Week 4 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Waiver Options: Quentin Johnston, Tre Tucker and More

Welcome to this week's wide receiver breakdown! Unfortunately, Week 3 was a big injury week around the league, which means a lot of the names in this article will be players suddenly stepping into larger roles. 

However, we also have a few returning faces who I'm going to keep listing until they are finally added in more leagues. I'll also be including a few more widely rostered players for those of you in shallow formats — let's get started.

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Michael Pittman Jr., Indianapolis Colts (80.9% Rostered)

Pittman is the first of my shallow picks, as it is absurd that he is still available in nearly 20% of leagues. I was in on Pittman coming into the year, as he dealt not only with Anthony Richardson Sr.'s historic inaccuracy but also a broken back in 2024. However, even I didn't see this coming.

The Colts have one of the best offenses in the league through three weeks, and Pittman is their top receiver with a 22% target share. A low 6.3-yard ADOT does mean he is a volume play, but he is getting that volume. After scoring 16.3 half-PPR points on Sunday, MPJ is the WR13 in fantasy — he needs to be 100% rostered. 

Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers (78.8% Rostered)

Pittman is the WR13, but Keenan Allen has him beat as the overall WR6 in half-PPR leagues.

Yes, the 33-year-old almost certainly isn't going to keep this up all season, but he leads the Chargers with a 25% target share, which converts to exactly nine targets per game with how pass-happy they have been. If your league is one of the 21% sleeping at the wheel, change that. 

Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers (29% Rostered)

Let's stick with the Chargers and stick with another receiver currently in the top six in half-PPR scoring. With three straight double-digit weeks to start the season, Johnston is actually the WR4 overall. 

And QJ's success is not at all flukey. He hasn't seen quite as many targets as Allen, but his 92% route participation rate, 21% target share, and 34% air yards share are all more than solid. He's also benefiting from the Chargers' offense ranking second in the league with a pass rate 8.8% above expected.

Given that it's working (LA is 3-0) and they just lost Najee Harris for the season, that's not likely to change anytime soon. Just like Allen, QJ is a must-add, and he's still available in over 70% of leagues.

Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants (37.7% Rostered)

Let's keep things rolling with players who really should already be more widely rostered. Three weeks into the season, Robinson ranks tied for 20th among receivers with 22 targets. And this hasn't just been his usual low-ADOT role either. He posted a career-high 16.7-yard ADOT in Week 2 (and had a massive fantasy game), then followed it up with an even higher 21.3-yard ADOT against the Chiefs.

Things might change when Jaxson Dart takes over, but Russell Wilson is clearly willing to chuck it deep to Robinson. That, combined with his usual ability to rack up underneath targets, makes for a valuable fantasy asset, especially in PPR leagues. Robinson isn't quite a must-add in all formats like the previous three names … but he's close.

Elic Ayomanor, Tennessee Titans (25% Rostered)

Especially with the unknown of Dart looming, Wan'Dale is more of a short-term add. His upside is increased as long as his ADOT is higher, but his chances of ever breaking out as a true top-24 WR are low (especially outside of full PPR formats). If you're looking for a more high-upside, long-term option, Ayomanor is your guy.

This is now the third time I have featured Ayomanor, and the argument has been roughly the same every time. He's an athletic rookie with high upside, playing alongside a high-upside rookie QB. And for a rookie, especially a Day 3 pick, his role is already excellent. He ranks second among Titan WRs in route participation rate (66%), target share (18%), and air yards share (34%). 

Calvin Ridley is the name ahead of him in all three stats, and the 30-year-old vet hasn't exactly lit the world on fire to start the season. It will definitely require a step forward from Cameron Ward under center, but there's a world where Ayomanor is the clear WR1 for a suddenly exciting Titans' offense by the time the fantasy playoffs roll around. That makes him worth stashing if you've got the room.

Tyquan Thornton, Kansas City Chiefs (1.4% Rostered)

Without Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice, the Chiefs' wide receiver room is a mess. Marquise Brown (46.9% rostered) is probably the WR1, and he is also worth adding. But this week it was Thornton, a speedy former second-round pick for the Patriots, who led KC with nine targets. He also tied Brown and Travis Kelce with a team-high 73% route participation rate.

The other good thing about Thornton is that he seems to be targeted on a couple of deep shots per game. For the season, he has an absolutely massive 54% share of the Chiefs' air yards. Only Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Malik Nabers, and Tyreek Hill have higher numbers through three weeks. This usage means Thornton can provide a usable week on just one play which, combined with his increased work in other areas, makes him a viable boom-or-bust flex option.

Jalen Tolbert, Dallas Cowboys (2% Rostered)

Turpin is the first of our injury-related names. CeeDee Lamb is expected to miss at least two weeks with a high-ankle sprain. He missed most of the game on Sunday, and Tolbert finished as the Cowboys' leader with an 87% route participation rate. 

Of course, Tolbert only turned all those routes into three catches for 24 scoreless yards on six targets. This was even while the Cowboys were playing from behind against a bad Bears' defense. Even with Lamb out, Tolbert will likely be at best third on Dallas' offense in targets, behind George Pickens and Jake Ferguson. With that in mind, he's just a pickup for deep leagues, where he could provide some value as a fill-in flex — simply being on the field for a high-volume passing offense is not nothing. 

Sterling Shepard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1% Rostered)

Next up on the “former WR3s elevated to WR2 on a good passing offense thanks to an injury to a star WR1” list, we have Shepard. With Mike Evans exiting in the fourth quarter with a hamstring issue, the former New York Giant finished tied (with Evans) for the lead in routes among Tampa Bay receivers. 

He caught four of his five targets for 46 yards, and he should only see more work going forward as long as Evans remains out. Once again, Shepard is mostly a deep-league add. However, I do actually prefer him to Tolbert — we've seen him have periods of near-viability catching passes from his old college teammate, Baker Mayfield, before. 

Tre Tucker, Las Vegas Raiders (3.6% Rostered)

Listen, I don't really recommend adding Tucker in most formats. But after exploding for 36.9 points on Sunday, he is now the overall WR3 for the season, so he deserves mention. However, it's incredibly likely that, not only does he never come close to matching this performance again this season, but Tucker never comes close to providing reliable fantasy production. 

After all, it's not like anything is changing in Tucker's situation. He's been in the same role in Vegas' offense for his entire career, serving as a low-volume deep threat/X receiver. Admittedly, Geno Smith is definitely an upgrade from his previous QBs. But adding Smith doesn't change his role, or his spot in the target pecking order, far behind both Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers. This was an enormous boom, but we can expect just as many busts for Tucker going forward. 

Ted Chmyz is a fantasy football contributor for FantasySP. Find him on Twitter and Bluesky @Tchmyz for more fantasy content or to ask questions.