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Week 4 Flex Rankings & Results — Standard

Jahmyr Gibbs is our Flex #1 for Week 4 in Standard, ahead of Derrick Henry and Bijan Robinson. The biggest riser since the last publish is Mack Hollins (#93→#88); the biggest faller is Breece Hall (#24→#92).

Results table

Week 4 FLEX · Standard · 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@ CAR17.313.7FLEX23-3.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 9.9–26.7.
2Derrick Henry RB2
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN16.213.9FLEX22-2.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 8.8–25.5.
3Bijan Robinson RB3
ATL @ NO
ATL@ NO (Mon)15.826.7FLEX4+10.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 9.2–24.5.
Tier 2 · Start
4Kenneth Walker III RB4
KC @ LV
KC@ LV13.629.9FLEX2+16.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 7.6–21.6.
5Jonathan Taylor RB5
IND @ WAS
IND@ WAS13.521.7FLEX11+8.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ WAS · 20–80 range 7.0–21.5.
6Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
SEA vs LAC
SEAvs LAC13.37.6FLEX49-5.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs LAC · 20–80 range 6.0–23.4.
Tier 3
7James Cook RB6
BUF vs NE
BUFvs NE12.114.3FLEX21+2.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NE · 20–80 range 6.4–19.7.
8Christian McCaffrey RB7
SF vs DEN
SFvs DEN11.613.0FLEX24+1.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DEN · 20–80 range 5.8–19.5.
9Jaylen Warren RB8
PIT @ CLE · locked
PIT@ CLE (Thu)11.112.6FLEX28+1.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CLE · 20–80 range 6.2–18.0.
10Kyren Williams RB9
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI11.026.7FLEX5+15.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 5.9–18.0.
11D'Andre Swift RB10
CHI vs NYJ
CHIvs NYJ11.05.4FLEX58-5.6MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs NYJ · 20–80 range 5.6–18.4.
12Chris Olave WR2
NO vs ATL
NOvs ATL (Mon)10.711.6FLEX30+0.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ATL · 20–80 range 4.9–19.4.
13Chase Brown RB11
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX10.58.1FLEX47-2.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 5.4–17.2.
14Ashton Jeanty RB12
LV vs KC
LVvs KC10.112.6FLEX29+2.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs KC · 20–80 range 5.7–16.3.
15Javonte Williams RB13
DAL @ HOU
DAL@ HOU10.026.3FLEX6+16.3MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ HOU · 20–80 range 4.9–16.5.
16Cam Skattebo RB14
NYG vs ARI
NYGvs ARI9.96.6FLEX54-3.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ARI · 20–80 range 4.5–17.1.
17Zay Flowers WR3
BAL vs TEN · Questionable
BALvs TEN9.417.8FLEX12+8.4HitQuestionable (game-day report, seen Sat 16:30 ET): P(active) 70% — median 9.4 if he plays.
18Amon-Ra St. Brown WR4
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR9.47.5FLEX51-1.9HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 3.7–17.0.
19Aaron Jones RB15
MIN vs MIA
MINvs MIA9.312.8FLEX27+3.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs MIA · 20–80 range 5.0–15.6.
20Christian Watson WR5
GB @ TB
GB@ TB9.04.7FLEX62-4.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 3.6–16.7.
21Davante Adams WR6
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI8.93.2FLEX70-5.7MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 3.9–16.6.
22Jeremiyah Love RB16
ARI @ NYG
ARI@ NYG8.95.5FLEX57-3.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 4.1–15.4.
23Ja'Marr Chase WR7
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX8.62.7FLEX72-5.9MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 3.4–15.8.
24Omarion Hampton RB17
LAC @ SEA
LAC@ SEA8.511.3FLEX33+2.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SEA · 20–80 range 3.6–15.4.
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What the numbers say

6.0mean abs. error · Standard points, top 36
0.41rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
4 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
58%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
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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 Standard?

Jahmyr Gibbs, our FLEX1 with a 17.3-point median; Derrick Henry 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
Accuracyscored after the week flips
Rankings versionv6 · Sun, Oct 4, 8:01 AM ET
Ranks tagsunday-2026-w4-0801
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