What positions do IDP rankings cover?

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What are week 4 fantasy football rankings?

Week 4 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.

What does the best / worst rank mean?

Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.

Should I start the higher-ranked player?

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Week 4 IDP Rankings

Week 4 IDP rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank plus each player's best and worst expert rank.

Week 4 · 2026 season · Consensus updated October 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM EDT

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#	Player	Pos	Team	Bye	Consensus	Best	Worst	Split	Rostered
1	Fred Warner	LB	SF	8	3.1	2	7	±1.4	91%
2	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	13	3.4	1	16	±3.3	90%
3	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	6	4.3	3	6	±0.9	59%
4	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	11	6.4	3	13	±2.4	75%
5	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	13	6.8	2	12	±2.6	83%
6	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	6	6.9	1	50	±11.9	70%
7	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	MIA	6	7.4	3	20	±4.5	22%
8	Ernest Jones IV	LB	SEA	11	8.8	6	20	±2.7	48%
9	Nick Bolton	LB	KC	5	9.1	7	13	±1.5	81%
10	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	6	11.1	3	26	±4.7	85%
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11	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	TEN	9	11.7	6	48	±8.2	24%
12	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	GB	11	13.1	6	29	±4.1	37%
13	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	10	14.5	11	35	±5.8	42%
14	Quay Walker	LB	LV	13	16.4	13	29	±3.8	38%
15	Foyesade Oluokun	LB	JAX	7	17.4	9	49	±7.6	66%
16	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	10	18.0	12	25	±3.3	20%
17	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	13	20.5	15	47	±8.4	76%
18	Quentin Lake	S	LAR	11	21.8	17	45	±5.9	26%
19	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	NYG	8	23.7	17	58	±7.9	18%
20	Budda Baker	S	ARI	14	26.6	19	57	±9.3	44%
21	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	7	26.6	20	52	±7.3	25%
22	Eric Wilson	LB	MIN	6	27.5	14	54	±7.7	10%
23	Devin Lloyd	LB	CAR	5	28.2	4	109	±24.0	62%
24	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	11	28.4	13	101	±16.6	34%
25	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	11	30.4	18	80	±13.1	25%
26	Will Anderson Jr.	DE	HOU	8	30.6	7	57	±13.5	66%
27	Dillon Thieneman	S	CHI	10	31.2	23	56	±7.7	39%
28	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	6	33.2	27	68	±8.4	11%
29	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	13	33.4	13	52	±10.1	13%
30	Jeremy Chinn	S	LV	13	33.6	24	54	±6.7	28%
31	Demetrius Knight Jr.	LB	CIN	6	34.2	24	49	±5.3	42%
32	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	13	34.4	17	73	±11.2	30%
33	Jordan Battle	S	CIN	6	35.0	27	61	±10.6	20%
34	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	11	37.8	21	48	±7.5	9%
35	Arvell Reese	LB	NYG	8	38.3	8	70	±11.8	29%
36	Talanoa Hufanga	S	DEN	10	38.5	23	62	±8.7	38%
37	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	13	38.6	21	66	±10.0	13%
38	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	14	42.0	29	71	±9.6	8%
39	Tykee Smith	S	TB	10	43.4	26	77	±10.2	33%
40	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	DET	6	44.6	15	74	±16.1	70%
41	Amani Hooker	S	TEN	9	45.9	32	82	±12.7	8%
42	Sonny Styles	LB	WAS	7	46.0	28	63	±10.3	50%
43	Payton Wilson	LB	PIT	9	47.2	31	58	±6.3	9%
44	Caleb Downs	S	DAL	14	47.5	32	96	±14.6	52%
45	Devin Bush Jr.	LB	CHI	10	49.7	26	74	±11.6	27%
46	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	11	49.8	39	74	±7.8	22%
47	Antoine Winfield Jr.	S	TB	10	51.7	32	94	±14.5	19%
48	Evan Williams	S	GB	11	51.9	42	73	±6.9	15%
49	Patrick Queen	LB	PIT	9	52.1	34	76	±8.3	15%
