With so many talented players still available for Week 4, these three have no business being on your fantasy team anymore.
Zamir White (RB) Las Vegas Raiders
When former Raider Josh Jacobs signed with the Packers, most thought White would assume lead back duties for the team. The former fourth-round pick played sparingly as a rookie in 2022 but averaged 4.3 yards on 104 carries last season.
White does lead Raiders running backs in carries (32) this year but he’s currently the league’s 43rd-leading rusher with just 102 yards after three games. Former Viking Alexander Mattison has just 27 yards on 12 carries but has the team’s only rushing scores (two) with 80 yards and another score on seven catches.
Mattison went undrafted in most fantasy leagues but White typically went in the fifth or sixth round in PPR formats and is currently owned in 76% of Yahoo leagues. He was held without a target in the team’s 36-22 loss to the Panthers on Sunday while rushing for 34 yards and 3.4 fantasy points.
The Raiders will face the Browns this week and while Cleveland no longer owns the NFL’s top-rated defense, they’re much better than Carolina. Once again, White should lead the team in carries but may also fall short of his projected 7.40 fantasy points.
Michael Pittman Jr. (WR) Indianapolis Colts
Pittman leads the Colts in targets (20) and receptions (11) but his 88 yards are 137 fewer than Alec Pierce who tops Colts receivers with 225 yards on just nine catches. Thanks to a shoulder injury in his rookie season, second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson has just seven games of NFL experience and still seems uncomfortable with the shorter throws Pittman had grown used to.
The Colts’ fifth-year pass-catcher hasn’t scored more than four touchdowns in a season since 2021 and hasn’t seen the endzone in 2024. He also lost five targets to Josh Downs in Week 3. Downs had 771 yards and two scores last season but missed the first two games of 2024 with a high ankle sprain.
With a total of 19.80 fantasy points, Pittman has yet to crack the top-50 at his position in any game this season. Things won’t get any easier in Week 4 against a Pittsburgh team allowing a league-low 229 yards and 8.6 points per game in 2024.
Ezekiel Elliott (RB) Dallas Cowboys
It’s time. Elliott may be the third-leading rusher in franchise history but his days of fantasy relevance are well behind the 29-year-old running back. Elliott came back to Dallas after setting career low marks in yards (642), yards per carry (3.5) and touchdowns with the Patriots last year and has just 62 yards on the ground this season.
Elliott scored 2.20 fantasy points after seeing four touches against the Ravens last week and looks to be the team’s goal line back at best moving forward. He’s owned in 58% Yahoo leagues but that number should drop as the season wears on.
