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Should I start Tyreek Hill, Xavier Worthy, Christian Kirk for Week 4? Fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks and recommendations for the 2025 NFL season.
We've reached Week 4 of the NFL season, with the last full slate of 32 teams for a long time before bye weeks begin. Fantasy managers are at the point in the season where it's getting tough to decide which starters are studs to stick with, while new names are also emerging. Injuries and recovery from injuries always make situations even more confusing, so most fantasy football managers have tough choices to make in Week 4.
In this article, we will see if Tyreek Hill, Xavier Worthy, and Christian Kirk should be started in fantasy in Week 4. Hill has been inconsistent in his three games in a struggling offense, while Worthy and Kirk missed time due to injury. None are easy "must-start" wide receivers, but each has definite upside to consider as well.
So, should fantasy managers start Hill, Worthy, and Kirk in Week 4? Let's dive in and find out.
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Should I Start Tyreek Hill for Fantasy Football?
Hill has been visibly unhappy on the sidelines this season and seems to still want out of Miami. He could get his wish before the trade deadline, but his off-field incidents also complicate the trade possibilities. For now, it looks like he'll suit up Week 4 against the Jets and Sauce Gardner on Monday Night Football.
Hill started the season with just four catches for 40 yards against the Colts before his best game of the year with 109 yards on seven catches against the Patriots. In Week 3, though, he came back down to just five catches for 40 yards against the Bills, along with his first touchdown of the season.
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Through three games, he is tied for the team lead in targets with 23, but the offense has been very conservative. Tua Tagovailoa hasn't been taking many deep shots, and when he has, they have been inaccurate and sometimes intercepted. It's been a very rough start to the season for the whole 0-3 Dolphins offense, but they do have a favorable matchup on Monday Night Football.
Hill is ranked as the No. 19 wide receiver by RotoBaller this week, making him a fringe WR2 start in most leagues. While he hasn't been his big-play threat this season, he is still getting enough work to be a solid starter in most formats, even in a flex spot.
Tagovailoa and Mike McDaniel will be desperate for a win on Monday Night Football, so Hill backers can hope that results in more aggressive plays down the field, which will lead to big plays and production.
Should I Start Xavier Worthy for Fantasy Football?
Worthy is on track to play this week against the Ravens, according to the latest updates from ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Chiefs listed WR Xavier Worthy as a full participant in today’s practice, putting him on track to play Sunday against Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/r8LwL18Ev2
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 24, 2025
Worthy has been sidelined by a shoulder injury since Week 1, when he collided with his teammate, Travis Kelce, in the Chiefs' opening game of the season. Worthy had one target and one carry but no yards before leaving in Week 1 and missed the last two weeks.
The Chiefs have been very thin at receiver without Worthy since Rashee Rice (suspension) has also been out, leaving Marquise Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Tyquan Thornton to split targets at receiver. Worthy brings more upside and a higher ceiling than those options, and he flashed his playmaking ability in his rookie year, racking up 59 catches for 638 yards and six touchdowns as a receiver and adding 104 more yards and another three touchdowns as a rusher.
Worthy is expected to be one of the team's top big-play threats and could be the go-to option in the passing game until Rice returns, but he's very high-risk this week since he'll be playing for the first time since Week 1, and his snaps could be limited.
He's RotoBaller's WR33 against the Ravens this week. He's startable as a WR3 or flex option in most formats, but he's very boom-or-bust as a high-risk start, even though the Ravens have been beatable by top receivers.
Should I Start Christian Kirk for Fantasy Football?
Kirk missed the first two weeks of the season with a hamstring injury, but he stepped right into a significant role in Week 3, which sets him up for success in the future, even though his production wasn't amazing in Week 3.
In his Texans' debut, Kirk only caught three passes for 25 yards, but he operated as the clear second receiver behind Nico Collins. He played 67% snaps, which was second to Collins among wide receivers, and he led the team in snaps out of the slot. He had eight targets, which was also second on the team behind only Collins.
He came close to a touchdown towards the end of the game, but C.J. Stroud just overthrew him. He was also targeted at the end of the game, on the game-sealing interception with just 30 seconds left.
His workload will likely increase as he ramps up to a bigger workload. However, he's still RotoBaller's No. 58 receiver this week despite a favorable matchup against the Titans, who have allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to wide receivers.
He isn't in the same tier as Hill or Worthy just yet, but he could be in the weeks ahead. He's a high-risk option, but could be a desperation play or speculative add this week.
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