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Week 4 waiver wire

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The week 4 wire as it stood, kept so the link still works. For the claims you can still make, open this week's board.
Worth a claim
160

players on this board

Top pickup bid
4-10%

of your season budget

Leagues measured
1307

for availability

Week 4 has been played. Availability and usage below are current, but the projection column describes a week that is already settled. Open week 8 instead.

Top pickup

The best available add in week 4

Darren Waller

TE39, ranked 39 at tight end in this formatCAR

8 touches in week 3, +5.5 on his 2.5 average before it; projected for 11.0 points against DET, 0.7 more than the last startable tight end in a standard league; rostered in 57 percent of the leagues we track.

Suggested bid

Real bid

4 to 10% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

of your season budget. Likely just you.

Rostered
57%748 of 1307 leagues
Projected
11.0 pointsvs DET
Over starter
+0.7 points against the last startable tight endvs the last startable TE
Usage
8 touches in week 3+5.5 on his average
Claimed
63leagues, median 2% of budget

Week 4 board

Week 4 waiver wire pickups

160 players worth a claim, ranked within each position. Every bid is a share of your season budget.

See bids in your league's dollars

Budgets differ from league to league, so bids are percentages. Enter yours to add dollars to every card.

Running backs31 worth a claim in week 4

Where most claims are won. Almost nothing on a wire beats a startable back outright, so these are the best of what is genuinely free, led by whoever just inherited carries.

  1. Number 1 at running back: Tyjae Spears

    RB62, ranked 62 at running back in this formatTEN

    2 to 7% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Cheap add

    of budget, likely just you

    • Claimed in 14 leagues
    Rostered
    70% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    7.8 pointsvs BAL
    Touches
    3 touches in week 3, down on his 8.0 averageWeek 3
    Claimed
    14leagues, median 1%
    Why him

    3 touches in week 3, down from 8.0; projected for 7.8 points against BAL; rostered in 70 percent of the leagues we track.

  2. Number 2 at running back: Samaje Perine

    RB68, ranked 68 at running back in this formatCIN

    2 to 6% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Cheap add

    of budget, likely just you

    Rostered
    39% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    6.3 pointsvs JAX
    Touches
    6 touches in week 3, about level on his 5.5 averageWeek 3
    Claimed
    8leagues, median 0%
    Why him

    6 touches in week 3, in line with his 5.5 average; projected for 6.3 points against JAX; rostered in 39 percent of the leagues we track.

  3. Number 3 at running back: Kaleb Johnson

    RB63, ranked 63 at running back in this formatGB

    2 to 9% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Cheap add

    of budget, likely just you

    • Touches up 3
    • Claimed in 22 leagues
    Rostered
    45% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    4.8 pointsvs TB
    Touches
    7 touches in week 3, up on his 4.0 averageWeek 3
    Claimed
    22leagues, median 1%
    Why him

    7 touches in week 3, +3 on his 4.0 average before it; projected for 4.8 points against TB; rostered in 45 percent of the leagues we track.

  4. Number 4 at running back: Kendre Miller

    RB54, ranked 54 at running back in this formatNO

    5 to 16% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Real bid

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Claimed in 136 leagues
    Rostered
    63% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    7.1 pointsvs ATL
    Touches
    7 touches in week 3, down on his 9.0 averageWeek 3
    Claimed
    136leagues, median 2%
    Why him

    7 touches in week 3, down from 9.0; projected for 7.1 points against ATL; rostered in 63 percent of the leagues we track.

  5. Number 5 at running back: Chris Rodriguez Jr.

    RB55, ranked 55 at running back in this formatJAX

    4 to 16% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Real bid

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Claimed in 18 leagues
    Rostered
    63% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    5.6 pointsvs CIN
    Touches
    8 touches in week 3, up on his 6.0 averageWeek 3
    Claimed
    18leagues, median 1%
    Why him

    8 touches in week 3, +2 on his 6.0 average before it; projected for 5.6 points against CIN; rostered in 63 percent of the leagues we track.

  6. Number 6 at running back: Jaylen Wright

    RB58, ranked 58 at running back in this formatMIA

    13 to 25% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced mostly from what he has cost in real claims.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Claimed in 154 leagues
    Rostered
    44% of the 1307 leagues we track
    Projected
    4.6 pointsvs MIN
    Touches
    2 touches in week 2, up on his 1.0 averageWeek 2
    Claimed
    154leagues, median 10%
    Why him

    2 touches in week 2, in line with his 1.0 average; projected for 4.6 points against MIN; rostered in 44 percent of the leagues we track.

Real claims, weeks 3 and 4

The most-claimed players on waivers

Counted across the Sleeper leagues synced to FF Beacon. Bars show the middle half of winning bids from 0 to 100% of budget; the tick is the median.

  1. Number 1: Ollie Gordon II

    RB, running back MIA

    43%median winning bid

    Claimed in 226 leagues, middle half 26 to 62%, 4.1 teams bidding on average. Now rostered in 76% of leagues.

