2026 Week 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Report

Week 3 is done, and the waiver wire is busy. Before you sprint to add anyone below, check your own league first — availability varies wildly by league size and format, and several of these names may already be rostered in deeper or more competitive leagues.

QB

Kirk Cousins

Cousins leads all QBs on this list with 512,992 adds on Sleeper in the last 48 hours — the biggest add-count number in this entire report. No opportunity_reason signal here (no week-over-week usage jump to point to), so this is purely add-volume driven. His 2026 season-to-date production is 59.2 PPR points across three games, roughly 19.7 per game, which is solid streaming territory. FantasyPros projects him at just 62.7 points for the full season, which is strangely low and likely reflects a part-time or backup expectation — verify his current depth chart status before rostering. If he's starting, the production so far supports a streaming add in 2-QB or superflex leagues.

Deshaun Watson

Watson is being added at 233,592 clips on Sleeper, the second-highest QB add count here. He's averaging 8 touches per game (which, for a QB, reflects rushing involvement) with a 99.5% snap share — he's clearly the starter. His 55.0 PPR points through three games is comparable to Cousins, but FantasyPros projects him at 158 points for the season, a much more aggressive outlook. No opportunity_reason signal, so this is a "he had a good game and people noticed" add rather than a usage-trend story. Streaming option in 2-QB/superflex formats; in single-QB leagues, only worth it if you're desperate.

Jacoby Brissett

Brissett has no add-count data but does carry an opportunity_reason signal: rushing touches jumped from 1 to 4 week over week. He's at 100% snap share, so he's the starter, and his 49.6 PPR points through three games put him right in the streaming range. FantasyPros projects him at 238.8 points for the full season — the highest QB projection in this group — which suggests real upside if the rushing involvement holds. Streaming add in 2-QB/superflex; worth a look in single-QB leagues if you're short on options.

Case Keenum

Keenum posted 24.5 PPR points across two games and reportedly led Chicago to a 27–7 win over the Eagles in Monday's game, per the "What We Saw" recap. No opportunity_reason signal and no FantasyPros projection on file. He has no snap-share data in this dataset and just one game played in 2025. This is a pure "he started and played well" situation — interesting only if you need a stream this week, and only if he's confirmed as the starter going forward. Highly speculative; check depth chart news before spending waiver priority.

Geno Smith

Smith is drawing 69,164 adds on Sleeper and multiple waiver-wire mentions this week. He's averaging 4.3 touches per game with a 100% snap share and has accumulated 50.9 PPR points through three games — fine, but not exciting. FantasyPros projects him at 230.6 points for the full season, a reasonable starter-level outlook. No opportunity_reason signal, though, meaning there's no usage jump driving this — it's just general interest after three adequate weeks. Streaming option in 2-QB/superflex formats; hard to prioritize over the other QBs here in single-QB leagues.

RB

Justice Hill

Hill is the more interesting of the two RBs here despite fewer adds (36,495 on Sleeper). He's averaging 5.3 touches and 1.5 receptions per game across three weeks with a 41.7% snap share — a real, sustained role in the offense. His 10.9 PPR points through three games is light for that workload, which makes him a legitimate buy-low in PPR leagues (PPR = point-per-reception scoring). The volume is there; the points haven't followed yet. FantasyPros projects him at 77.1 PPR points for the season, which implies accelerating production. No opportunity_reason signal this week, but the season-long usage pattern is the story. Add him in PPR formats before the points catch up.

Najee Harris

Harris carries 39,200 adds on Sleeper — more than Hill — but the underlying data is weaker. He's averaging 6.5 touches per game, but at just a 17.9% snap share through two games. That's a depth/committee role, not a featured back. His 5.8 PPR points through two games reflects it. FantasyPros projects him at 69 PPR points for the season, which isn't compelling for that snap share. No opportunity_reason signal. The add volume appears driven by name recognition more than a real usage trend. Only worth a look in very deep leagues or if you have a specific injury situation to hedge against.

WR

Keenan Allen

Allen is the single strongest case in this report. He has both signals firing: 500,656 Sleeper adds (the second-highest count here, behind only Cousins) AND a genuine opportunity_reason — snap share jumped from 51% to 73% and touches jumped from 1 to 6, week over week. His season-to-date averages back it up: 6.7 targets and 4.3 receptions per game across three weeks. But here's the real headline — he's totaled only 29 PPR points across those three games against that target volume. That's a clear volume-hasn't-converted-to-points situation, which is the single most valuable buy-low case on the waiver wire. FantasyPros projects him at 112.4 PPR points for the full season. Priority add in PPR leagues. Do not let him sit another week.

Malik Washington

Washington is next with 266,184 Sleeper adds and a massive season-to-date usage profile: 7.7 targets, 4.0 receptions, and an 85.8% snap share per game — that's a true featured role. His 26.1 PPR points through three games is low relative to that volume. Like Allen, this is a genuine positive-regression case: the targets are real, the points haven't caught up. FantasyPros projects him at 91.5 PPR points for the season. No opportunity_reason signal this week, but you don't need one — an 85.8% snap share over three games is already a sustained usage trend. Priority add in PPR leagues, especially if Allen is already gone.

