After the NFL’s Dublin game gets the day started on Sunday, the NFL has an 11-game main DFS slate on tap for Sunday afternoon. Seven of the games start at 1 p.m. ET, with four games in the late wave. With 22 teams on the board, several strong options stand out as good fantasy football sleeper plays available at WR. In this post, we’ll dive into the wide receivers who can make a huge difference in your lineup, but still have a very affordable DraftKings salary.
The fantasy football sleeper plays at wide receiver in this post each week can be excellent values for DFS contests, and they can also be sneaky plays in your season-long league since they should be poised to exceed expectations. Earlier this week, I highlighted my top-30 starters at wide receiver, and in this list, we’ll focus on players well outside those 30 who still bring a high ceiling.
Week 4 Fantasy Football Sleeper WRs (analysis below)
- Christian Kirk, Houston Texans ($4,400)
- Elic Ayomanor, Tennessee Titans ($3,900)
- Luke McCaffrey, Washington Commanders ($3,400)
- Adonai Mitchell, Indianapolis Colts ($3,100)
- Brycen Tremayne, Carolina Panthers ($3,000)
Week 3 Results:
- Dyami Brown, Jacksonville Jaguars ($4,400; 2.7 FPTS-injury)
- Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos ($4,000; 2.8 FPTS)
- KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys ($3,900; 8.8 FPTS)
- Elic Ayomanor, Tennessee Titans ($3,700; 13.8 FPTS)
- Dontayvion Wicks, Green Bay Backers ($3,700; 4.1 FPTS)
Whether you’re looking for value plays in your DFS contests like the NFL $3M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st] or looking for a last-minute addition from the waiver wire, here are my top five fantasy football sleeper wide receivers for Week 4 of the 2025 season:
Christian Kirk, Houston Texans ($4,400)
Kirk didn’t have big numbers in his season debut for the Texans last week, ending up with three catches for 25 yards. He is healthy, though, and he could be poised for a big week in a favorable matchup against the Titans. The Texans look to get their first win of the season against their 0-3 division rivals. Tennessee has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to receivers this season, and offensive coordinator Nick Caley and C.J. Stroud ($5,300) could be out to make a statement in Week 4.
Kirk played the second-most snaps of the receivers on the team (67%) and had the second-most targets of Houston’s wide receivers while logging the most snaps out of the slot. He had eight targets, including one that almost went for a touchdown that would have tied the game with under two minutes left. He was also the target of the game-sealing interception at the goal line when Stroud’s pass was tipped and picked off.
Kirk had a huge 1,000-yard season with eight touchdowns in 2022, but then had a couple of down years before the Jaguars traded him to the Texans this past offseason.
He should be ready for even more work this week since he’ll be closer to 100%, and he looks to get plenty of attention in Houston’s offense in a favorable matchup.
Elic Ayomanor, Tennessee Titans ($3,900)
On the other side of the matchup of 0-3 AFC South teams, Ayomanor is a great option under $4,000. The rookie was my top fantasy football wide receiver last week and his salary only went up $200.
He had 15.6 fantasy points in Week 2 against the Rams, when he caught his first NFL touchdown. He followed that up with four more catches and another touchdown in Week 3 against the Colts and finished with 13.8 fantasy points.
Ayomanor has the second-most catches and the second-most targets on the team coming into the Week 4 matchup with Houston. He has a nice ceiling against the Texans since he’s such a red zone focus.
Luke McCaffrey, Washington Commanders ($3,400)
The Commanders ruled out Terry McLaurin (quad) for their Week 4 matchup against the Falcons, and they’ll also be without Jayden Daniels (knee), while Jacory Croskey-Merritt (knee) is questionable. McCaffrey played a season-high 36% of snaps last week and showed a solid connection with fill-in quarterback Marcus Mariota.
McCaffrey caught all three of his targets for 56 yards and a touchdown, and he got a shout out for his touchdown from his dad, former Broncons receiver Ed McCaffrey.
McCaffrey played only five snaps in Week 1, played 23% in Week 2, and worked up to 36% in Week 3. He was already stepping into a larger role, partly due to the injury to Noah Brown (groin), who will miss a second straight game. While Deebo Samuel Sr. ($6,000) is the clear WR1, McCaffrey, Jaylin Lane ($3,300) and Chris Moore ($3,000) will all be in the mix for the rest of the targets from Mariota.
The Commanders have a tougher matchup on the road in Atlanta, but McCaffrey could be part of their solution, especially with his strong connection with Mariota. He’s boom-or-bust, but he could end up a great value if he gets opportunties in Week 4.
Adonai Mitchell, Indianapolis Colts ($3,100)
Another young receiver who could step up with a big breakout game this week is Adonai Mitchell of the Colts. He’ll have a chance to step up with Alec Pierce (concussion) out against the Rams.
He didn’t have a catch on two targets last week against the Titans, but he did play a season-high 42% of snaps. Overall, this season, he played 23% of snaps and drew eight targets in his limited playing time. He hauled in four catches for 41 receiving yards with no touchdowns.
Mitchell got rave reviews in training camp and has all the physical tools to make a big impact, but he hasn’t gotten consistent playing time with Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr. ($5,100) and Josh Downs ($4,100) playing ahead of him.
Now that he’ll be part of three-receiver sets this week, he brings a huge upside due to his 39% target/route and 2.28 yards/route in his very limited playing time so far. He has tons of big-play potential that could be tapped into this week against the Rams. He’s a boom-or-bust play just over the minimum salary.
Brycen Tremayne, Carolina Panthers ($3,000)
If you need to go even cheaper and use an option at the minimum salary, Tremayne is an interesting deep sleeper for the short-handed Panthers in New England on Sunday.
The Panthers already ruled Xavier Legette (hamstring) out, and Tetairoa McMillan ($5,900; calf) is questionable. Jalen Coker (quad) is still out for at least one more game before returning from IR, and there’s no guarantee that he’ll be ready to come back in Week 5.
One option who could help carry the load, especially if McMillan is out, is Tremayne. Tremayne was an undrafted free agent out of Stanford who made his way onto the Commanders’ active roster for two games last year. He made the Panthers team out of training camp this season.
Tremayne was already earning more playing time before all the receiver injuries and was up to 28% of snaps last week. He had a one-handed grab and a huge fourth-down conversion as the Panthers tried to rally against the Cardinals.
He finished that game with three catches for 48 yards, and he followed that up with two more catches for 15 yards in last week’s 30-0 win over the Falcons.
Without many other options at receiver, Tremayne could be a breakout star in Week 4. He at least should be a fantasy football sleeper who brings great value.
