Week 4 of the 2025 NFL regular season was packed with fantasy points and plenty of excitement. Many of the most popular players on the afternoon slate delivered massive numbers, but a few surprises also rose to the top of the leaderboard. The highest scoring entry on Sunday afternoon in the NFL $3M FANTASY FOOTBALL MILLIONAIRE [$1M TO 1ST] blended together some popular plays with just the right sleepers to post an impressive total just under 240 fantasy points. The top entry came from sayhey56, who finished seven points clear of the rest of the 172,099 entries. The entry racked up one of the highest totals of the season on its way to the top of the leaderboard.
Here’s the highest-scoring entry from the Week 4 millionaire contest:
Rookie running backs on a roll
The key play in the top entry from sayhey56 was Woody Marks (27.9 FPTS). Marks appeared in under 1% of entries, and he had the sixth-most fantasy points of all running backs on the main slate with a huge performance against the Titans.
The rookie’s big breakout wasn’t exactly out of nowhere, since we hyped him up in last week’s waiver wire pickups, but he definitely seized a huge part of the work share in the Houston backfield, playing 59% of the snaps and posting 69 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards to go with his two touchdowns. He’s a great waiver wire add again this week, but sayhey56 got in on the Marks revolution early and reaped the benefits of his huge game against the Titans.
In the other running back spot, the top entry features another rookie who had a breakout performance in Ashton Jeanty (37.5 FPTS). Jeanty had the second-most fantasy points of any player on the slate with three total touchdowns, 138 rushing yards, two catches and 17 receiving yards.
The road less traveled
Normally, the FLEX spot in the top entries is a receiver who goes off, and normally, the QB play is a dual-threat option who produces both on the ground and through the air. Usually, the top entry also includes multiple players from the same team in a successful stack. This week, though, the top entry did things a little differently.
Patrick Mahomes (27.3 FPTS) only ran for five yards, but he had a great game passing, throwing for 270 yards and four touchdowns in the Chiefs’ win over the Ravens.
Mahomes was the second-highest scoring quarterback on the main slate, finishing just behind Matthew Stafford (30.4 FPTS). His big game fueled one of the Chiefs’ most important wins in several seasons, and it also pushed this entry to the top.
In the FLEX spot, instead of a receiver, this entry played Bucky Irving (29.5 FPTS) of the Bucs. Irving did rack up points like a receiver, though, hauling in five catches for a total of 102 receiving yards and a touchdown while adding 63 rushing yards as the Bucs tried to rally back against the Eagles.
Ultimately, the Bucs couldn’t quite complete the comeback, but Irving’s big day was a huge part of this entry’s top score.
Say it ain’t Joe
The DST that this entry chose for Week 4 was the Lions DST (19 FPTS) against the Browns and veteran Joe Flacco, who struggled again on Sunday.
The Lions had three sacks and three takeaways while only allowing 10 points and also scoring this special teams touchdown.
Powered by Puka
The top entry from sayhey56 also got great production from each of its three receivers, along with the tight end spot.
Puka Nacua (39 FPTS) led the way, and even though he was in 38.3% of entries, the chalky play was too good to pass up against the struggling secondary of the Colts.
Nacua finished with 13 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown, and he increased his lead for the highest-scoring player in all of fantasy football so far this season. In four games, he has posted 118.5 fantasy points, giving him a huge lead over Josh Allen, who is in second with 102.5 fantasy points.
Along with Nacua, the entry played Rome Odunze (16.9 FPTS) and Drake London (28 FPTS), who also found the end zone in their team’s wins.
At tight end, the entry from sayhey56 went with one of the options in my fantasy football sleeper tight ends from Saturday–Jake Tonges (14.8 FPTS). Tonges delivered excellent value and leverage since he was in just 0.5% of entries. He finished the 49ers’ loss to the Jags with three catches for 58 yards and this touchdown:
The Bottom Line
The path to the top spot in this week’s Milly Maker included some players with very low ownership and some players with very high ownership. While the top entry did eat some chalk by playing Puka, it dared to be different with Marks and Tonges. It also represented the perfect blend of proven options like Puka and Patrick Mahomes, mixed in with breakout performances from Marks and Jeanty.
Looking ahead to Week 5, the NFL has a 10-game main slate lined up for Sunday with six early games and four games in the late window. While the slate is slightly smaller than the first four weeks of the season, there will still be plenty of fantasy points to go around. There’s another Milly Maker on the board in the NFL $2.75M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st]. Just a $20 entry can give you a shot at taking home the top prize of a million dollars once again in Week 5, so get your lineups set! To help you with your prep work, be sure to follow DraftKings Network’s coverage of both DFS and season-long fantasy football throughout the 2025 season!
