Fantasy Football Week 4 Wrap: Jayden Daniels makes case to be the No. 1-ranked QB moving forward

Washington Commanders @ Arizona Cardinals

Jayden Daniels is off to a generational start to his career. He has easily the league’s highest completion percentage and the best completion percentage (82.1) through four games of a season in NFL history while leading a Washington offense that seemingly can’t be stopped. Daniels got 7.8 YPA and finished with a completion percentage over expectation (+14.4) and total EPA (+19.3) both in the 94th percentile Sunday. A low aDot helps, but Daniels became the first quarterback in NFL history to complete 85% of his passes in consecutive games. The rookie is making smart decisions, peppering Terry McLaurin and ran in his fourth score of the year already. A matchup with Arizona certainly helped Daniels, but only Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson have arguments to be ranked as a higher fantasy QB right now.

The Commanders had scored on a whopping 16 straight possessions without a punt or turnover (removing kneel-downs) before a nice interception ended the streak (it also marked the first career turnover by Daniels). Washington has punted once over the last three weeks and scored 42 points Sunday for the first time since 2016.

Both Brian Robinson Jr. (24 opportunities) and Jeremy McNichols finished as top 10 fantasy backs this week with Austin Ekeler out. Robinson has become a top 15 RB and scored his third rushing score on the year, but he lost out on three others to teammates. McNichols looked good Sunday, but he’s more Robinson insurance than someone to bid aggressively on waiver wires.

Kyler Murray has gotten 9.5 YPA with all six touchdown passes in the first half of games this season. His YPA falls to 5.4 with zero scores in the second halves, so Murray appears to be benefitting from scripted plays. He struggled mightily Sunday. He looked like he needed Trey McBride out there while totaling just 145 yards and finishing as a bottom 10 QB against a Washington defense that entered allowing by far the most fantasy points to…

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Publish date : 2024-09-30 03:44:11

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