Fantasy football is all about playing the market, but dynasty formats make that market even more complex as managers evaluate the long-term picture. Contenders and rebuilders have different priorities, and no matter where your team falls on the spectrum, tracking the ebbs and flows of player values becomes an integral part of participating in your league’s landscape. Just knowing when to buy low and sell high can be the difference between winning a ring and missing the playoffs outright.
All season long, I’ll be tracking some of the most notable risers and fallers in dynasty fantasy football on a weekly basis. All rankings provided are sourced from KeepTradeCut with recent performances, developing trends and more all playing factors in the analysis. Things change quickly in the NFL, so be sure to tune into this column for the latest updates throughout the 2026-27 campaign.
Here’s the latest edition of Dynasty Fantasy Football Stock Watch to recap some of the risers and fallers from Week 4.
Dynasty fantasy football risers from Week 4
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers (QB19)
Everybody say hello to overall QB3, Bryce Young. Just as we all expected, the Panthers’ gunslinger finally looks like a real franchise quarterback… right? The latter part of that is true, but nobody really saw this coming. After showing flashes over the last couple of years, he’s finally blossoming into a very impressive quarterback. This past week, he shredded the Lions for 361 yards and a pair of touchdowns on Sunday Night Football, announcing his arrival to a national audience. He ranks ninth in EPA/dropback, eighth in YPA and third in turnover-worthy throw rate. He’s completed 62.3% of his passes with 1,268 yards and nine touchdowns to just two picks, pacing the entire NFL in yardage and tying for second in scores. He’s averaging 23.16 FPPG. What more is there to say other than that the Panthers’ pass-heavy attack has put him in position to succeed. If you have him, you’re probably quite happy with his climb from the dynasty QB28 at the start of the season to QB19 now. There’s an argument to selling high, but honestly, there’s a pretty good shot that new play-caller Brad Idzik has unlocked the 5-foot-10 quarterback.
Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers (WR10)
If we’re talking about Bryce Young, we have to bring up his top target. Tetairoa McMillan isn’t a huge riser in terms of dynasty valuation since he’s been WR14 or better for quite some time, but the second-year receiver’s Week 4 performance was so impressive that words don’t do it justice. Seriously, go watch the tape. He feasted on 16 targets with Jalen Coker sidelined, looking like a true alpha with 14 catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns. It was a career-best night for McMillan, whose numbers are excellent, to say the least. He has a 2.41 YPRR that ranks 21st among wideouts and an 80th-percentile win rate. This past week was his second outing of 100+ receiving yards on the year and he’s now producing 96.3 YPG. Yes, his 45.2 PPR points inflate the average a bit, but he’s up to 18.88 FPPG on the year. Talk about a breakout for one of the NFL’s exciting young talents. As long as Carolina keeps throwing, McMillan should be excellent. Will he continue to put up those Week 4 numbers moving forward when Coker returns? Probably not, but he’s going to be very good for a very long time. However, the buy window has slammed shut with such force that it rattled the building, so it’ll take a pretty penny to acquire him after that career night.
Zach Charbonnet, Seattle Seahawks (RB30)
It may be cheating to put a player on this list who hasn’t yet taken a snap this season, but some recent news has Zach Charbonnet creeping up the dynasty rankings. He’d dropped to a valuation of RB36 as of a couple weeks ago, with impatience during his return process from a torn ACL suffered last postseason likely resulting in the downturn. On the Thursday leading up to Week 4, the former second-round pick practiced with the Seahawks for the first time since that knee injury, sparking some conversation that he’d re-enter the fray soon. The team has 21 days from that initial practice date to activate him from the PUP list, so while head coach Mike Macdonald said Charbonnet wouldn’t come back in time for Week 5, it’s just a matter of time. Jadarian Price (more on him shortly) just hit IR and Seattle flirted with Joe Mixon before ultimately declining to sign him after a workout, so running back is clearly a need. Sure, Charbs isn’t a sexy name, but he was productive last season with 12 touchdowns via the ground, 2.62 yards after contact on average and the sixth-most missed tackles forced per attempt. He wasn’t explosive and had a YPC of 3.97, but still, the coaching staff clearly trusts him and there’s an obvious role for him once he’s elevated to the active roster. He’s now up to RB30 in the KTC crowdsourced rankings and finished as the overall RB24 last season, so try and buy now if you want a shot at running back depth as a likely RB2/FLEX candidate.
