The fantasy football season is now three weeks old and with team already starting to pull away in most leagues, grabbing sleepers for Week 4 could be the difference between making the playoffs and losing money, making names like Jonathan Franklin, Kenbrell Thompkins, Stephen Hill, Jordan Cameron, Charles Clay, Santonio Holmes and Brandon Bolden names to watch going forward.
This week had some great games from players, including the Browns, who surprisingly won over the now 0-3 Vikings following their Trent Richardson trade and amazingly enough, third strong quarterback Brian Hoyer looked very good in Rob Chudzinski's offense. Brandon Weeden was injured and the team traded away Richardson to the Colts, making many people feel that Cleveland did not have a chance to win this week.
The team and general manager Michael Lombardi have long liked Hoyer and clearly there is something to build on at least for this season before the team tries to get its quarterback of the future. The Browns traded away Richardson for a first round pick and instead of struggling on offense like many predicted, the team put up 31 points on the Vikings and were able to hold Adrian Peterson under 100 yards, improving the team to 1-2 on the season and avoiding that dreaded 0-3 start.
The team got help from a number of areas, especially at wide receiver, as Josh Gordon had 10 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from a drug suspension that kept him out for the first two weeks of the season. Gordon was the top receiver on the day with 19 total targets and 10 catches and another solid player to watch going forward is tight end Jordan Cameron, who has continued his very nice season with six catches door 66 yards and three touchdowns, including one on a fake in the game that was impressive.
Cameron is a must-add in all leagues and he has already been a consistent target for the Browns, scoring four touchdowns in three games and getting targeted in double-digits twice. He opened the season with nine catches for over 100 yards and a touchdown and on Sunday he caught six of his 11 targets and had three touchdowns that were all crucial in a close game against the Vikings.
Gordon is a player to grab or trade for, as he is the only wideout for the Browns that has big play ability and he showed why on Sunday, as he had 10 catches and averaged over 14 yards per catch, including one for nearly 50 yards. Santonio Holmes and Stephen Hill had nice games for the Jets and if the team continues to play well on offense, they both could be solid additions. Holmes came back and had five catches for 154 yards after making just four catches for under 70 in two games and Hill came through as well.
Brandon Bolden is a solid option after playing 26 snaps alongside Stevan Ridley for the Patriots. As long as Shane Vereen is out, the team needs someone to catch passes from the back position and Bolden appears to be that player, making him a solid add in PPR leagues.