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Fantasy football: Start-em, sit-em players for Week 4

By Jay Marsdale

GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 24: Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 24, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - SEPTEMBER 24: Joe Mixon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals carries the ball during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on September 24, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 01: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs after making a catch during the fourth quarter of a game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 1, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defatted the Cowboys 27-13. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 01: Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs after making a catch during the fourth quarter of a game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 1, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defatted the Cowboys 27-13. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

Start-em: Zach Ertz (PHI) @ Los Angeles Chargers

Try and trade for Zach Ertz immediately!

He is going to finish the season as a top-five tight end. After this week, it is going to be nearly impossible to get him. Quarterback Carson Wentz loves to find him and that makes fantasy owners very happy.

Ertz is the ultimate security blanket for Wentz. He has at least eight targets in each of the first three games this season. With the tight end position being so riddled with injuries in the early season, consistent targets are hard to find. Ertz supplies them in spades every week.

His role on the team is about to expand even more without running back Darren Sproles this season. Sproles was the only other receiver on the team that ran intermediate and short routes for the Eagles offense. Wide receivers Nelson Agholor and Alshon Jeffery are big-play targets, but Ertz will be the guy who is relied upon to move the chains every week.

The Eagles offense has been unable to run the ball through three weeks. The short passing game is going to become the way that Wentz softens up defenses in order to get Agholor and Jeffery involved deep. Ertz is a must have for me this week and for the rest of the fantasy football season.

Other options: Charles Clay (BUF) @ Atlanta and Delaine Walker (TEN) @ Houston