Cooper Kupp

Kupp has no Sleeper add-count data but carries a real opportunity_reason: snap share jumped from 43% to 67% and targets jumped from 2 to 5 week over week. Here's the catch — his season-to-date averages are 3.3 targets and 2.7 receptions per game, which is much softer than Week 3 alone. His 24.1 PPR points through three games reflects that uneven usage. FantasyPros projects him at 116.5 PPR points for the full season — the highest WR projection in this group — which suggests the expectation is for the Week 3 snap-share level to hold. If it does, he's a priority add. If the role settles back to 43% snaps, those projections aren't happening. Add with eyes open: the Week 3 jump is real, but the season average is still modest.

Skyy Moore

Moore is an interesting secondary option with 102,832 Sleeper adds and a legitimate opportunity_reason: snap share jumped from 36% to 52% and targets jumped from 3 to 7 week over week. Season-to-date, though, he's averaging 3.7 targets and 2.5 receptions at a 31% snap share — meaning Week 3 was a clear spike above his baseline. FantasyPros projects him at just 13.8 PPR points for the full season, which is an incredibly cautious outlook. The Week 3 usage jump is real, but one good week against a soft season average makes this more of a "monitor the situation" move than a drop-everything add. Stash in deeper leagues if you have the roster space; don't spend meaningful waiver priority in shallow formats.

John Metchie

Metchie's opportunity_reason is eye-catching — snap share jumped from 11% to 56% and targets jumped from 0 to 5 in Week 3. That's a massive single-week spike. His season average (two games played) is 5 targets and 2 receptions at a 33.2% snap share, so the 56% snap week is clearly above his norm. His 9.9 PPR points through two games suggests the targets haven't consistently converted. FantasyPros projects him at 69.9 PPR points for the season, which is a mid-range WR3/4 outlook. No Sleeper add data. Worth monitoring — if the expanded snap share repeats in Week 4, he becomes a legitimate add. Stash candidate in dynasty and deeper redraft leagues for now.

Jordan Watkins

Watkins drew 44,752 Sleeper adds after the 49ers' receiver room has been decimated by injuries this season — the news snippet notes San Francisco lost Ricky Pearsall, De'Zhaun Stribling (Week 1), and Demarcus Robinson (Week 2 high ankle sprain), with Mike Evans also exiting with a hip injury. Watkins has only one game of data (2 targets, 2 receptions, 27.8% snap share, 8.0 PPR points). No opportunity_reason signal. The situation is real; the player data is almost nonexistent. Add him only if you have a free roster spot and want exposure to a suddenly open target share — pure upside stash, not a reliable starter.

TE

Darren Waller

Waller is the top TE add with 411,651 Sleeper adds and a strong opportunity_reason: targets jumped from 3 to 8 week over week. His season-to-date averages show 4.3 targets and 3.3 receptions per game at a 43.3% snap share, and he's produced 33.2 PPR points through three games. That production is decent but not yet reflecting the Week 3 target spike. FantasyPros projects him at 94.1 PPR points for the season — a legitimate TE1-range outlook if the usage holds. Both signals are present. Priority add at TE, where quality options are scarce.

Noah Fant

Fant has no add-count data but a real opportunity_reason: targets and touches both jumped from 0 to 4 week over week. That zero-target baseline in previous weeks is the concern — his season average is 6.0 targets and 4.0 receptions per game at a 47.3% snap share, which looks healthy, but the week-over-week delta came off a goose egg, not a modest number. His 32.6 PPR points through three games is respectable. FantasyPros projects him at 44.2 PPR points for the season, which is oddly conservative. The sustained season-average usage is actually the stronger argument here than the one-week jump. Add him in TE-premium formats.

Also stashing

Jeremy Ruckert (TE) saw targets and touches both jump from 2 to 5 week over week, and his 18.8 PPR points across three games is fine for a depth TE. His season averages (2.7 targets, 39.8% snap share) are modest, so the Week 3 spike could be matchup-dependent. FantasyPros projects him at only 27.2 points for the season. Streaming option only in TE-needy leagues.

Zach Ertz (TE) draws 70,434 Sleeper adds but has only one game of data this season: 2 targets, 1 reception, 1.9 PPR points. No opportunity_reason signal. FantasyPros projects him at 126.4 PPR points for the season — an aggressive outlook that doesn't square with his limited 2026 sample. He's clearly been unavailable or inactive most of the year. Only add if you can confirm he's healthy and in a starting role this week.

Jonnu Smith (TE) saw targets jump from 0 to 3 week over week, but his season averages are thin (3.0 targets, 34.1% snap share) and his 10.6 PPR points through three games doesn't inspire confidence. FantasyPros projects him at 40.3 PPR points for the season. Deep-league stash at best.