Overachievers & Underperformers for Week 4 (Fantasy Football)
You know spooky season is approaching when fantasy football starts getting a WHOLE lot scarier. Week 3 gave us devastating injuries, comebacks that had us staring at our TVs in disbelief, and enough interceptions to make you think, dang, maybe I, too, could get paid millions to throw the football at another team’s defense.
Some players did exactly what we hoped for, while others made us question, yet again, why we willingly sign up for this emotional turmoil every year.
This past weekend was particularly eventful for a handful of players, so I picked a few worth talking about: two who exceeded our expectations and two who made us very, very sad.
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🏅 Overachiever: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE)
Week 3: 7 Receptions, 9 Targets, 89 Rec Yds, 2 TDs
Fantasy Pts: 24.1 Full PPR
Okay, Harold! We see you. 🫵🏼
Harold Fannin Jr. had himself quite the Sunday, catching seven of his nine targets for 89 yards and two TDs in Cleveland’s 21-18 win over Carolina. He led the team in receptions, receiving yards, and targets, which is the kind of performance a lot of fantasy managers were probably hoping to see from Denzel Boston.
Fannin’s performance showed us what he is capable of after a relatively quiet first week. He now has a 12-125-2 receiving line on 15 targets for the season, with nearly all of that production coming in Week 3.
Fantasy managers should absolutely be thrilled with the numbers he put up this week, assuming they actually had him in their starting lineup. The Fantasy Footballers currently project Fannin for 125.7 Fantasy Pts ROS, so dropping 24.1 points in a single week is more than enough to earn him a spot in the overachiever section. We probably should not expect this kind of production every Sunday, but seeing what Fannin can do when he is this involved in Cleveland’s passing game is certainly encouraging.
Ive seen a lot of reliable TEs in my 31 years as a #Browns fan
But none are quite the safety blanket that Harold Fannin is pic.twitter.com/Xc76ewKbK9
— Mac🦬 (@tha_buffalo) September 27, 2026
👎 Underperformer: Malik Nabers (WR)
Week 3: 5 Receptions, 6 Targets, 26 Rec Yds, 0 TDs
Fantasy Pts: 7.5 Full PPR
Malik Nabers is just one of those players people expect a lot from, and I believe that is for good reason. He is really good and has established himself as one of the most dangerous weapons in the Giants’ offense.
Unfortunately, that did not translate into much fantasy production this past Sunday. Nabers caught five of his six targets for just 26 yards in the Giants’ 12-7 win over the Titans. He still led the team in receptions and targets, but his longest catch went for just 12 yards, leaving fantasy managers with a pretty underwhelming day.
I would say the bigger concern is watching how Nabers’ situation unfolds with starting QB Jaxson Dart not coming back this season and Jameis Winston under center for the Giants’ passing attack. That is obviously less than ideal when you have a receiver as talented as Nabers adjusting to a different QB for the rest of the season. However, the weather was pretty brutal this past Sunday in New York, and JJ McCarthy was just traded to the Giants, so there might be hope in terms of his future fantasy production.
Ultimately, when you have a player with Nabers’ talent and the fantasy expectations that come with him, five catches for 26 yards is definitely enough to earn him a spot in the underperformer section.
Malik Nabers fantasy managers watching Jameis Winston forget who his WR1 is all night pic.twitter.com/VOXuYda73X
— PPRFantasyTips (@PPRFantasyTips) September 22, 2026
🏅 Overachiever: Jahmyr Gibbs (RB)
Week 3: 99 Rush Yds, 65 Rec Yds, 3 TDs
Fantasy Pts: 41.4 Full PPR
Look, I questioned putting Jahmyr Gibbs in the overachiever section this week because, as one of the best RBs in fantasy, he should probably qualify as an “overachiever” every week. But his performance this past Sunday was so outrageous that he had to be included in this article.
Gibbs was legitimately all over the field on Sunday, finishing with 164 total yards, three TDs, and 41.4 full PPR fantasy points. And he put up those numbers in a matchup that was not exactly expected to be an easy one. The Jets entered Sunday allowing the fewest yards in the league, and Gibbs absolutely steamrolled them.
Gibbs continues to make an impact as both a runner and receiver, and his Week 3 performance was another reminder of exactly why he is such a difference-maker in fantasy.
The Fantasy Footballers currently project Gibbs for 323.1 Fantasy Pts ROS, and games like this make it pretty easy to understand why. Consistent production at RB can sometimes feel like searching your cabinet for a matching Tupperware lid, but Gibbs continues to deliver.
So, yes, maybe performances like this are just the expectation from Gibbs. But when you score three TDs and drop 40+ fantasy points against one of the league’s toughest defenses, you earned your spot in the overachiever section.
Jahmyr Gibbs is so, so, so, so, so, so goodpic.twitter.com/H8ywg50e48
— FantasyPros (@FantasyPros) September 27, 2026
👎 Underperformer: Omarion Hampton (RB)
Week 3: 15 Carries, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Target, 0 TDs
Fantasy Pts: 5.6 PPR
For those of us who drafted Omarion Hampton in the second round, this week definitely hurt. And yes, I am saying that as someone who did exactly that.
I expected this to be Hampton’s breakout season. He has the speed, balance, and receiving ability to be one of the better young RBs in the league, and after he racked up 94 rushing yards and a TD in Week 2, there was plenty to get excited about.
Unfortunately, he could not carry that production into Week 3. Hampton finished with just 56 rushing yards and failed to catch his only target in the Chargers’ 24-16 loss to Buffalo.
More concerning was his workload. Hampton played less than 45% of the offensive snaps, with Keaton Mitchell and Kimani Vidal both seeing plenty of work in the backfield.
Omarion Hampton managers watching KEATON MITCHELL vulture a TD pic.twitter.com/Mp5cQ3pFUj
— Sleeper (@SleeperHQ) September 27, 2026
Hampton still had the most carries in the group, but Mitchell was able to turn his eight attempts into 52 yards and a TD. Watching another Chargers RB find the end zone certainly did not make me feel any better about Hampton finishing with just 5.6 fantasy points.
The Fantasy Footballers still project Hampton for 191.9 Fantasy Pts ROS, and we know the talent is there. He should remain the lead RB, but if you spent a second-round pick on him, I understand why you felt a little uneasy watching Keaton Mitchell do a handstand in the end zone.
Omarion Hampton fantasy managers, look awaypic.twitter.com/hnUqXoYHaQ
— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) September 27, 2026