  2. Number 2: Will Shipley

    RB, running back PHI

    20%median winning bid

    Claimed in 224 leagues, middle half 9 to 33%, 2.8 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  3. Number 3: Tyler Higbee

    TE, tight end LAR

    3%median winning bid

    Claimed in 183 leagues, middle half 0 to 8%, 1.4 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  1. 4.

    Jaylen WrightRB, running back

    10% median winning bid

    Claimed in 154 leagues, middle half 3 to 17%, 2.0 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  2. 5.

    Austin EkelerRB, running back

    1% median winning bid

    Claimed in 140 leagues, middle half 0 to 6%, 1.3 teams bidding on average. Now rostered in 22% of leagues.

  3. 6.

    Konata MumpfieldWR, wide receiver

    4% median winning bid

    Claimed in 136 leagues, middle half 0 to 10%, 1.5 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  4. 7.

    Kendre MillerRB, running back

    2% median winning bid

    Claimed in 136 leagues, middle half 1 to 7%, 1.6 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

  5. 8.

    Braelon AllenRB, running back

    25% median winning bid

    Claimed in 129 leagues, middle half 11 to 35%, 3.4 teams bidding on average. Now rostered in 87% of leagues.

  6. 9.

    Keon ColemanWR, wide receiver

    11% median winning bid

    Claimed in 122 leagues, middle half 5 to 20%, 2.3 teams bidding on average. Now rostered in 71% of leagues.

  7. 10.

    Roman WilsonWR, wide receiver

    5% median winning bid

    Claimed in 123 leagues, middle half 0 to 11%, 1.6 teams bidding on average. Still on this week's board.

How to read the bids

Why we give FAAB bids as a percentage of your budget

A $20 bid is a fifth of the budget in one league and a fiftieth of it in another, so a dollar amount on a page like this is only right for readers whose league happens to match it. A percentage of the season budget is right in every league. That is how the FAAB calculator works internally, and it is how every bid on this page is written.

Season budgets across 1339 synced leagues

  • $100 budget573 leagues, 43% of synced leagues
  • $1,000 budget429 leagues, 32% of synced leagues
  • $200 budget150 leagues, 11% of synced leagues
  • $300 budget76 leagues, 6% of synced leagues
  • Something else budget111 leagues, 8% of synced leagues

The most common budget, $100, covers 43% of these leagues. Any single dollar figure would be wrong for the rest.

One bid, 20% of budget, in 3 common leagues

  • $20in a $100 league
  • $200in a $1,000 league
  • $40in a $200 league

Same decision, same share of what you started with. Two more things to adjust for: if you have already spent some of your budget, a bid is a bigger share of what is left, so treat the range as a share of the full season budget. And bid a number that does not end in 0 or 5, because round numbers are where ties happen.

FAQ

Week 4 waiver questions, answered

Who is the top waiver wire add in week 4?

Darren Waller, the TE for CAR, leads this board. 8 touches in week 3, +5.5 on his 2.5 average before it; projected for 11.0 points against DET, 0.7 more than the last startable tight end in a standard league; rostered in 57 percent of the leagues we track. The suggested bid is 4 to 10 percent of your season budget. Within each position the list is ordered by what a player adds over the last startable player there rather than by raw projected points, because ten points from a tight end and ten from a running back are not the same purchase.

How much FAAB should I bid in week 4?

Every player on this board carries a range as a percentage of your season budget, because budgets differ from league to league. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10 and the higher about 9 in 10, read from what waiver claims have actually cleared at in redraft one-quarterback leagues synced to FF Beacon, and pulled toward each player's own price where he was claimed in weeks 3 and 4. It prices winning him, not what he is worth to your roster, so pay it only if he would start for you. The FAAB calculator works out that second part against your actual roster.

Who was the most-claimed player on waivers in weeks 3 and 4?

Ollie Gordon II (RB, MIA), claimed in 226 of the synced leagues with 4.1 teams bidding on average. The median winning bid was 43 percent of the season budget, and the middle half of winning bids ran from 26 to 62 percent.

What does rostered percentage mean here?

The share of the real Sleeper leagues synced to FF Beacon that already have that player on a roster, rebuilt nightly. It is measured from 1307 leagues rather than published by a platform about itself. Those leagues are ones readers connected themselves, so they skew toward dynasty and they are not a random sample of Sleeper.

Why is a player I saw recommended elsewhere missing?

Two reasons account for nearly all of them. He is rostered in 70 percent or more of the leagues we track, so he is not really a waiver claim, or he projects below the last startable player at his position this week, which makes him a bench add rather than an upgrade. The board is ranked on what a player changes about a lineup, not on how much he was talked about on Sunday.

When do waivers process?

On Sleeper the default is Wednesday morning, and most leagues leave it there, so a claim entered any time from Tuesday runs overnight. Yahoo and ESPN both default to Wednesday too. Your league can change it, and a few run waivers daily, so check your own settings before you rely on a deadline.

Waivers close Tuesday night

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