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Ryan Heath and Graham Barfield review all the fantasy football usage from Week 4 with everything you need to know before Week 5.

📈 Kyren Williams Is Making Ryan Eat His Words

Kyren Williams is the RB5 in FPG (22.7), and Ryan Heath is officially taking the L. The concern entering the season was that Blake Corum's share of the backfield would cap Williams' ceiling. And while the rushing split hasn't really changed, Williams' high-value touches have taken a massive leap.

The biggest development is his receiving role. Williams' target share has jumped from 7.9% in 2025 to 15.2% in 2026, ranking around RB6. His route share is also up from 47.2% to 55.7%, while his 26% TPRR ranks 6th among RBs. For perspective, his career TPRR entering this season was just 14%. Matthew Stafford's increased reliance on checkdowns (9.9%, his highest rate since at least 2021) could help explain the spike in receiving work.

He's also handled all nine of the Rams' backfield opportunities inside the 10-yard line, up from a 67% share last year. Some touchdown regression is likely, but the receiving usage looks much more sustainable. Williams has gone from a supposedly capped-ceiling pick to a top-10 RB rest-of-season, roughly alongside Chase Brown and ahead of Javonte Williams and Chuba Hubbard.

🐆 The Jaguars' Success Is Hurting Their Fantasy Value

Trevor Lawrence is playing some of the best football of his career, but Jacksonville's offense isn't doing fantasy managers many favors. Lawrence ranks top-six in EPA/DB, CPOE, and catchable throw rate, while the Jaguars sit second in the NFL in point differential (+51). The problem? They're winning too comfortably to throw the ball.

Jacksonville has led on 78% of its offensive snaps, the highest rate in the league. That's contributed to a 26th-ranked PROE and the 30th-most plays per game, with Lawrence attempting no more than 29 passes in any contest. Despite ranking QB8 in fantasy points per dropback, he's just QB20 in expected fantasy points per game.

That lack of volume makes it tough to trust multiple Jaguars pass catchers each week. Brenton Strange took advantage of Cincinnati's vulnerable LB/S coverage in Week 4, but Parker Washington is positioned for a bounce-back against Philadelphia, which has allowed the sixth-most receiving YPG and ninth-most FPG to slot WRs. Until Jacksonville finds itself in more competitive games, expect the passing production to remain concentrated in one primary target each week.

🌸 Can Zay Flowers Survive Without Lamar Jackson?

Zay Flowers has been putting up ridiculous numbers with Lamar Jackson, averaging 9.0 targets, 176.5 receiving YPG, and 32.7 FPG when extrapolating their eight quarters together this season. Even his expected production (21.1 XFP per four quarters) would rank WR4. His slot rate has also jumped from 34.7% last year to 67.9%, putting him in the position where he's historically been most efficient.

The problem is Lamar's ankle injury. Jackson is unlikely to play in Week 5, leaving Tyler Huntley in line to start. Huntley has averaged just 168.7 passing YPG across seven full games since 2023, and Flowers managed only 46.5 receiving YPG in two games with him. Even when Jackson returns, his mobility could be compromised, potentially hurting the entire Baltimore offense.

Ryan's outlook is to lower expectations for the next 3-4 weeks, with Flowers potentially settling in as a high-end WR2 through October rather than the elite WR1 he's looked like alongside Lamar. But the long-term upside hasn't disappeared. If you can afford to ride out the rough stretch, Flowers could still be a difference-maker down the stretch.

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👑 Crown Sam LaPorta. The breakout finally arrived in Week 4, and the underlying usage says it should stick. LaPorta leads all TEs in routes run (143), ranks 4th in XFP/G (14.7), and has cleared a 75% route share in four straight games. Now he gets an Arizona defense allowing the 4th-most FPG to TEs. Keep him locked in.

🟢 Start Bayshul Tuten. Penalties erased two touchdowns and kept his Week 4 box score from getting out of hand, but the workload keeps growing. Jacksonville clearly trusts Tuten as its lead back in competitive games, and the Eagles just surrendered 36.7 FP to Kyren Williams. He's looking more like a weekly RB2.

🟢 Start Jacoby Brissett. Detroit has allowed the most FPG to opposing QBs, including four top-36 weekly performances in four games. Brissett ranks 9th in dropbacks per game, and Arizona will likely need to throw plenty to keep pace in a game with a 54.5-point total. Fire him up.

🟢 Start Matthew Golden. The breakout is hiding in plain sight. Golden has led Green Bay in route share every game this season and ranks as the WR12 in XFPG, despite underperforming that workload by 1.7 FPG. The opportunity is already there, and the production should catch up. Get him in your lineup against Chicago.

💎Stash TreVeyon Henderson. The rookie's efficiency has been ugly, ranking bottom-15 among RBs in rushing success rate, EPA per run, stuff rate, and yards after contact per run. But Rhamondre Stevenson is questionable with a knee injury, and Henderson could suddenly find himself handling an RB2-worthy workload if Stevenson sits. Worth holding while that situation plays out.

🔴 Sit Courtland Sutton. Sutton's biggest problem isn't getting open. He's already accumulated 150 uncatchable air yards (10th-most) and nine uncatchable targets (tied for 3rd-most). Sean Payton taking over playcalling might help, but until Bo Nix starts delivering catchable passes, Sutton belongs on the bench.

🔴 Sit Omarion Hampton. Things are getting crowded in the Chargers' backfield, and not in a good way. Hampton scored last week, but Keaton Mitchell outcarried him while Kimani Vidal played more snaps. With Los Angeles entering as an underdog against Denver, Hampton is looking increasingly touchdown-dependent. He's a FLEX at best, not someone you want to rely on as an RB2.

🔴 Sit Wan'Dale Robinson. Robinson's route share dropped to 66.7% in Week 4, tying his season low, while rookie Carnell Tate is emerging as a bigger part of Tennessee's passing attack. Houston has also allowed the fifth-fewest targets per route run to slot WRs, making Robinson a risky FLEX option this week.

Read the full article for advice on who to start & sit throughout the entire Week 5 slate.