50	Maxx Crosby	DE	LV	13	53.5	16	146	±29.6	70%
51	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	TEN	9	54.0	42	80	±10.5	6%
52	Jessie Bates III	S	ATL	11	54.0	36	100	±15.0	11%
53	Daiyan Henley	LB	LAC	7	55.7	39	85	±8.3	24%
54	Christian Elliss	LB	NE	11	56.4	35	97	±12.9	11%
55	Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	6	57.5	14	100	±19.6	17%
56	Kam Curl	S	LAR	11	61.4	33	147	±20.9	29%
57	Xavier Watts	S	ATL	11	63.5	54	99	±9.8	19%
58	Jalen Pitre	S	HOU	8	64.2	48	135	±19.1	14%
59	T.J. Edwards	LB	CHI	10	64.3	33	135	±21.3	11%
60	Drue Tranquill	LB	KC	5	65.0	40	98	±11.4	17%
61	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	10	65.1	48	84	±7.4	8%
62	Jaquan Brisker	S	PIT	9	68.4	60	86	±5.4	13%
63	Mack Wilson Sr.	LB	ARI	14	52.1	34	81	±9.9	6%
64	Joshua Metellus	S	MIN	6	70.4	65	80	±4.0	10%
65	Tre'von Moehrig	S	CAR	5	72.2	46	132	±17.9	17%
66	Cooper DeJean	CB	PHI	10	61.7	48	114	±13.0	35%
67	Bobby Okereke	LB	CAR	5	64.5	18	135	±22.5	11%
68	Jeffery Simmons	DT	TEN	9	65.5	34	101	±15.0	53%
69	Devon Witherspoon	CB	SEA	11	72.3	55	89	±7.8	21%
70	T.J. Watt	LB	PIT	9	77.4	47	127	±15.1	67%
71	Cole Bishop	S	BUF	7	79.7	64	110	±9.5	15%
72	Kamari Lassiter	CB	HOU	8	80.1	69	94	±6.3	23%
73	Nick Emmanwori	S	SEA	11	81.1	53	193	±30.1	34%
74	Kevin Byard III	S	NE	11	87.2	63	130	±16.4	19%
75	Grant Delpit	S	CLE	11	89.6	78	129	±12.8	5%
76	Andrew Van Ginkel	LB	MIN	6	77.0	66	94	±7.4	52%
77	Xavier McKinney	S	GB	11	78.6	67	115	±10.9	20%
78	Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	11	76.2	38	129	±17.2	9%
79	Andrew Wingard	S	ARI	14	82.9	39	108	±15.8	5%
80	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	8	83.2	73	115	±10.9	4%
81	Ventrell Miller	LB	JAX	7	75.4	37	124	±17.8	17%
82	Cam Bynum	S	IND	13	92.8	79	114	±10.3	6%
83	Alex Anzalone	LB	TB	10	78.8	56	116	±12.7	10%
84	Josiah Trotter	LB	TB	10	59.1	18	94	±26.6	26%
85	Dallas Turner	DE	MIN	6	78.2	45	96	±13.7	39%
86	Greg Rousseau	DE	BUF	7	80.0	9	116	±31.5	67%
87	Jaishawn Barham	LB	DAL	14	81.0	42	110	±21.9	9%
88	Dee Winters	LB	DAL	14	87.0	58	129	±17.0	5%
89	Jake Hansen	LB	HOU	8	88.8	65	137	±18.2	1%
90	Pete Werner	LB	NO	8	92.9	51	189	±34.4	3%
91	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	7	83.0	55	107	±14.4	2%
92	Alontae Taylor	CB	TEN	9	95.0	83	120	±10.4	9%
93	Trenton Simpson	LB	BAL	13	98.7	49	215	±44.8	2%
94	Alex Highsmith	LB	PIT	9	105.4	81	156	±26.4	21%
95	Abdul Carter	DE	NYG	8	113.5	78	169	±33.0	20%
96	Danielle Hunter	DE	HOU	8	110.0	56	156	±29.4	40%
97	Cedric Gray	LB	TEN	9	123.2	79	230	±45.6	23%
98	Dax Hill	S	CIN	6	88.1	72	103	±9.8	11%
99	Josh Hines-Allen	DE	JAX	7	125.4	92	158	±27.4	24%
100	DeForest Buckner	DT	IND	13	117.3	90	164	±25.4	17%
101	Michael Taaffe	S	MIA	6	101.6	86	120	±10.4	1%
102	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	S	BUF	7	103.4	81	134	±18.0	3%
103	Justin Strnad	LB	DEN	10	115.0	89	194	±34.2	2%
104	Chuck Clark	S	DET	6	86.7	44	113	±24.5	6%
105	Nik Bonitto	DE	DEN	10	147.4	92	201	±44.8	34%
106	Danny Stutsman	LB	NO	8	101.8	76	141	±26.7	1%
107	Reed Blankenship	S	HOU	8	108.7	84	134	±18.4	5%
108	Hezekiah Masses	CB	LV	13	112.8	69	141	±27.3	4%
109	Marques Sigle	S	SF	8	118.7	76	139	±22.6	3%
110	Tuli Tuipulotu	DE	LAC	7	127.7	83	162	±33.2	32%
111	Lukas Van Ness	DE	GB	11	131.2	62	204	±50.0	12%
112	Leonard Williams	DT	SEA	11	138.2	104	190	±35.4	19%
113	Christian Izien	S	DET	6	74.8	22	113	±30.5	1%
114	David Bailey	DE	NYJ	13	146.0	85	240	±52.2	21%
115	Julian Love	S	SEA	11	85.2	55	172	±43.9	24%
116	Mason Graham	DT	CLE	11	158.8	84	245	±61.5	16%
117	Jevon Holland	S	NYG	8	98.0	58	141	±30.8	13%
118	Byron Young	DE	LAR	11	106.2	58	141	±28.4	28%
119	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	SF	8	114.6	104	126	±7.7	1%
120	Jalen Ramsey	CB	PIT	9	116.2	92	132	±15.5	4%
121	Antonio Johnson	S	JAX	7	120.8	100	133	±11.2	2%
122	Frankie Luvu	LB	WAS	7	125.8	93	164	±28.3	6%
123	Byron Murphy Jr.	CB	MIN	6	131.0	116	148	±11.8	6%
