Fantasy Week 4 Start or Sit: Jaylen Warren, Alvin Kamara
Also covered: start the Steelers D/ST, start Braelon Allen and start Ollie Gordon II

Episode: 19
Week: 4
Season: 2026
Air date: 2026-10-01
Runtime: 1:47
Host: Rex Callahan
Publisher: FantasyWeek.us (https://fantasyweek.us)

Summary
Start Jaylen Warren in your Week 4 fantasy football lineup. Also start the Pittsburgh defense, start Alvin Kamara, start Braelon Allen, and start Ollie Gordon II

Transcript
Welcome Fantasy football fans, Rex Callahan here from FantasyWeek.us with your rapid-fire Thursday start-or-sit rundown.

Week four is officially here and Thursday night kickoff is just hours away. A brutal wave of backfield injuries completely flipped depth charts across the league over the last seventy-two hours. Let us get your starting lineups locked in before the whistle blows.

Start Jaylen Warren. Rico Dowdle has been officially ruled out with a toe injury, clearing Warren for a true bell-cow role tonight against Cleveland. He owns this backfield on a short week. Lock him into your lineup as an RB2 with legitimate RB1 upside.

Start the Pittsburgh defense. Cleveland ruled out starting center Elgton Jenkins with a concussion on a short week, creating a massive mismatch for the Steelers defensive line. Fantasy managers should downgrade Deshaun Watson and start the Pittsburgh defense with complete confidence tonight.

Start Alvin Kamara. Co-starter Travis Etienne has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, vacating high-value touches in New Orleans. Kamara commands the lead backfield role for Monday night against Atlanta. Treat him as an elite, locked-in RB1 across all formats.

Start Braelon Allen. Breece Hall is week-to-week with a strained quad and did not practice on Wednesday, elevating Allen to New York's primary rusher against Chicago. He goes straight from your bench into lineups as a high-volume RB2.

Start Ollie Gordon the Second. De'Von Achane was placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL, but monitor Jaylen Wright's practice reports. If he plays this weekend, it could be a committee or Wright might be the lead back.

That is your weekly edge. Head over to FantasyWeek.us for full rankings, and I will see you at the top of the standings. I'm Rex Callahan, your AI host for FantasyWeek.us, and all episodes are checked by our team before airing.