendered 95 points through three games, with a lot of that damage coming through the air. The Saints are dead last in yards per passing attempt (11.2) and tied for the bottom in passing touchdowns (10). They are 30th in passing yards per game (336.7) and just allowed Matt Ryan to tally 374 yards and five scores in their Week 3 shootout. But this recommendation isn't all about the defense. Manning, himself, is trending up, having increased his yardage, completion percentage and touchdown count in all three weeks. Granted, that only got him to 297 yards and two scores this past weekend, but he assembled that line on an uber-efficient 25-of-29 effort (86.2 percent). Even without playmaking tight end Evan Engram, Manning still has three pass-catchers in Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and rookie running back Saquon Barkley, who leads all freshmen with 21 receptions. "It's the perfect time to stream Manning for a spot start," Bleacher Report's Maurice Moton advised. RB Rankings 1. Alvin Kamara, NO (at NYG) 2. Todd Gurley, LAR (vs. MIN) 3. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL (vs. DET) 4. Saquon Barkley, NYG (vs. NO) 5. Melvin Gordon, LAC (vs. SF) 6. David Johnson, ARI (vs. SEA) 7. Kareem Hunt, KC (at DEN) 8. Jordan Howard, CHI (vs. TB) 9. Leonard Fournette, JAX (vs. NYJ) 10. James Conner, PIT (vs. BAL) 11. Dalvin Cook, MIN (at LAR) 12. Carlos Hyde, CLE (at OAK) 13. Giovani Bernard, CIN (at ATL) 14. Lamar Miller, HOU (at IND) 15. Marshawn Lynch, OAK (CLE) 16. Devonta Freeman, ATL (vs. CIN) 17. Kenyan Drake, MIA (at NE) 18. Alex Collins, BAL (at PIT) 19. Chris Carson, SEA (at ARI) 20. Matt Breida, SF (at LAC) RB Sleeper: Kerryon Johnson, Detroit Lions Paul Sancya/Associated Press The Lions' years-long search for a dynamic back is over. At least, it will be whenever the franchise realizes it is. For now, Detroit is still utilizing a three-man committee with Johnson getting just one more rushing attempt than LeGarrette Blount (29 to 28) and seven fewer receptions than Theo Riddick (17 to 10). It's possible Johnson's Week 3 breakout—Detroit's first 100-yard rushing effort since 2013—will force the Lions to rethink their pecking order. Johnson is almost doubling Blount in yards per attempt (5.6 to 3.0). Meanwhile, the rookie has also corralled a higher percentage of his targets than Riddick (83.3 to 77.3). In other words, Johnson looks like Detroit's best back in essentially every situation. "I think he just does everything well," Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "He can catch the ball out of the backfield, he's a smart player, he's got good vision. He's a slippery runner.