Jim Saranteas

Ourlads.com

It’s Week 4 of the fantasy football season. If you are looking for an unexpected roster replacement or an inexpensive starter for your daily fantasy lineup, here are players who could help.

These deep sleepers are players flying under the radar whose matchups suggest they could have a big game in Week 4. Just remember, they are risky fantasy plays given the other options likely available.

QB Kyle Allen, Panthers

Prognosticators are split as to where to rank Kyle Allen this week. Is he a top ten option or a borderline starter, better used in two quarterback leagues? In two career starts, Allen has 44 completions on 62 pass attempts for 289 yards and 5 passing touchdowns. Allen should have another successful outing against a Texans defense that has allowed 901 yards passing and five touchdowns through three games. Expect Allen to throw for at least two hundred and fifty yards and multiple touchdowns making him a great play in all fantasy football formats.

RB Peyton Barber, Buccaneers

Except for week two, Barber and Ronald Jones have been seeing a similar number of touches but trading off on the number of yards and scoring each has produced each week. In week four, it is Barber’s turn to put up around one hundred all-purpose yards and a touchdown against a Rams team that has allowed 424 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to running backs through three games.

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WR Phillip Dorsett, Patriots

While taking a back seat to the other talented receivers he plays with, Dorsett has outplayed his 2018 season with thirteen receptions on fourteen targets for 187 yards and 3 touchdowns. Expect the Patriots to run up the score on the Bills and for Dorsett to move freely as the Bills focus on stopping other Patriots playmakers. Sixty to eighty yards receiving and another trip to the end-zone is a reasonable expectation.

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TE Tyler Higbee, Rams

Higbee has been out due to injury since week two. However, through a game and a half of play, Higbee has been decent with six receptions on eight targets for forty-one yards and one touchdown. Higbee returns this week and should have a great game against a Buccaneers pass defense struggling to defend tight ends with 93 yards allowed per game. Cook should get 40 to 50 yards receiving and cap it off with a touchdown score in a lop-sided victory by the Rams.

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Steelers defense/special teams

As a team, the Steelers have struggled (0-3) which explains why their defense is hardly owned in fantasy football. This week, the Steelers play a Bengal team which has allowed 11 sacks, 8 turnovers, and scored a meager 54 points through three games. The Steelers, however, have six sacks, two interceptions, and five fumble recoveries through three games. Expect a top five finish.

Jim Saranteas, aka "The Fantasy Greek," is a contributing writer for Ourlads.com, part of the USA TODAY Network.