FFT Express - EARLY Week 4 Waiver Wire Targets! Trey Benson, Geno Smith, Elic Ayomanor, & Others! (09/22 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Summary

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Fantasy Football Today Express - EARLY Week 4 Waiver Wire Targets

Date: September 22, 2025
Hosts: Adam Aizer (A), Jamey Eisenberg (B)

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Episode Overview

This FFT Express episode delivers an early breakdown of the top Week 4 waiver wire targets for fantasy football players. Host Adam Aizer and analyst Jamey Eisenberg dive quickly into position-by-position recommendations and strategic advice, with extra focus on navigating injuries and underwhelming running back options. Listeners get actionable names at QB, RB, WR, and TE, including deep league stashes and key injury fill-ins.

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Key Discussion Points & Waiver Wire Targets

1. General Waiver Wire Landscape & Injuries

• Main Theme: Not a standout week for running backs; mid-tier wide receivers headline shaky waiver wire.
• Injury Impact: Season-ending injuries to James Conner and Najee Harris hit depth, but RB options remain thin.
  • “I wish there was a running back you could find...it’s a good week for those mid-tier receivers again.” (Jamey, 00:23)

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2. Running Back Targets

• Trey Benson (Arizona, RB)
  • Top overall add in non-CBS leagues due to lower roster rate.
  • “If you’re in an ESPN or Yahoo league, Trey Benson’s rostered in about 55% of leagues.” (Adam, 01:05)
  • “Go get him. He should be 100% added by the end of the week.” (Jamey, 01:10)
• Taije Spears (Dallas, RB)
  • Not back yet, but worth a stash as he’s eligible to return soon and could share with Tony Pollard.
• Woody Marks (Houston, RB)
  • Getting increased snaps, potentially overtaking Dario Gumbawale.
  • “Maybe the Texans are realizing that they need to get a little bit more life back there...he’s somebody I would pick up and stash.” (Jamey, 02:26)
• Chris Rodriguez (Washington, RB)
  • Now starting; not efficient but leads volatile committee.
  • “Chris Rodriguez, after being inactive for the first two games...was the starter. He did not run well.” (Jamey, 03:08)
• Other Stashable RBs:
  • Ollie Gordon (LV)
  • Blake Corum (LAR) — “He’s an injury away from becoming a must-start running back.”
  • Braylon Allen (NYJ) — Favorable matchups upcoming, could be deep-league flex.
  • Kareem Hunt (KC)
    • Red zone, TD-dependent. “Kareem Hunt needs to be on the list too...he’s going to be their goal-line back.” (Adam & Jamey, 05:10)
  • Miles Sanders, Kyle Monangai, Taj Brooks, Kendre Miller (deeper stashes)

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3. Quarterback Targets

• Geno Smith (SEA)

  • “He just has a dream matchup this week against the Bears and coming off a game where he threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns. I would say he’s the number one quarterback for Week 4 if you need a quarterback.” (Jamey, 01:22)

• Marcus Mariota (If Jaden Daniels is out, WAS)

  • Monitor injury news; if Daniels is ruled out, Mariota tops QB adds.

• Jackson Dart (2QB Only Consideration)

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4. Wide Receiver Targets

• Elic Ayomanor (TEN)
  • “Touchdown in each of the last two games...The Titans right now looking for help.” (Jamey, 06:22)
• Trey Tucker (LV)
  • Massive Week 3 (145 yards, 3 TDs), 17 targets last two weeks.
  • “If you’re stuck for a flex play this week, it might not be a bad idea to throw Tucker in there.” (Jamey, 06:42)
• Luther Burden (DAL)
  • Playing time rising, coming off big TD vs Cowboys.
• Jalen Coker (CAR)
  • Nearly set to return, watch how Panthers use him.
• Tori Horton (DEN)
  • TDs in 2 of last 3, though volume uncertain.
• Other Notables to Stash:
  • Christian Kirk (JAX), Brandon Aiyuk (SF)
  • Tyquan Thornton (KC)
    • Chiefs’ deep threat with big play potential. “He’s the guy you want to have on your team instead of Marquise Brown.” (Jamey, 07:46)

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5. Tight End Targets

• Hunter Henry (NE)

  • “Two of three games have been really solid...he’s going to be back in the streaming conversation.” (Jamey, 08:32)

• Brenton Strange (JAX)

  • Opportunity emerging as WR corps struggles with injuries/underperformance.

