Week 4 Waiver Targets

Now that week 3 is over, it’s likely that you’re starting to notice some separation in your league from the contenders to the pretenders to the flat out dreadful teams. Week 1 can sometimes be a fluke. Week 2 can start to establish a pattern, whether it be of reasons for optimism or concern. However, after week 3, the outlook of the league really starts to take shape. Now that is not to say that if you’re 3-0 you’re smooth sailing and you can let your foot off the gas. The same way that if you’re 0-3, your season’s not over, but it is time to get your team into gear. Regardless of where you might fall on that spectrum, consider adding these guys from waivers to help bolster your team’s chances.

Tyquan Thornton

Although it was against the Giants, who are undoubtedly a bottom five team in the NFL, the Chiefs offense, which has been stuck in mud all season long, appeared to find themselves in the second half of their Sunday night victory over New York. One of the main reasons they were able to do so was by utilizing Tyquan Thornton as a deep threat to stretch the field. Thornton picked apart the Giants defense, specifically second year cornerback Dru Phillips, and finished the night with a 5-71-1 receiving line on 9 targets. Thus leading the Chiefs in all 4 of those stat categories, and scoring his second touchdown in as many games. With Rashee Rice out for another 3 weeks, combined with Xavier Worthy’s health questions, Thornton is a viable addition for any team looking to bolster their depth at the receiver position.

Tre Tucker

Tucker must be included on our list this week simply because his statline was one of the best we’ve seen from any player this year. However, it’s worth noting that his 8-145-3 is a far cry from anything that would be realistic moving forward. What’s more promising than that statline is the following: the Raiders are a bottom 10 team in the NFL. There will be plenty of games where they fall behind early and QB Geno Smith needs to push the ball downfield in a hurry to simply keep the Raiders alive. Tre Tucker presents as the Raiders best deep ball threat as he garnered 9 targets and hauled in 8 of them. Tucker certainly is more of a boom or bust option as opposed to having consistent flex appeal, but as we saw this past week, when he’s on, he has the chance to absolutely explode.

Bonus: Trey Benson

Benson is considered a “bonus” player on this list for two main reasons. First of all, he’s already a player that should have been on rosters in most leagues to begin with. James Conner dealing with injuries is a common occurrence most seasons, and given the fact that the Cardinals drafted Benson 66th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, he should’ve already been one of the primary handcuffs rostered in most leagues. The second reason is that if he is on waivers, it is abundantly obvious that he should be the top target for any team in any league. Benson now has the opportunity to take over as the workhorse role in a Cardinals offense that will look to rely rather heavily on him. As of right now, the only competition he has for touches is Emari Demercado, who is certainly more of a third down/receiving back. If for some reason he’s available, go get Trey Benson.