124	Malaki Starks	S	BAL	13	131.8	87	170	±29.4	28%
125	L'Jarius Sneed	CB	KC	5	132.6	113	174	±21.4	2%
126	Bradley Chubb	LB	BUF	7	140.2	110	186	±27.5	7%
127	Omar Speights	LB	LAR	11	148.2	87	221	±47.9	2%
128	Chase Young	DE	NO	8	148.8	70	193	±41.6	13%
129	Del'Shawn Phillips	LB	LAC	7	149.6	95	199	±38.4	1%
130	Jonas Sanker	S	NO	8	149.8	123	196	±27.2	5%
131	Jaelan Phillips	DE	CAR	5	158.2	87	215	±45.5	6%
132	George Karlaftis III	DE	KC	5	158.2	103	187	±29.2	6%
133	Cody Barton	LB	TEN	9	159.0	102	225	±41.2	2%
134	Montez Sweat	DE	CHI	10	160.0	119	199	±25.4	12%
135	Khalil Mack	LB	LAC	7	162.4	122	214	±36.5	5%
136	Laiatu Latu	DE	IND	13	166.6	92	190	±37.4	11%
137	Jalyx Hunt	LB	PHI	10	168.6	111	232	±43.2	3%
138	Odafe Oweh	DE	WAS	7	169.2	131	196	±23.6	6%
139	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	13	96.5	74	127	±19.2	14%
140	Tyler Nubin	S	NYG	8	97.8	79	119	±14.9	3%
141	Jeremiah Trotter Jr.	LB	PHI	10	99.5	48	190	±54.0	1%
142	Derrick Brown	DT	CAR	5	174.8	86	240	±50.4	8%
143	Rashan Gary	LB	DAL	14	176.8	140	209	±23.0	11%
144	Ronnie Hickman Jr.	S	CLE	11	104.8	65	135	±28.1	2%
145	Riley Moss	CB	DEN	10	106.8	60	142	±31.1	3%
146	Keisean Nixon	CB	GB	11	107.0	66	133	±25.1	7%
147	Jaden Hicks	S	KC	5	181.8	108	345	±87.9	1%
148	Jeremy Reaves	S	WAS	7	111.3	86	133	±21.0	4%
149	Dexter Lawrence II	DT	CIN	6	182.8	59	256	±73.0	8%
150	Kobie Turner	DT	LAR	11	182.8	81	247	±56.2	7%
151	Travon Walker	DE	JAX	7	184.0	121	231	±39.2	10%
152	Trent McDuffie	CB	LAR	11	114.3	96	144	±19.1	14%
153	Zach Allen	DE	DEN	10	184.6	50	267	±76.9	7%
154	Jonathan Allen	DT	CIN	6	187.8	53	270	±81.9	4%
155	Dante Trader Jr.	S	MIA	6	118.5	101	143	±15.4	2%
156	Zyon McCollum	CB	TB	10	129.0	98	151	±21.5	4%
157	Justin Reid	S	NO	8	130.8	111	154	±15.4	2%
158	Mansoor Delane	CB	KC	5	136.0	70	173	±40.5	8%
159	Jaylon Carlies	LB	IND	13	159.8	117	213	±35.3	1%
160	Markquese Bell	S	DAL	14	169.5	124	255	±51.2	1%
161	Jared Verse	DE	CLE	11	171.8	99	227	±46.2	26%
162	Donovan Ezeiruaku	DE	DAL	14	174.5	86	238	±55.3	12%
163	Elijah Ponder	DE	NE	11	179.8	118	216	±38.9	2%
164	Amik Robertson	CB	WAS	7	95.3	69	113	±19.0	6%
165	Cameron Heyward	DT	PIT	9	191.3	117	253	±49.0	9%
166	Quinnen Williams	DT	DAL	14	194.8	171	221	±22.9	10%
167	C.J. Henderson	CB	ATL	11	105.3	61	146	±34.8	2%
168	Nick Herbig	LB	PIT	9	195.8	104	249	±57.3	6%
169	Marcus Harris	CB	TEN	9	198.8	71	389	±118.5	2%
170	Ed Oliver	DT	BUF	7	200.3	79	269	±74.3	6%
171	Wade Woodaz	LB	HOU	8	112.0	44	186	±58.1	1%
172	Yaya Diaby	DE	TB	10	205.0	163	246	±32.7	7%
173	Jalen Redmond	DE	MIN	6	205.8	178	245	±24.7	6%
174	Renardo Green	CB	SF	8	119.3	95	149	±22.4	1%
175	DeMarcus Lawrence	DE	SEA	11	207.3	185	247	±23.8	9%
176	Cameron Thomas	DE	ATL	11	207.5	149	250	±39.4	1%
177	Carlton Davis III	CB	NE	11	123.3	78	150	±32.2	2%
178	Genesis Smith	S	LAC	7	209.3	51	325	±104.5	2%
179	Taron Johnson	CB	LV	13	124.3	67	167	±42.1	2%
180	Tavius Robinson	DE	BAL	13	210.8	151	259	±39.6	2%
181	Zach Sieler	DT	MIA	6	211.3	180	235	±23.5	2%
182	Austin Booker	LB	CHI	10	212.0	167	275	±42.0	7%
183	AJ Haulcy	S	IND	13	212.3	157	243	±34.8	9%
184	Gabe Jacas	LB	NE	11	212.5	124	310	±66.0	2%
185	Marlon Humphrey	CB	BAL	13	129.0	125	134	±3.7	6%
186	Andre Cisco	S	NYJ	13	213.5	54	402	±130.7	1%
187	DaRon Bland	CB	DAL	14	132.7	108	169	±26.2	8%
188	Chamarri Conner	S	KC	5	140.7	124	169	±20.1	26%
189	Tommy Togiai	DT	HOU	8	222.8	191	265	±29.7	8%
190	Quinyon Mitchell	CB	PHI	10	143.0	65	209	±59.4	2%
191	Josh Uche	DE	MIA	6	224.5	182	255	±30.9	2%
192	Boye Mafe	DE	CIN	6	226.3	160	274	±45.4	10%
193	Jonah Elliss	LB	DEN	10	226.5	197	264	±28.1	1%
194	Isaiah McGuire	DT	CLE	11	227.5	172	270	±38.8	1%
195	Sheldon Rankins	DT	HOU	8	228.5	56	341	±106.9	1%
196	Jermaine Johnson II	DE	TEN	9	229.5	186	277	±42.2	2%
197	Will Lee III	CB	CAR	5	151.7	106	223	±51.1	1%
198	Malik Muhammad II	CB	CHI	10	153.0	131	191	±27.0	1%
199	Patrick Jones II	DE	CAR	5	231.8	162	279	±44.0	1%
200	Malcolm Koonce	DE	LV	13	233.0	79	368	±109.9	1%

