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Week 4 Overall Rankings & Results — Standard

Josh Allen is our #1 overall for Week 4 in Standard, ahead of Brock Purdy and Tyler Shough. No rank moved since the last publish.

Results table

Week 4 OVERALL · 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
1Josh Allen QB1
BUF vs NE
BUFvs NE21.818.5OVERALL23-3.2HitEnsemble: 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 DEN20.319.6OVERALL20-0.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DEN · 20–80 range 12.5–28.4.
3Tyler Shough QB3
NO vs ATL
NOvs ATL (Mon)19.415.9OVERALL37-3.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs ATL · 20–80 range 11.5–27.5.
Tier 2
4Patrick Mahomes QB4
KC @ LV
KC@ LV17.717.0OVERALL32-0.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ LV · 20–80 range 10.6–25.4.
5Bryce Young QB5
CAR vs DET
CARvs DET17.621.5OVERALL18+3.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DET · 20–80 range 10.5–25.0.
6Trevor Lawrence QB6
JAX @ CIN
JAX@ CIN17.513.1OVERALL55-4.4HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CIN · 20–80 range 10.3–25.0.
7Case Keenum QB7
CHI vs NYJ
CHIvs NYJ17.40.0OVERALL265-17.4MissP(active) 85% from the injury report; median 17.4 if he plays.
8Jahmyr Gibbs RB1
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR17.313.7OVERALL49-3.6HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 9.9–26.7.
9Jared Goff QB8
DET @ CAR
DET@ CAR17.220.5OVERALL19+3.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CAR · 20–80 range 10.3–24.4.
10Matthew Stafford QB9
LA @ PHI
LA@ PHI17.19.7OVERALL85-7.4MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ PHI · 20–80 range 10.0–24.6.
11Joe Burrow QB10
CIN vs JAX
CINvs JAX17.023.7OVERALL12+6.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs JAX · 20–80 range 10.1–24.0.
12Lamar Jackson QB11
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN16.618.9OVERALL22+2.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 10.2–23.4.
13Dak Prescott QB12
DAL @ HOU
DAL@ HOU16.618.1OVERALL24+1.5HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ HOU · 20–80 range 9.9–23.4.
14Derrick Henry RB2
BAL vs TEN
BALvs TEN16.213.9OVERALL48-2.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs TEN · 20–80 range 8.8–25.5.
15Bijan Robinson RB3
ATL @ NO
ATL@ NO (Mon)15.826.7OVERALL4+10.9MissEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NO · 20–80 range 9.2–24.5.
16Jacoby Brissett QB13
ARI @ NYG
ARI@ NYG15.610.4OVERALL79-5.1HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ NYG · 20–80 range 8.7–22.7.
17Bo Nix QB14
DEN @ SF
DEN@ SF15.413.6OVERALL50-1.8HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ SF · 20–80 range 8.8–22.5.
18Deshaun Watson QB15
CLE vs PIT · locked
CLEvs PIT (Thu)15.212.9OVERALL60-2.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs PIT · 20–80 range 8.9–21.7.
19C.J. Stroud QB16
HOU vs DAL
HOUvs DAL14.923.1OVERALL14+8.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs DAL · 20–80 range 8.8–21.3.
20Jordan Love QB17
GB @ TB
GB@ TB14.813.1OVERALL56-1.7HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ TB · 20–80 range 8.6–21.5.
21Kirk Cousins QB18
LV vs KC
LVvs KC14.422.6OVERALL15+8.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs KC · 20–80 range 7.9–21.1.
22Geno Smith QB19
NYJ @ CHI
NYJ@ CHI14.08.8OVERALL104-5.2HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; @ CHI · 20–80 range 7.9–20.3.
23Jalen Hurts QB20
PHI vs LA
PHIvs LA13.913.5OVERALL51-0.3HitP(active) 85% from the injury report; median 13.9 if he plays.
24Sam Darnold QB21
SEA vs LAC
SEAvs LAC13.713.3OVERALL53-0.3HitEnsemble: recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency and opponent blended by fitted weights; vs LAC · 20–80 range 7.5–20.0.
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What the numbers say

5.2mean abs. error · Standard points, top 36
0.26rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
1 / 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

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 Standard?

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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