Dynasty fantasy football fallers from Week 4
Omarion Hampton, Los Angeles Chargers (RB10)
The Chargers are now 0-4 and it’s still nearly impossible to totally diagnose the team’s main issue. The offensive line is banged up as always, Justin Herbert isn’t playing well, and frankly, there’s a laundry list of other reasons they’re still winless. Omarion Hampton hasn’t quite held up his end of the bargain here, though. This guy peaked as the dynasty RB3 back in September as the hype surrounding Mike McDaniel’s offense hit a fever pitch. Skip to today, and suddenly Hampton has fallen to RB10 in the rankings and is the overall RB22 with 11.70 FPPG. At first glance, his 238 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground aren’t all that bad, but he’s been held to 56 or fewer yards in three of his four outings. The bigger issues are the receiving work – he has a paltry 23.4% route share and a measly 3.3% target share with just four passes thrown his way – and the fact that he may be supplanted entirely in the pecking order. Hampton’s snap rate sits at just 48.2% and has decreased every week, notably plummeting to 57.7% and 33.3% over the last two games. Keaton Mitchell and Kimani Vidal are taking a surprising amount of work from last year’s first-round selection. Head coach Jim Harbaugh said “We think it’s best for our team” when asked about that split, so the arrow is starting to point downward.
Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (WR20)
If the Chargers are a mess, the Buccaneers may find themselves a step further on the concern-o-meter. They’re still winless, so Todd Bowles likely finds himself on the hot seat and it’s become clear that Zac Robinson’s offense probably isn’t going to help matters. Baker Mayfield is injured and the team ranks 31st in EPA/play as well as dead last in EPA/dropback on the season, now sending rookie UDFA Jalon Daniels out as the starting quarterback. Yikes. The team’s leading receiver in terms of receptions is Chris Godwin and Cade Otton holds a slim lead in the yardage department. Where is Emeka Egbuka, then? He’s out there plenty with 31.8 routes per game but has turned that into just 9.03 FPPG. He’s producing a slightly above-average separation score and win rate, but he isn’t commanding the ball as people hoped he would following the offseason departure of Mike Evans – Egbuka’s target share is 19.0% with 6.0 targets per game and 0.19 TPRR. His first-read share is down at 23.1%, too. Will he continue to average only 38.5 receiving yards per game moving forward? Probably not, at least once Mayfield returns. However, it’s fair to put him on this list as a faller since he’s hardly lived up to his initial five-week runout as a rookie that made him a household name to the casual fan. Could a matchup with the Cowboys’ secondary get Egbuka right on Thursday Night Football in Week 5? Maybe, but don’t bank on it with Daniels still under center. The buy window is open, though, after falling to WR20 from a preseason valuation as the WR10.
Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons (TE12)
Just before the season began, I wrote up Kyle Pitts as a sell in dynasty. I didn’t love that take at the time since after all, he was a top-12 tight end and just 26 years old, but I also thought he was a bit inconsistent last season and produced a large chunk of his fantasy points in a single game. Boy, do I feel vindicated on that nod. Pitts is averaging just 2.92 FPPG this year. Yes, you read that correctly. Through four games, he has just nine targets with five receptions for 67 yards. His target share is only 9.1% with a 10.3% first-read share and 2.3 total targets per game, which is obviously not conducive to fantasy production. I thought Pitts could have a nice season with the hiring of Kevin Stefanski as head coach, but I didn’t foresee the tight end winding up with a career-low route rate of 55.0% through four games – his previous career-low mark was 67.6%. With a 52.8% snap share, he’s not even on the field all that much and has run no more than 17 routes in any of the last three weeks. Things look bad for Pitts, which is a real shame. At least you can get him at a discount now.
