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Updated Week 4 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

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Our updated Week 4 fantasy football Flex rankings (RB, WR, TE) for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his Flex ranks.

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in many cases tight ends as well:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 4.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 4 Fantasy Football Flex Rankings

You can also see our full Week 4 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 10/3 at 10:30 am ET:

FLEX Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Derrick Henry RB 1
2 Alvin Kamara WR 2
3 Davante Adams RB 3
4 Tyreek Hill WR 4
5 Cooper Kupp RB 5
6 Travis Kelce WR 6
7 Austin Ekeler TE 7
8 Stefon Diggs WR 8
9 Aaron Jones RB 9
10 Joe Mixon WR 10
11 D.K. Metcalf WR 11
12 Justin Jefferson RB 12
13 Keenan Allen WR 13
14 Terry McLaurin RB 14
15 CeeDee Lamb WR 15
16 Nick Chubb WR 16
17 Calvin Ridley TE 17
18 Darren Waller WR 18
19 Dalvin Cook WR 19
20 Najee Harris RB 20
21 Ezekiel Elliott RB 21
22 D.J. Moore RB 22
23 Mike Williams WR 23
24 D'Andre Swift RB 24
25 Adam Thielen WR 25
26 Antonio Gibson RB 26
27 Ja'Marr Chase WR 27
28 Deebo Samuel RB 28
29 Tyler Lockett WR 29
30 Chris Carson WR 30
31 Chris Godwin WR 31
32 DeAndre Hopkins RB 32
33 Jonathan Taylor WR 33
34 Diontae Johnson RB 34
35 Mike Evans WR 35
36 Amari Cooper WR 36
37 David Montgomery RB 37
38 Clyde Edwards-Helaire WR 38
39 James Robinson RB 39
40 Tyler Boyd RB 40
41 Courtland Sutton WR 41
42 Saquon Barkley WR 42
43 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 43
44 Allen Robinson II WR 44
45 Robert Woods WR 45
46 Kareem Hunt RB 46
47 Corey Davis WR 47
48 Chuba Hubbard WR 48
49 Marvin Jones Jr. WR 49
50 Brandin Cooks TE 50
51 T.J. Hockenson WR 51
52 Michael Pittman Jr. RB 52
53 George Kittle TE 53
54 Antonio Brown WR 54
55 Zack Moss RB 55
56 Marquise Brown WR 56
57 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR 57
58 DeVonta Smith RB 58
59 Myles Gaskin RB 59
60 Chase Edmonds RB 60
61 Miles Sanders WR 61
62 Leonard Fournette RB 62
63 Robby Anderson WR 63
64 Kenny Golladay RB 64
65 Mark Andrews WR 65
66 Jaylen Waddle TE 66
67 Jakobi Meyers WR 67
68 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 68
69 Tim Patrick TE 69
70 Brandon Aiyuk WR 70
71 Melvin Gordon III TE 71
72 Cole Beasley WR 72
73 Javonte Williams WR 73
74 Logan Thomas WR 74
75 Trey Sermon WR 75
76 Emmanuel Sanders WR 76
77 Jamaal Williams RB 77
78 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 78
79 Kyle Pitts WR 79
80 Nyheim Hines RB 80
81 Noah Fant WR 81
82 Laviska Shenault Jr. RB 82
83 Christian Kirk RB 83
84 Mike Davis WR 84
85 Cordarrelle Patterson WR 85
86 Hunter Renfrow TE 86
87 Sammy Watkins WR 87
88 Henry Ruggs III RB 88
89 Damien Harris TE 89
90 Rondale Moore RB 90
91 Tyler Higbee RB 91
92 Robert Tonyan WR 92
93 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine TE 93
94 Tony Pollard RB 94
95 Jamison Crowder WR 95
96 DeVante Parker WR 96
97 Josh Jacobs WR 97
98 Dallas Goedert WR 98
99 Sony Michel TE 99
100 Chester Rogers WR 100
101 Darnell Mooney RB 101
102 Nelson Agholor RB 102
103 Jalen Reagor RB 103
104 Marquez Callaway WR 104
105 Bryan Edwards RB 105
106 Will Fuller V WR 106
107 Alexander Mattison TE 107
108 Michael Carter WR 108
109 Dawson Knox RB 109
110 Devin Singletary WR 110
111 A.J. Green RB 111
112 Mike Gesicki RB 112
113 Dalton Schultz WR 113
114 J.D. McKissic RB 114
115 Ty'Son Williams TE 115
116 Quintez Cephus TE 116
117 Latavius Murray TE 117
118 Austin Hooper WR 118
119 Kenyan Drake RB 119
120 Tyler Conklin WR 120
121 Mecole Hardman TE 121
122 Evan Engram TE 122
123 Jared Cook RB 123
124 Van Jefferson WR 124
125 Zach Pascal WR 125
126 Curtis Samuel TE 126
127 Freddie Swain WR 127
128 Adam Humphries WR 128
129 James Conner RB 129
130 K.J. Osborn TE 130
131 Jonnu Smith TE 131
132 Mark Ingram II WR 132
133 Gabriel Davis RB 133
134 Quez Watkins WR 134
135 Hunter Henry WR 135
136 Kenneth Gainwell RB 136
137 Peyton Barber RB 137
138 Cole Kmet WR 138
139 DeSean Jackson WR 139
140 Kendrick Bourne WR 140
141 James Washington TE 141
142 Ronald Jones II TE 142
143 Kyle Juszczyk WR 143
144 Anthony Miller RB 144
145 Collin Johnson WR 145
146 Anthony Firkser WR 146
147 AJ Dillon WR 147
148 Allen Lazard TE 148
149 Cameron Brate TE 149
150 Cedrick Wilson Jr. RB 150
151 Will Dissly WR 151
152 Ty Johnson WR 152
153 Maxx Williams WR 153
154 Tommy Tremble WR 154
155 Braxton Berrios WR 155
156 Zach Ertz TE 156
157 Deonte Harris WR 157
158 Kalif Raymond TE 158
159 Pat Freiermuth TE 159
160 Parris Campbell TE 160
161 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR 161
162 Olamide Zaccheaus WR 162
163 Blake Jarwin RB 163
164 Jalen Guyton RB 164
165 Royce Freeman WR 165
166 Kadarius Toney TE 166
167 David Njoku WR 167
168 Demarcus Robinson WR 168
169 Donovan Peoples-Jones TE 169
170 Darrel Williams TE 170
171 Tony Jones Jr. TE 171
172 Adam Trautman WR 172
173 Dyami Brown WR 173
174 Malcolm Brown TE 174
175 Albert Okwuegbunam RB 175
176 C.J. Uzomah RB 176
177 O.J. Howard RB 177
178 Phillip Lindsay WR 178
179 Jack Doyle TE 179
180 Cameron Batson WR 180
181 Dan Arnold RB 181
182 J.J. Taylor RB 182
183 Jordan Akins TE 183
184 Byron Pringle WR 184
185 Juwan Johnson TE 185
186 David Johnson TE 186
187 Josh Reynolds WR 187
188 Hayden Hurst RB 188
189 Demetric Felton TE 189
190 Eric Ebron WR 190
191 Chris Conley WR 191
192 Auden Tate TE 192
193 Brandon Bolden TE 193
194 Damien Williams RB 194
195 Donald Parham Jr. RB 195
196 Jeremy McNichols WR 196
197 Mohamed Sanu Sr. RB 197
198 Salvon Ahmed WR 198
199 Larry Rountree III WR 199
200 Rashard Higgins WR 200


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