We're heading into the fourth week of the regular season, so naturally, the big surprise breakouts and key injury replacements are long gone off your waivers. While the waiver wire dries up more and more each week, we're inching closer to the start of NFL bye weeks, so working waivers to identify streamers will be key. Also, the longer the season progre ses, the more likely it is some of your starters sustain injuries. Especially at running back, it's time to start thinking about handcuffs to your stars. Do you have someone on your bench who is collecting dust with lackluster performances? It might be time to think about dropping them for an insurance policy at running back. That's why backup RBs like Marlon Mack and Rhamondre Stevenson, as well as some forgotten WRs on IR like Curtis Samuel, are among the hottest names on our watchlist as we head into Week 5.Some leagues don't have enough roster spots to nece sarily take advantage of "planning ahead," but for those in leagues that do (or if you have players on IR or usele s players you want to cut), our week-ahead watchlist will be helpful every week. Grabbing a player or two before the weekend when they're still free agents can pay off big time if those players have good games. Your spot in the waiver order is valuable, and you want to save it as long as po sible. At the Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jersey very least, it's good to have a list of names of players to watch on Sunday so you can monitor snap share and targets/touches, and it's always smart to claim streamers at positions like TE or D/ST before there's competition for them.WEEK 4 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | Reminder: This list was put together in the lead-in to Week 4, looking forward to the players who could be popular waiver-wire targets ahead of Week 5.If you have a roster spot to play with, these are free-agent options you could grab early to beat the waiver buzz. All these players are below 50-percentownership on Yahoo unle s otherwise specified. WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | Jameis Winston, Saints (43 percent owned in Yahoo leagues) Winston hasn't been what we hoped he'd be, but he's still worth watching. This offense has been up and down through three weeks, but we have to think they'll eventually settle in, especially with Tre'Quan Smith (hamstring) and Michael Thomas (ankle) set to return at some point this season. Winston plays Washington in Week 5, and they've been a shockingly bad pa s defense this season,Daniel Jones, Giants(36)We all wanted Jones to go nuclear against the Falcons in Week 3, which is exactly why it didn't happen. Still, he scored over 16 fantasy points without scoring a single touchdown. That's a nice floor for a quarterback. He plays Dallas in Week 5 Kira Lewis Jr. Jersey , who has been better on defense than expected, but Jones' rushing floor still makes him an attractive streamer and potential QB1, especially when all of his weapons are healthy.Trey Lance (32); Jimmy Garoppolo (11), 49ers.Jimmy G has played well enough to keep Lance as the backup quarterback, but we're still seeing Lance find his way onto the field. We don't expect Lance to take over in Week 5, but even Garoppolo is an attractive streamer heading into a matchup with Arizona with all the weapons at this disposal. Lance remains on Ike Anigbogu Jersey the watchlist for the same reasons -- sneaky late-season upside.Sam Darnold, Panthers (31) Darnold put together a third-straight week of 19-plus fantasy points and gets Dallas in Week 4. Again, Dallas' defense looks better this year, so we'll see how he performs. Without Christian McCaffrey in the offense, that entire side of the ball could fall flat. He takes on the Eagles in Week 5, who have delivered mixed results on defense.WEEK 4 FANTASY: | | Michael Carter (52);Tevin Coleman (9); Ty Johnson (8), Jets This backfield is ugly, but many of us are desperate for running back depth. Carter saw his second-straight week leading the group in touches in Week 3, but it is worth noting Colemanwas inactive with an illne s. Carter has the most momentum building here, and an injury to any of the three could clear up the logjam.Mark Ingram (42); David Johnson (37); Phillip Lindsay (29), TexansThis backfield is just about as ugly as the Jets' situation, but again, an injury to any of them could make one or two of these guys relevant. You don't want to start a guy from this bunch, but watch them and see how the touches and targets are playing out as we approach the start ofbye weeks.Top RB Handcuffs: Kenneth Gainwell, Eagles (38); J.D. McKi sic, Washington (37); Peyton Barber, Raiders (27); Tony Jones, Saints (16); Royce Freeman, Panthers (3)It's never flashy to roster handcuff RBs, but it can help you down the line as injuries happen. We know Gainwell and McKi sic could Lonzo Ball Jersey have standalone value for sure, and while Jones hasn't been as productive behind Alvin Kamara as we thought, his time could come at any point.Barber may be sent to the pit of fantasy misery when Josh Jacobs (toe, ankle) comes back, but it's been promising to see him get a workhorse role in Jacobs' absence. Lower body injuries can linger, so Barber is all of a sudden a hot fantasy handcuff. Freeman got six touches when Christian McCaffrey went down with a hamstring injury, so it's worth monitoring his usage in Week 4.Marlon Mack, Colts (12)Mack is worth watching purely because he has requested a trade and the Colts seem happy to make it happen. If he lands in a spot like New York (Jets), it might seem good for fantasy on the surface, but it would just complicate their situations. The best-case scenario would probably be a team like the Chargers, where he could be a goal-line/change-of-pace to Austin Ekeler or a place with Jarrod Uthoff Jersey no clear-cut handcuff, like the Bengals orGiants. We're just speculating hereand the po sibilities are endle s, so keep an eye out.Rhamondre Stevenson (9);Brandon Bolden (1); J.J. Taylor (1), PatriotsJames White (hip) is likely out the rest of the season, so any of these three guys could carve out a role in the offense. Stevenson has been banished to the bench after he fumbled in Week 1, but White's injury might force him to play. Bolden and Taylor could take the Whiterole altogether as the primary pa s-catching back. It seems likely that one of them will do just that, but Stevenson was also a capable pa s-catcher in college, so this could be his big chance if he can pa s block. As always in New England, this will be a fluid situation that could change week to week. Still, we need to watch as early as this week and see how the snap share plays out.Jeff Wilson Jr.(19); JaMycal Hasty (3), 49ersThese guys are still sidelined for another few weeks, but Trey Sermon hasn't been impre sive and Elijah Mitchell is dealing with a shoulder injury.If you have an IR spot on your roster, they're worth stashing.WEE