Fantasy Football Week 4 RB Rankings: Biggest Risers, Falls & Start/Sit Decisions (Ep. 2230)

September 30, 2026

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At Edward Jones, we believe Rich means opening yourself to new possibilities. That's why your dedicated financial advisor meets you where you are, helping you move forward with confidence. Let's find your rich. Edward Jones, member SIPC. Welcome into Fantasy Pros, the Fantasy Football Podcast. This is the running back's rink episode. Terror Roberts here, filling in for my dear friend Chris Welsh on the Rankings shows this week. And I've got Pat Fitz Morris and Andrew Erickson here with me as well. And I know that people are in dire need of the sage advice here from Fitz and Erickson because we took a triple whammy at running back this week with the loss of Devon Ageon for the season. Brees Hall down with the quad injury and Travis E. T. N. down with a hamstring injury and a wide variety of other running backs that have just been wildly disappointing. So before we dive into all of that, I did want to give a shout out to our top accuracy rankers this week. Congratulations to our number one ranker Chris Dell with the fantasy edge. Then at number two, we had John Hesterman, Dynasty League football, and then Sean Corner with the Action Network. And then special shout-out, special fantasy pros shout out to Kelly Kirby who came in at six from fantasy pros. And you can find all the expert rankings at fantasyprops. com slash rankings. Now fits and erickson. Long time, no see. I feel lik

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1 Fantasy Football Week 4 RB Rankings: Biggest Risers, Falls & Start/Sit Decisions (Ep. 2230)
2 (00:00) **Show Opening & Injury Rundown** - Hosts Teror Roberts, Pat Fitzmorris, and Andrew Erickson set up the episode focused on running back rankings after major injuries to Devon Achane, Breece Hall, and Travis Etienne
3 (03:22) **Top 12 RB Rankings Overview** - The panel runs through the elite tier: Gibbs, Bijan, KW3, Henry, CMC, JT, Cook, Genty, and the risers
4 (04:12) **Jeremiah Love (RB8-12) - Full Unleashing** - Love's takeover of the Arizona backfield is analyzed, with the panel agreeing he's a legitimate top-12 play
5 (09:11) **RB 13-24 Tier: Saquon Barkley Concerns** - The panel debates whether Saquon's struggles are about him or his environment, with Erickson more optimistic than Fitz
6 (14:40) **Javonte Williams vs. Tough Texans Matchup** - The panel is skeptical about Javonte's ceiling despite his workhorse role, given Houston's elite run defense
7 (18:38) **Braelon Allen (RB22) - Trustworthy Fill-In** - With Breece Hall out, Allen steps into a lead role against a vulnerable Bears run defense

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Guests on this episode

Andrew Erickson

Show Notes

Tera Roberts, Pat Fitzmaurice and Andrew Erickson tackle the Week 4 fantasy football running back rankings after injuries and changing workloads reshaped the position almost overnight.

They debate Jeremiah Love’s move toward RB1 territory, how aggressively to trust Braylon Allen and Aaron Jones, and whether disappointing starts from players like Saquon Barkley and Omarion Hampton should change expectations.

From reliable volume plays to risky committees and deeper flex options, the crew sorts through a position that has become much harder to navigate heading into Week 4.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Week 3 Rankings Recap - 0:00:38

RBs 1-12 - 0:03:04

Jeremiyah Love - 0:03:53

Polymarket - 0:08:08

RBs 13-24 - 0:08:49

Saquon Barkley - 0:10:05

Javonte Williams - 0:14:21

Braelon Allen - 0:18:11

Aaron Jones - 0:21:57

Omarion Hampton - 0:27:23

RBs 25-36 - 0:32:12

TreVeyon Henderson - 0:33:07

JK Dobbins - 0:38:42

Ollie Gordon - 0:41:45

Deeper Plays - 0:45:50

Outro - 0:48:45

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