Fantasy Football Week 4 Bold Predictions

We're almost a full month into the 2026 NFL season and fantasy football lineups are starting to take shape. Below, our Yahoo analysts share their one bold prediction for fantasy football in Week 4.

Bhayshul Tuten goes for 100+ yards against Bengals

While the Bengals' run defense started off the season hot, in Week 3, the Steelers showed you can still crack this defense open on the ground if you push to the outside. Just run away from Dexter Lawrence. The Jaguars will be plenty happy to oblige; their run game is built around outside zone. Bhayshul Tuten isn't getting nearly enough attention for his strong play in that attack, so far. Tuten ranks sixth-best in yards per carry on outside zone among backs with 50-plus rushes, per Fantasy Points Data. Jacksonville ranks second in rushing success rate on zone concepts. Tuten hasn't ripped off big plays but he's kept the offense on schedule and limited mistakes. You can tell when the coaching staff talks about him that they are pleased with his work and want to give him more. I think he'll get a few long outside runs on Sunday and have his first big breakout game of the year. This will be the last time to buy him. — Matt Harmon

Jameson Williams finally breaks through on SNF

It's been bad for Jameson Williams early but it shouldn't be WR78 bad. A costly drop on a deep ball, down at the one on another catch and inside the five on a different reception as he's failed to score in the double digits this year. The good news, the Lions' passing offense is still top three in receiving fantasy points and Williams' role hasn't changed drastically. The presence of Sam LaPorta makes it more difficult, especially in the red zone, but Williams can still have boom weeks when things bounce his way.

The Panthers' injuries can help his chances of a boom week on Sunday Night Football, with both top corners, Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson, sidelined after a strong start to their seasons. Along with that, Carolina's love for one-high safety defense can benefit Williams' chances on crossing routes and explosive opportunities in general. If you have two flexes or are in a 3-WR league, Williams can be a good upside bet over similar boom-bust options in that final spot. — Joel Smyth

Jeremiyah Love finishes as a top-five fantasy RB

When Love suffered an ankle injury before the season, we knew it could impact his performance and usage in the opening weeks. After only playing 42% of the Cardinals' snaps in the first two games, Love finally took over the backfield in Week 3 with a 64% snap share, 26 touches, 109 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown against the 49ers.

Now, he gets an even better matchup with a Giants defense that's allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to running backs this season, including Javonte Williams (72 yards, two TDs), Kyren Williams (97 yards, one TD), Blake Corum (92 yards) and Tony Pollard (96 yards). Arizona is also favored on the road in this game, though it might not matter since Love's pass-catching role is growing after a season-high in targets and route share last week. It's also worth remembering, history has been extremely kind to backs who earned top-12 draft capital, with all eight ball carriers chosen in that range over the last 13 years finishing as RB14 or better during their debut campaigns. Fantasy managers who were patient with Love are about to be rewarded. — Justin Boone

Michael Wilson gives us back-to-back WR1 weeks

You know, after what I'll call "the Tetairoa McMillan debacle," I considered twisting the stats to hype up Marvin Harrison Jr. for this weekend. But I couldn't do it. Mostly because the data leads me to his teammate. Michael Wilson has played ahead of the former first-round pick in every game this season. And at air yard shares of 30%, 42%, and 52%, Wilson has been the one challenging Trey McBride for opportunity. Plus, Wilson's volume isn't as reliant on downfield targets. Last season, almost a fifth of his looks were on throws of 20 air yards or more. This season, Wilson's rate of targets behind the line of scrimmage has tripled, with more work in the short-intermediate area of the field. Through three games, the worst result for a WR1 facing the Giants has been WR20 (CeeDee Lamb – 15.4 PPR points). And their injury situation has only gotten worse. I'll echo Boone's sentiment that the Cardinals put up points on Sunday. But if they come through the air, Wilson will give us another top-12 performance. — Chris Allen

Matthew Golden goes for 100 yards and a touchdown

I'm going back to Matthew Golden after he delivered 100 yards and a touchdown against Atlanta. He drew 12 targets in that game, with 199 air yards accounting for 52.5% of Green Bay's total. Even with that production, there were opportunities for a bigger night. Jordan Love kept looking for him downfield, and they couldn't connect on all of them.

Golden has 30 targets through three games. With Jayden Reed out, I expect him and Christian Watson to continue handling a large portion of this passing offense. Watson's involvement doesn't scare me off Golden when there are this many opportunities available.

The Packers are averaging just 48.7 rushing yards per game, and Tampa Bay has allowed only 76 rushing yards per game. That gives Green Bay another reason to lean on Love. The offensive line needs to hold up long enough for those deeper routes to develop, but I'm backing Golden to follow last week's performance with another 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. — Ray Garvin

Darren Waller scores twice against Lions

Age is just a number for Carolina's tight end. Waller is already earning a decent target share and seeing a ton of red-zone opportunity. And this week the matchup is a dream, as Detroit has a ravaged secondary and an offense that can force a high-scoring game. There are plenty of signature players we can't wait to start in this game, but leave the light on for Waller, too. — Scott Pianowski