• Chigoziem Okonkwo (TEN)

  • Consecutive good games; trending upward.

• Deeper League Fliers:

  • Colston Loveland (DET) — could get targets if lead TE remains out.
  • Cade Otton (TB) — proved capable last year when Evans/Godwin missed time.

• Note: Jake Ferguson is widely rostered but a must-add if available (linked to CeeDee Lamb’s injury news).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Geno Smith’s Week 4 Outlook:
  “He just has a dream matchup this week against the Bears...I would say he’s the number one quarterback for Week 4.”
  — Jamey Eisenberg (01:22)

• RB Committee Frustrations:
  “If you’re looking at the Commanders’ backfield, it’s a mess.”
  — Jamey Eisenberg (02:26)

• On Trey Benson’s Availability:
  “He should be 100% added by the end of the week.”
  — Jamey Eisenberg (01:10)

• Deep-League Strategy:
  “He’s an injury away from becoming a must-start running back, maybe a flex if you’re stuck.”
  — Jamey Eisenberg on Blake Corum (04:32)

• On Tyquan Thornton’s Emergence:
  “Seems like he’s the guy you want to have on your team instead of Marquise Brown.”
  — Jamey Eisenberg (07:50)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:23 — Waiver Wire Landscape and Injury Fallout
• 01:05 — Trey Benson’s Availability Outside CBS Leagues
• 01:22 — QB Streamers: Geno Smith & Marcus Mariota
• 02:26 — RB Priority Stashes (Marks, Rodriguez, Spears, etc.)
• 05:10 — Kareem Hunt Mentioned as Goal-Line Back
• 06:22 — WR Waiver Wire Priorities
• 08:32 — Streaming TEs: Hunter Henry, Brenton Strange, Okonkwo

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Summary Table: Top Week 4 Waiver Wire Targets

| Position | Priority Players | Deep Stashes/Alternatives | |----------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | QB | Geno Smith, Marcus Mariota | Jackson Dart (2QB) | | RB | Trey Benson, Taije Spears, Woody Marks | Chris Rodriguez, Ollie Gordon, Blake Corum, Kareem Hunt, Braylon Allen, Miles Sanders, Kyle Monangai, Taj Brooks, Kendre Miller | | WR | Elic Ayomanor, Trey Tucker, Luther Burden | Jalen Coker, Tori Horton, Christian Kirk, Brandon Aiyuk, Tyquan Thornton | | TE | Hunter Henry, Brenton Strange, Okonkwo | Colston Loveland, Cade Otton |

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This episode is densely packed with actionable advice for all league types, emphasizing adaptability in the face of injuries and depth chart chaos. For a full analysis and up-to-the-minute recommendations, listeners are encouraged to follow up with the full waiver wire column and subsequent FFT shows.

Transcript

[A]

An early look at the Week 4 waiver wire right now on Fantasy Football Today Express. Hello everyone, Adam Azer here with Jamie Eisenberg. Jamie writes the waiver wire column every week so you should look at [e-mail] fantasy football and who is the headliner this week for week four waivers?

[B]

The headliner I guess would be the receivers. Just knowing that we have some injuries at that position, I wish there was a running back that you could find. Now obviously if you don't play on cbs, the first thing you should look for is Trey Benson. He's 81 rostered on our site so he's not going to be available in a lot of leagues. But I'm going to guess on Yahoo and ESPN and some other places where you play you might be able to find him there. And in a 10 team league he would be the number one guy to add. But at the running back position it's just not great. So it's a, it's a good week for those mid tier receivers again. Hopefully they don't disappoint us. There's a couple tight ends that could pop and there's a couple of quarterbacks but running back is just. Unfortunately, despite the fact that we lose James Connor and Najee Harris for the season, not entire on Tracy for an extended period of time, there's not a lot of great long term options.

