Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Running Backs (Week 4)

Check out our top waiver wire targets for Week 4 of the 2022 fantasy football season.

• Week 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets

Khalil Herbert (RB – CHI): 49% rostered

• Next opponents: @NYG, @MIN, WAS
• True value: $23
• Desperate need: $39
• Budget-minded: $9

Analysis: The best time to acquire Khalil Herbert was any of the previous three weeks, when I ranked him as the best handcuff-with-standalone-value in fantasy. You can still get him in half of Yahoo leagues, but his Tuesday price tag will be substantial. David Montgomery suffered multiple lower-body injuries on Sunday and did not return. His “backup,” Herbert, took the bull by the horns and dropped a huge fantasy performance on the Texans, with 20 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The schedule is also very manageable for the Bears for a few games. I see Herbert as the top priority waiver claim for Week 4.

Alexander Mattison (RB – MIN): 55% rostered*

• Next opponents: @NO, CHI, @MIA
• True value: $9
• Desperate need: $23
• Budget-minded: $5

Analysis: The caveat here is that Mattison is over the typical 50% threshold to grace this column, but Dalvin Cook‘s shoulder injury has activated Mattison managers like the Undertaker. Cook has a long history of shoulder injuries, and there have been times when he’s sustained one and didn’t even miss the next game. If that’s the case and Cook is active in Week 5 but on a snap count, it would be very tough to pull the trigger on starting Mattison. The risk is massive. Either Cook plays full snaps and renders Mattison completely unusable, or Cook is limited and Mattison is cooking on your bench. If Cook misses any games, Mattison is a premium handcuff with RB2 upside.

Trestan Ebner (RB – CHI): 0% rostered

• Next opponents: @NYG, @MIN, WAS
• True value: $3
• Desperate need: $5
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Ebner might be just a stash to many fantasy managers, but I might want to toss a couple extra FAAB dollars to get him as a short-term PPR weapon. If David Montgomery is out for an extended amount of time, the Bears will likely be forced to increase Ebner’s snap share and touches. Ebner is a strong receiver with incredible speed and quickness. Let’s call him a stash-plus.

Stash candidates: James Cook, Tyler Allgeier, Jaylen Warren, Eno Benjamin

Cook and Allgeier have both seen gradual increases in work as the season progresses, but neither has made a lasting impression to earn promotion to waiver priority pickups.

Unfortunately, injuries are commonly the driving force for waiver pickups at the RB position. Cook has a healthy Devin Singletary and Zack Moss sharing the work, while Allgeier is only showing up to spell Cordarrelle Patterson.

Jaylen Warren and Eno Benjamin were close to seeing more action when Najee Harris and James Conner got dinged up, but neither ultimately missed any game time to let the youngsters spread their wings.