Week 3 left fantasy football managers with plenty to worry about. Injuries hit several big names, but healthy players can cause just as much frustration when they keep falling short of expectations. If Justin Herbert, Malik Nabers or Drake Maye is on your roster, you’re probably wondering whether this is a slow start or a sign to make a move. Our Week 4 fantasy football panic meter looks at what’s gone wrong for each player after three games and how concerned you should be going forward. Should you hold, look for a trade or start considering other options? Let’s sort through the early struggles before you make your next lineup decision.
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Fantasy Football Panic Meter: Justin Herbert, Malik Nabers, Drake Maye (Week 4)
Three weeks are in the books, and the “small sample size” excuse is dwindling. Trends are becoming reality, roles are taking shape and some of your “sleepers” are starting to look more like roster-cloggers. Before you rage-drop half your roster, let’s try to separate facts from fiction. Welcome to the Week 4 Fantasy Football Panic Meter.
Fantasy Football Panic Meter
If you’re new here, this is where we decide who deserves patience, who deserves concern, and who should have you reaching for the big red button. Each week, several players are featured and assigned a grade corresponding to their current panic level.
Below is a scale with grades from 0 to 4 and a broad strategy corresponding to each grade.
Let’s get into this week’s breakdown, shall we?
| PANIC METER GRADE | STRATEGY/PLAN OF ACTION |
| 0 |
This past week wasn’t ideal, but is most likely an anomaly. Panic is not necessary. |
| 1 |
Panic is present. Don’t sound the alarm yet, but keep an eye on it. |
| 2 |
Officially panicked, taking things week by week, considering a Plan B, exploring trades or possibly benching for a more reliable option. |
| 3 |
Fire sale. Actively seeking a trade. In most cases, the player is no longer a trustworthy starter. In some cases, a borderline drop candidate. |
| 4 |
Sever all ties. Smash the drop button so hard this player ends up in the shadow realm. |
Malik Nabers (WR – NYG) | Panic Meter: 2
Where to begin? Through three games, Malik Nabers has just 12 receptions, 96 yards and zero touchdowns on 19 targets. He lost star quarterback Jaxson Dart, and in the two games since, he’s managed just 27 yards combined. Jameis Winston has struggled. In two games, he hasn’t thrown a touchdown and hasn’t topped 120 passing yards.
If you drafted Nabers expecting a weekly WR1, there is plenty of reason to panic. I’m not selling him for scraps, and I’m not outright dropping him, but he’s fallen into risky FLEX territory. On the plus side, the Giants have three favorable matchups coming up. If Nabers pops, it could, at the very least, open a sell-high window.
Justin Herbert (QB – LAC) | Panic Meter: 3
I thought Mike McDaniel was supposed to be good for Justin Herbert? Three weeks in, Herbert is averaging just 209 passing yards per game, has a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 3:4, and has yet to top 13.5 fantasy points in a game. His 73.4 passer rating ranks 31 out of 32 starting quarterbacks. You don’t want to know where he ranks, including among backup quarterbacks who have played enough to qualify.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to turn around anytime soon. The Chargers’ next two games are against Seattle and Denver. If you’re not panicking, you must be made of steel. Herbert belongs on the bench (or on the waiver wire) until further notice.
Drake Maye (QB – NE) | Panic Meter: 3
The one starting quarterback with a lower passer rating than Justin Herbert? You guessed it. Drake Maye. This has moved beyond a couple of fluke games. Maye has managed just 21.6 total fantasy points through three weeks. After throwing only eight interceptions all last season, he’s already at six in three games, and some ugly ones at that. I’m talking ball falling out of his hands without him being touched badly. The numbers are bad, and he’s failing the eye test.
If it was just one bad game, I’d say hold off on the panic, but it’s been three straight games where Maye has looked nothing like the player who finished second in MVP voting just a season ago. The panic alarm is screaming. Unless he shows some major improvement, it’s extremely difficult to trust him. He’s moved into matchup-dependent streamer territory.
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