[A]

Well, if you're in an ESPN or Yahoo league, Trey Benson's rostered in about 55% of leagues.

[B]

Go get them.

[A]

Go get them. And should be 100 added by the end of the week. Okay. So quarterback, I think you said there were some good quarterback options for week four.

[B]

There's some interesting quarterback options. Again, I don't know how many people are going to trust them. Now I will say if we find out before Tuesday night waivers run that Jaden Daniels is out, Marcus Mariota will be my number one quarterback tag. I put him second just because of the uncertainty. I'm sorry, no, I do have him first. Excuse me. I, I would make him the party. Geno Smith however is the one that's the safest to go get. If we have some uncertainty because he just has a dream matchup this week against the Bears and coming off a game where he threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns, I would say he's a number one quarterback for week four. If he's. If you need a quarterback for this week.

[A]

So Geno Smith going up against the Chicago Bears. That's the, the Bears and the Cowboys I think are going to be two teams that we are constantly targeting. Obviously Jackson Dart looks like he's gonna be. Well, I shouldn't say that, but feels like the writing is on the wall. So that's a 2QB league kind of situation there. But take a look at Geno Smith and Marcus Mariota. Okay, great running backs. Any anything. Is there anything at running back other than Trey Benson in shallow leagues?

[B]

So there's, there's some guys I think that are worth stashing. I have as the first running back to go get because of this Taije Spears. He's one week away from being eligible to return and I think just given what his expectations were in the preseason before the injury, sharing time with Tony Pollard, I'd like to see what happens there when he's healthy. Woody Marks played the most snaps so far of the season for him. Dario Gumbawali did not play at all offensively for the Texans. And so Nick Chubb, the snap counts were 33 snaps for Chubb, 30 snaps for Marks. And maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe we're starting to see the Texans realizing that they need to get a little bit more life back there. So that's somebody that I would pick up in Stash. If you're looking at the commander's backfield, it's a mess because we don't know who's going to be the lead guy. But Chris Rodriguez, after being an active for the first two games of the season, was the starter. He did not run well. He had 11 carries for 39 yards. He had no targets. Jeremy McNichols did not have a great game aside from a very nice 60 yard touchdown run. It was a 60 yard touchdown run. It's the first run of that distance. His longest run, excuse me, for a touchdown since. Can you name the player? It was 2019 for the Washington Commanders. Who had the previous longest touchdown run for Washington.

[A]

Oh my. Oh no. I. I just can't.

[B]

Longest touchdown run for Commander's player since Stephen Sims in 2019.

[A]

Yeah, was not gonna get that.

[B]

No. So McNichols did some nice things but he played the few snaps of the Commander's backfield and. And then there's obviously Jacoi Crosky Merritt who scored a touchdown but did not play more. Played the most Naps but he was behind Chris Rodriguez. So I hope he's the one that ascends and is the guy. But for right now I'd pick up Rodriguez. If you're just looking for somebody, then, you know, just a handful of guys I think that are worth stashing Ollie Gordon, nice job against Buffalo. Blake corum, he's got 97 yards on 13 carries in the last two games for the Rams. And obviously he's an injury away from becoming a must start running back, maybe a flex if you're stuck. I thought Braylon Allen bounced back last week or this this past week after a disappointing week two, but really the entire jets backfield was a disappointment in week two and Allen gets the favorable schedule. We talked about this on the Sunday night show. He gets Miami and Dallas in the next two weeks. So if he continues to get maybe eight to 10 total carries, he could be a flex in deeper leagues and there's a lottery ticket waiting to happen. Miles Sanders I think is worth stashing Kyle Manangai. We're stashing Taj Brooks now with some Ajay P. Ryan banged up. We're stashing. And maybe the Bengals have to do something to, you know, you know, inject some life into their backfield. And then Kendra Miller is somebody that if the Saints decide to go younger or maybe make a trade, you want to have him on your bench just because he's getting some work behind Alvin Camaro.

[A]

Did you mention Kareem Hunt?

