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Week 4 Overall Rankings & Results — Half-PPR

Josh Allen is our #1 overall for Week 4 in Half-PPR, ahead of Brock Purdy and Jahmyr Gibbs. No rank moved since the last publish.

Results table

Week 4 OVERALL · Half-PPR · Proj = engine median · Range = 20th–80th percentile · Opp/Total from the market as of 4:05 AM ET · Actual from final stats · Finish = actual rank on this board · Δ = actual − proj · Hit = within 6 ranks or inside the range
RankPlayerTeamOppProjRangeActualFinishΔHitNote
Tier 1 · Must start
1Josh Allen QB1
BUF vs NE
BUFvs NE21.818.5OVERALL30-3.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NE · 20–80 range 13.4–30.6.
2Brock Purdy QB2
SF vs DEN
SFvs DEN20.319.6OVERALL26-0.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DEN · 20–80 range 12.5–28.4.
3Jahmyr Gibbs RB1
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR19.515.7OVERALL45-3.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 11.7–29.4.
4Tyler Shough QB3
NO vs ATL
NOvs ATL (Mon)19.415.9OVERALL44-3.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ATL · 20–80 range 11.5–27.5.
Tier 2
5Bijan Robinson RB2
ATL @ NO
ATL@ NO (Mon)17.727.2OVERALL7+9.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 10.7–26.8.
6Patrick Mahomes QB4
KC @ LV
KC@ LV17.717.0OVERALL37-0.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 10.6–25.4.
7Bryce Young QB5
CAR vs DET
CARvs DET17.621.5OVERALL19+3.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DET · 20–80 range 10.5–25.0.
8Trevor Lawrence QB6
JAX @ CIN
JAX@ CIN17.513.1OVERALL70-4.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CIN · 20–80 range 10.3–25.0.
9Case Keenum QB7
CHI vs NYJ
CHIvs NYJ17.40.0OVERALL266-17.4MissP(active) 85% from the injury report; median 17.4 if he plays.
10Jared Goff QB8
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR17.220.5OVERALL23+3.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 10.3–24.4.
11Matthew Stafford QB9
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI17.19.7OVERALL108-7.4MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 10.0–24.6.
12Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
SEA vs LAC
SEAvs LAC17.010.1OVERALL99-6.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs LAC · 20–80 range 8.7–28.5.
13Joe Burrow QB10
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX17.023.7OVERALL13+6.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 10.1–24.0.
14Derrick Henry RB3
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN16.914.9OVERALL52-2.0HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 9.4–26.1.
15Lamar Jackson QB11
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN16.618.9OVERALL28+2.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 10.2–23.4.
16Dak Prescott QB12
DAL @ HOU
DAL@ HOU16.618.1OVERALL33+1.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ HOU · 20–80 range 9.9–23.4.
17Jacoby Brissett QB13
ARI @ NYG
ARI@ NYG15.610.4OVERALL94-5.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 8.7–22.7.
18Bo Nix QB14
DEN @ SF
DEN@ SF15.413.6OVERALL65-1.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SF · 20–80 range 8.8–22.5.
19Kenneth Walker III RB4
KC @ LV
KC@ LV15.230.4OVERALL4+15.2MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 8.8–23.5.
20Deshaun Watson QB15
CLE vs PIT · locked
CLEvs PIT (Thu)15.212.9OVERALL74-2.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs PIT · 20–80 range 8.9–21.7.
21C.J. Stroud QB16
HOU vs DAL
HOUvs DAL14.923.1OVERALL14+8.2MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DAL · 20–80 range 8.8–21.3.
22Jordan Love QB17
GB @ TB
GB@ TB14.813.1OVERALL71-1.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 8.6–21.5.
23Jonathan Taylor RB5
IND @ WAS · locked
IND@ WAS14.722.2OVERALL16+7.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ WAS · 20–80 range 8.0–23.0.
24Kirk Cousins QB18
LV vs KC
LVvs KC14.422.6OVERALL15+8.2MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs KC · 20–80 range 7.9–21.1.
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What the numbers say

5.1mean abs. error · Half-PPR points, top 36
0.29rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
1 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
72%actuals inside the 20–80 range · target 60%
This version was published after the week's first kickoff, so it is scored as a retrospective, not a forecast.
The engine's read on Week 4
Engine byline · no human author

Engine-generated board: four projection sources (recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency, opponent) blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger, scored through 10,000 fitted-distribution outcomes under this format. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Common questions about Week 4 OVERALL rankings

Who is the best overall to start in Week 4 Half-PPR?

Josh Allen, our OVERALL1 with a 21.8-point median; Brock Purdy is OVERALL2.

When do these rankings update?

Published Tuesday, refreshed Thursday and Saturday mornings, and again Sunday at 8 AM ET; inactives are polled from 90 minutes before each kickoff.

Why is PIT D/ST still ranked after playing?

Locked players stay on the board at their actual points so ranks and flex comparisons stay complete.

How this board is built
Projectionsens-fit-2026w03-mkt-20260929-2026-w4-2026-09-29+mkt-2026-w04-2026-09-29-18
Market2026-w04-2026-10-06-08
Simulation10,000 outcomes per player
Accuracyscored after the week flips
Rankings versionv7 · Sun, Oct 4, 11:35 AM ET
Ranks tagsunday-2026-w4-1135
Projection sources are blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger; ranges come from simulated outcomes with injury status priced in. Every number on this page is the engine's. Data credits
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