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · 25 contributing experts

Week 4: where the experts split

The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.

#23Devin LloydLB · CARbest #4 · worst #109 · ±24.0
#24Nate LandmanLB · LARbest #13 · worst #101 · ±16.6
#40Aidan HutchinsonDE · DETbest #15 · worst #74 · ±16.1
#26Will Anderson Jr.DE · HOUbest #7 · worst #57 · ±13.5
#25Robert SpillaneLB · NEbest #18 · worst #80 · ±13.1

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What positions do IDP rankings cover?: IDP (individual defensive player) leagues start real defenders instead of — or alongside — a team defense. This board ranks every rostered defensive lineman, linebacker and defensive back in one expert consensus list; tackle-heavy linebackers typically lead it because tackles are the steadiest weekly stat in IDP scoring.
What are week 4 fantasy football rankings?: Week 4 rankings order players by expected fantasy points in this week's games only — matchup, injury status and role all count, season-long value does not. They are the board to check before you set a lineup.
What does the best / worst rank mean?: Every row shows the consensus rank plus the highest and lowest rank any contributing FantasyPros expert gave the player this week. A wide gap means the experts disagree — usually an injury question, a new role, or a matchup they read differently.
Should I start the higher-ranked player?: Usually, but rankings are league-agnostic. Scoring settings, your other options at the position and your opponent all matter. Connect your league to LeagueLogs — it's free — and the AI chat that knows your league answers start/sit questions against your actual roster.