Week 4 by the numbers: the top PPR scorers and the biggest target and carry shares

What is counted, and how

These are the Week 4 leaders in full PPR, from 15 of the 16 games. Atlanta at New Orleans is Monday night, so Bijan Robinson, Drake London, Chris Olave and the rest of both teams are not in these tables yet, and a big Monday line could move into any of them.

We did not take the point totals on faith. Each player's PPR score was rebuilt from his line using the scoring in the sources above, and every rebuilt total matched Sleeper's own figure. CeeDee Lamb is a good example of the arithmetic: 17 catches is 17 points, 189 receiving yards is 18.9, one touchdown is 6, and a 6 yard loss on his only carry takes away 0.6, for 41.3. The underlying lines were then checked against the ESPN box score for the top 120 scorers. They matched.

Points are the result. Shares are the work, and the work is what carries into next week, so the second half of this page is about who got the ball.

The top ten scorers

Source: Sleeper Week 4 stats, checked against ESPN box scores.

McMillan's 192 yards were a career high, and he came close to Carolina's franchise records of 15 catches and 201 yards (AP). Lamb's 17 catches were a career high (AP). Nico Collins scored twice in his first game back after missing two with a hamstring injury (AP).

Six players cleared 30 points. Touchdowns did a lot of that work: Javonte Williams scored 18 of his 31.3 points on three short runs, and seven of the top ten scored at least two touchdowns. The most points without a touchdown belonged to Tee Higgins, 26.7 on 11 catches for 157 yards, followed by T.J. Hockenson's 24.9 on 13 catches for 119.

The leaders at each position

Source: Sleeper Week 4 stats.

The quarterback list is a reminder of how PPR scores passing. Burrow threw for 428 yards and Jared Goff for 412, the two biggest yardage days of the week, yet Goff finished seventh among quarterbacks with 20.5 points because he threw one touchdown. Maye threw for 269 yards but added three touchdown passes and 54 rushing yards. Seven quarterbacks passed for 300 or more.

The biggest target shares

Source: Sleeper Week 4 stats, players with at least 8 targets.

Four tight ends made this list, which is unusual. Hockenson caught every one of his 13 targets with Justin Jefferson out (AP). Likely's 44% came on a day when the Giants threw to their backs, receivers and tight ends only 27 times. Arizona had two players at 34% or more, Michael Wilson and McBride, but McBride's 12 targets produced only 31 yards.

By raw volume, Lamb's 21 targets led the week, followed by Higgins and McMillan with 16 each. Among running backs, Kyren Williams drew 13 targets, Chase Brown caught all 11 of his, and RJ Harvey caught all 10 of his.

The biggest carry shares

Source: Sleeper Week 4 stats, running backs with at least 10 carries.

Three backs took every carry their team gave to a back or receiver. Monangai's 30 carries were the most of the week, but Chicago ran 50 times with its backs and receivers, so his share was 60%. Only four backs reached 100 rushing yards: Walker, Monangai, Hubbard and Ollie Gordon, who got 100 on 9 carries, 53 of them on one run (AP).

What to do with this

1. Weigh the share tables over the points table. Shares are the work a player gets, and work repeats more reliably than touchdowns.
2. Check the byes before you lean on a big line. McMillan, Hubbard, Walker and Thornton all play for Carolina or Kansas City, and both teams are off in Week 5.
3. Come back after Monday night for the Falcons and Saints, then use start or sit for close calls and the Week 4 takeaways for the roles behind these numbers.