[B]

Oh, I did not. You know, I meant to put him in there. Thank you for reminding me that Kareem Hunt needs to be on the list too.

[A]

Yeah, he's 62 roster.

[B]

I looked at that and I forgot to add him.

[A]

Yeah, you need him to score to to pay off, but he's going to be their goal line back. I would assume most of the goal line carries, they've only had one this year. It went to him and he scored. So Kareem Hunt, you know, yay, Pacheco.

[B]

You suck.

[A]

Okay, so anyway, he ran well last night though. He was fine. He wasn't that good considering the competition. Okay, how about wide receiver? Tell me after this break on FFT Express, the wide receivers we need to get. We'll be right back.

[C]

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[A]

All right, wide receiver priorities.

[B]

So I would start with Iowa Manor 38 rostered touchdown. Each of the last two games. Titans right now looking for help in the passing game. Obviously Calvin really is not getting the job done. I think he'll start to get better, but I'd like to roster Aisle Manor. Trey Tucker would be next 17 targets in the last two games. Week two was a disaster. Week three was amazing with 145 yards receiving and three touchdowns. You'll get something in between, hopefully. But he also gets that dream matchup against the Bears. So if you're stuck for a flex play this week, it might not be a bad idea to throw Tucker in there based on what he did. Luther Burden playing time starting to uptick a little bit more. Got a big touchdown in in that game against the Cowboys. Again, it was Dallas, but somebody worth stashing. Jalen Coker. We're stashing. He's a game away from returning and we see this Panthers receiving core right now. Xavier Leguette. I'm curious what they'll do if we get is still out and Coker comes back. Did they put Coker on the outside or they put Coker back in the slot and move Hunter Renfro around. So it's curious to see what's gonna happen there, but hopefully more opportunities. Tori Horton has scored now two touchdowns in his last three games. So two touchdowns in three games. Yeah, the volume is an issue, but he's starting to make some plays there and then a couple veterans just worth stashing, I think. Christian Kirk, I don't think you want to judge him just based on that game, but hopefully start to make some plays a little more. That was really more for you. Brandon Ayuk is, you know, getting closer to return, so stash him especially of an Irish spot. And the last one I'll mention is Taekwond Thornton. We expect Xavier worthy to play this week, but Thornton right now has made some big plays for the Chiefs and it seems like he's the guy you want to have on your team instead of Marquis Brown.

[A]

Yeah, he's playing pretty well and he's obviously a deep threat and he gets pretty much all of their deep targets. Taekwond Thornton came close to having a massive game yesterday. Just missed a touchdown. He already had one touchdown. All right, tight ends. Jake Ferguson is more than 80 rostered with CD Lamb. With the news of CD Lamb, obviously Ferguson would be a must add. If you see him, he's 86 roster and he's actually more than 80 rostered in both ESPN and Yahoo leaks. It's really weird. I can't tell, you know why Trey Benson Trey Benson and and Jake Ferguson, for example, have similar roster percentages on cbs. I don't know why one of them is so rostered on ESPN Yahoo and not on not and the other one is not Anyway, who are the tight.

[B]

Ends to get Hunter Henry two of three games have been really solid, obviously coming off the two touchdown game that he had against the Steelers this week. So he's going to be a back in the streaming conversation as a starting fantasy tight end. Brenton Strange with what's going on right now with the Jaguars. Danny Brown got banged up but Brian Hunter, excuse me, Brian Thomas is having a hard time catching the bat the football at this point. Travis Hunter is not a factor at all and so Strange should be added. And Chico Conko back to back good games for him. So somebody worth keeping an eye on a couple injury replacements just in case you're looking deeper leaks Colson Loveland. If he's out, maybe they'll open things up for Cole Comet and we saw last year, especially if Godwin does not return. In the four games that Evans and Godwin were out, Kate Otten stepped up and played a big role for the Bucs. So just keep an eye on him. Tough matchup though against the Eagles in Week four.

[A]

All right, thank you. That's an early look at the waiver wire. We'll have a lot more for you on tomorrow's edition of Fantasy Football Today. Have a great day everybody. See you tomorrow.

[C]

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