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Week 4 Flex Rankings & Results — PPR

Jahmyr Gibbs is our Flex #1 for Week 4 in PPR, ahead of Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Bijan Robinson. The biggest riser since the last publish is J.K. Dobbins (#89→#85); the biggest faller is DeVonta Smith (#33→#93).

Results table

Week 4 FLEX · 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
1Jahmyr Gibbs RB1
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR21.817.7FLEX23-4.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 13.3–32.1.
2Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
SEA vs LAC
SEAvs LAC20.712.6FLEX42-8.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs LAC · 20–80 range 11.2–33.7.
3Bijan Robinson RB2
ATL @ NO
ATL@ NO (Mon)19.627.7FLEX7+8.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 12.0–29.1.
Tier 2
4Chris Olave WR2
NO vs ATL
NOvs ATL (Mon)17.819.6FLEX17+1.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ATL · 20–80 range 9.7–29.1.
5Derrick Henry RB3
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN17.515.9FLEX33-1.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 9.9–26.9.
6Kenneth Walker III RB4
KC @ LV
KC@ LV16.830.9FLEX5+14.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 9.9–25.5.
7Jonathan Taylor RB5
IND @ WAS
IND@ WAS16.022.7FLEX12+6.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ WAS · 20–80 range 9.0–24.6.
8Christian McCaffrey RB6
SF vs DEN
SFvs DEN15.816.0FLEX32+0.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DEN · 20–80 range 9.0–24.9.
9Amon-Ra St. Brown WR3
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR15.515.5FLEX350.0HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 8.0–25.4.
10Ja'Marr Chase WR4
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX14.45.7FLEX71-8.7MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 7.5–23.8.
11Kyren Williams RB7
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI13.936.7FLEX3+22.8MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 8.1–21.8.
12Jaylen Warren RB8
PIT @ CLE · locked
PIT@ CLE (Thu)13.815.6FLEX34+1.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CLE · 20–80 range 8.1–21.6.
13Zay Flowers WR5
BAL vs TEN · Questionable
BALvs TEN13.725.8FLEX10+12.1HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 70% — median 13.7 if he plays.
14Trey McBride TE1
ARI @ NYG
ARI@ NYG13.710.1FLEX53-3.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 7.1–22.7.
15Davante Adams WR6
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI13.57.2FLEX64-6.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 6.8–23.1.
16James Cook RB9
BUF vs NE
BUFvs NE13.516.3FLEX30+2.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NE · 20–80 range 7.3–21.5.
17Chase Brown RB10
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX13.419.1FLEX19+5.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 7.7–20.8.
18CeeDee Lamb WR7
DAL @ HOU
DAL@ HOU13.441.3FLEX2+27.9MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ HOU · 20–80 range 6.8–22.5.
19Christian Watson WR8
GB @ TB
GB@ TB13.37.7FLEX60-5.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 6.4–22.7.
20Ashton Jeanty RB11
LV vs KC
LVvs KC13.218.6FLEX20+5.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs KC · 20–80 range 7.8–20.4.
21D'Andre Swift RB12
CHI vs NYJ
CHIvs NYJ13.27.4FLEX63-5.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NYJ · 20–80 range 7.1–21.0.
22Brock Bowers TE2
LV vs KC
LVvs KC12.720.6FLEX16+7.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs KC · 20–80 range 6.5–21.3.
23Parker Washington WR9
JAX @ CIN
JAX@ CIN12.32.0FLEX82-10.3MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CIN · 20–80 range 6.2–21.1.
24Javonte Williams RB13
DAL @ HOU
DAL@ HOU12.131.3FLEX4+19.2MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ HOU · 20–80 range 6.6–19.3.
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What the numbers say

7.5mean abs. error · PPR points, top 36 · Week 3: 6.9
0.28rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
4 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
69%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 · Week 3 FLEX accuracy: MAE 6.9, top-12 hit 3/12

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 FLEX rankings

Who is the best flex to start in Week 4 PPR?

Jahmyr Gibbs, our FLEX1 with a 21.8-point median; Jaxon Smith-Njigba is FLEX2.

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.

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
Week 3 FLEX accuracyMAE 6.9 · top-12 hit 3/12
Rankings versionv6 · Sun, Oct 4, 8:01 AM ET
Ranks tagsunday-2026-w4-0801
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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