The usual top fantasy quarterbacks aren’t having the best years. Most have been bitten by the injury bug or overall ineptitude. Backups have risen to the challenge and we have guys like Giants QB Daniel Jones and Panthers QB Kyle Allen killing it in fantasy last week. 

Bye weeks start in Week 4, but luckily the two teams on bye aren’t stacked with fantasy studs. The San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets are the two teams sitting this week out.

Which young backup quarterback will have the best fantasy output this weekend: Kyle Allen, Daniel Jones or Gardner Minshew?

Here is our Fantasy Football Sit/Start for Week 4 of the 2019 NFL season…and enjoy our awesome MS Paint masterpiece of QB Daniel Jones of the New York Giants.

I want to explain what I mean by “sit” and “start.” Of course you are going to start some of the guys i say to bench this week, because you probably used high draft picks or a lot of money in an auction for them. My ‘sit’ players are guys I am just not completely sold that they will have good weeks. If you have a guy that you are on the fence about, maybe this will help you pick between the players.

START’EM

• QB Daniel Jones (New York Giants) – Jones surprised many with his play last week against the Bucs. He played without RB Saquon Barkley for a huge portion of the game as well. Even though the Bucs defense is sketchy, I think Jones could be for real. He faces the Redskins this week and they have the same sort of question marks as the Bucs. He should be a nice fantasy QB if your starter is out with injury or bye this week. Who knows, maybe Mr. Jones could end up your long-term starter.
• WR Cole Beasley (Buffalo Bills) – I was all about Bill WR John Brown early this season, but Beasley is another receiver in Buffalo worth a look. The Bills face a tough Patriots team, but I’m betting on the Bills being down for most of the game and needing to throw. Beasley has the surest hands on the team.
• WR Mecole Hardman (Kansas City Chiefs) – The Chiefs face a pretty average Lions run defense, and slot receivers have done well against them this year. Hardman is doing major damage with the few changes he’s made and has been a YAC monster. He only has six receptions, but has 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. I have a feeling he is going to get more touches this week.
• QB Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams) – As I said earlier, the Bucs made Giants rookie QB Daniel Jones look like Tom Brady. The Rams are next on the schedule for the Bucs. I expect Goff to be a top-six fantasy quarterback this week.
• Chicago Bears Defense & Special Teams – We all know that the Chargers are the team to have this week, as they face the Dolphins…but I’m picking a team that could be out there on the waiver wire. The Vikings offense hasn’t always ran the smoothest and the Bears defense could force a few turnovers from Vikings QB Kirk Cousins.
• RB Wayne Gallman (New York Giants) – Now that RB Saquon Barkley is on the shelf for a month or two, Gallman is the Giants running back you want. He may not have had a ton of success as a typical running back, but he has good hands. He could add a few extra points in PPR leagues.
• WR Terry McLaurin (Washington Redskins) – It appears that McLaurin is the only Redskins wide receiver worth playing in fantasy. The rookie wide receiver is QB Case Keenum’s favorite target, which is needed now that TE Jordan Reed’s career may be in jeopardy due to concussions.
• TE Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati Bengals) – It looked like Eifert was going to be in a 50/50 time share at tight end with C.J. Uzomah, but Eifert is lapping him in playing time. He isn’t getting many targets, but if you have TE George Kittle, who is on bye, Eifert could be worth a play against the Steelers.
• TE Will Dissly (Seattle Seahawks) – Dissly is super underrated as a fantasy tight end. He is finding the endzone and is playing a lot. The Cardinals defense haven’t been very good against opposing tight ends and it wouldn’t surprise me if Dissly gets more redzone targets.
• Indianapolis Colts Defense & Special Teams – The Colts were without LB Darius Leonard, but were still able to win (and cover) against Atlanta. They face the Raiders this week, who can be turnover-prone.
• RB David Montgomery (Chicago Bears) – It took awhile for the Bears to start playing Montgomery last week. Once they got him some snaps, the offense started to click. He’s a dynamic running back, and in my opinion, is a better overall running back than RB Tarik Cohen.
• WR Parris Campbell (Indianapolis Colts) – [DEEP LEAGUE SLEEPER] Colts WR T.Y. Hilton came into last game banged up and he had to leave after re-injuring his quad. He’s currently unsure if he will be able to suit up against the Raiders. The Colts have a handful of wide receivers that will get more work, but Campbell might have the most talent of the group.

SIT’EM

• RB Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams) – Gurley is barely getting enough work right now to even justify a flex play. He just doesn’t get the work in the redzone and is working in-between the 20-yard lines right now. I know you drafted him high (or spent a lot of money in auction), but there are probably better options out there on the waiver wire.
• WR Marquise Brown (Baltimore Ravens) – Brown didn’t have a good game last week, even though Ravens QB Lamar Jackson targeted him nine times. The Browns are going to drape their best corner on Brown and shadow him. They will force Jackson to hurt them in other ways. I don’t expect Brown to be a huge fantasy star this week.
• QB Tom Brady (New England Patriots) – The Bills have an upgraded, young defense. They have improved a lot just through the draft. Brady still has a lot of weapons, but the Bills should fare much better than normal against Brady. I don’t think he will be a top-ten fantasy quarterback this week.
• RB Miles Sanders (Philadelphia Eagles) – There’s a lot of buzz about Sanders, but I don’t see it right now. He isn’t getting the redzone work, even though he has the talent to handle that role. If he’s not getting touchdowns, Sanders isn’t worth a start.
• WR Emmanuel Sanders (Denver Broncos) – The Jaguars don’t want to trade CB Jalen Ramsey. Even though he’s raising a stink about wanting to play elsewhere, he will keep playing at a high level. He will stop Sanders and may end up on WR Courtland Sutton at times. I don’t see QB Joe Flacco having a good game against the Jaguars secondary.
• RB Adrian Peterson (Washington Redskins) – Redskins head coach Jay Gruden healthy-scratched Peterson in Week 1. I had a feeling that he would give running backs Chris Thompson and Wendell Smallwood every opportunity to take over some of Derrius Guice’s role in Week 1. Peterson scored a touchdown in Week 2, but he was largely ineffective last week against the Bears. Peterson is not the running back you want in Washington, that would be RB Chris Thompson.
• TE Trey Burton (Chicago Bears) – Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky is barely looking at Burton during his check-downs. He’s not getting the targets and tight ends aren’t being used in the passing game much at all in Chicago.
• Kansas City Chiefs Defense & Special Teams – The Chiefs have some playmakers on defense, but as a whole, they lack consistency. The Lions offense is better this season and QB Matthew Stafford has more weapons that could cause the Chiefs issues. Kansas City will most likely still win the game, but I could see them giving up a few touchdowns.
• QB Kyle Allen (Carolina Panthers) – Allen was fantastic against the Cardinals last week. He threw for four touchdowns and was better than QB Cam Newton has been in three years. He has a tougher task this week against the Texans. Allen is a trendy underdog sleeper this week, but the Texans should lock him down. We should see a lot of RB Christian McCaffrey instead.
• WR Alshon Jeffery (Philadelphia Eagles) – Jeffery is dealing with a calf injury and missed nearly all of Week 2’s game and the entire game in Week 3. It’s unknown how much that injury could hamper him this week against the Packers. I’d rather take my chances on receivers like Mecole Hardman or Terry McLaurin.

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Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.