Splash Sports NFL Tiers Week 4: Fantasy Alarm $5K GTD Contest Picks, Lineup and Promo Code

The Fantasy Alarm $5K GTD NFL Tiers Week 4 contest on Splash Sports is a $10-entry contest where you draft one NFL player from each of eight tiers, with no positional requirements, and the highest total fantasy score wins. The prize pool is $5K guaranteed, the top 50 finishers get paid (roughly the top 10% of the 556-entry field), and 1st place pays $750+. Entries close Sunday, October 4 at 10:00 AM ET. New users who sign up with promo code ALARM get a $50 deposit match plus a 100% Quickpicks Payout Boost.

Below, we break down how Tiers works, walk through the Week 4 player pool tier by tier, and share the exact eight-man lineup we drafted. Then it's your turn: build yours and try to beat us and the rest of the Fantasy Alarm community.

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Fantasy Alarm $5K NFL Tiers Week 4: Contest Details

Week 4 Tiers Payout Structure

You don't need to win the whole thing to cash. Finish inside the top 50, and you get paid, which makes this one of the more attainable contests on the Week 4 slate for casual players.

What Is Splash Sports NFL Tiers?

NFL Tiers is a newer peer-to-peer fantasy format on Splash Sports. Instead of managing a salary cap or filling set roster slots, you pick one player from each of eight tiers that Splash builds based on projected fantasy points. Here's how it works, in order:

1. Pick. Splash splits the week's NFL players into eight tiers ranked by projected fantasy points. Tier 1 holds the top projected scorers on the slate, and each tier after that steps down. You draft one player from each tier for an eight-man lineup.
2. No positions. Every tier is open to any position. Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, and tight ends all sit in the same tiers. The only roster rule: your lineup must include players from at least two NFL teams.
3. Sweat. Each player earns standard fantasy points based on his real game that week.
4. Win. The highest total score wins, and cash goes to the top 50 finishers, not just 1st place.

Tiers is not salary-cap DFS. There's no salary, no cap, and no positions to fill. And you're not playing against the house. Every other entry in this contest is another member of the Fantasy Alarm community competing for a shared prize pool. Full official rules are at splashsports.com/games/tiers.

How to Enter the Contest With Splash Sports Promo Code ALARM

1. Sign up through our link: Splash Sports signup.
2. Enter promo code ALARM. The code is what unlocks the offer. The link alone does not trigger it.
3. Claim your new user offer: a $50 deposit match plus a 100% Quickpicks Payout Boost.
4. Join the contest: Fantasy Alarm $5K GTD NFL Tiers Week 4, $10 per entry, up to 16 entries.
5. Draft one player per tier before Sunday, October 4 at 10:00 AM ET.

Note: The deadline locks every lineup at 10:00 AM ET on Sunday, so the Sunday Night Football (Panthers vs. Lions) and Monday Night Football (Falcons vs. Saints) players in the pool lock at the same time as everyone else. Check late injury news before you submit.

Week 4 NFL Tiers Picks: Tier-by-Tier Breakdown

Projections below are the Splash Sports projected fantasy points shown in each tier. OPRK is the opponent's rank against that player's position; a higher number (think 28th to 32nd) points to a softer matchup, while a single-digit number signals a tougher one. Two games jump off the board this week: Panthers vs. Lions on Sunday night, where Carolina and Detroit players carry some of the friendliest matchup ranks in the pool, and Texans vs. Cowboys, where Houston's offense draws favorable ranks across the board.

Tier 1: Jahmyr Gibbs Is the Pick

Tier 1 is loaded: Josh Allen (23.58 projected), Jahmyr Gibbs (23.01), Lamar Jackson (22.91), Zay Flowers (22.48), Jaxon Smith-Njigba (22.23), Bijan Robinson (21.84), Patrick Mahomes (21.34), Trevor Lawrence (20.13), Derrick Henry (19.84) and Brock Purdy (19.57). Allen owns the top projection, but he carries a questionable tag and faces a New England defense ranked 4th against quarterbacks.

Our pick: Jahmyr Gibbs (DET vs. CAR). Gibbs sits less than a point behind Allen and gets Carolina, ranked 31st against running backs, in a Sunday night spot. That's the best blend of ceiling and matchup in the tier without the injury question. Lamar Jackson against a Tennessee defense ranked 25th is our favorite pivot.

Tier 2: Bryce Young for the Sunday Night Stack

Tier 2 options include Joe Burrow (19.30), Kyler Murray (19.25), Chris Olave (19.02), Tyler Shough (18.97), Puka Nacua (18.85, questionable), Amon-Ra St. Brown (18.68), Bryce Young (18.64), Kenneth Walker (18.59), Dak Prescott (18.52) and Chase Brown (18.46). The projections are bunched within a point of each other, so matchup does the separating here.

Our pick: Bryce Young (CAR vs. DET). Young draws a Detroit defense ranked 32nd against quarterbacks, the softest matchup in the tier. Pairing him with Gibbs means we're rooting for points on both sides of the same game. If you'd rather stay on the Detroit side, Amon-Ra St. Brown is the clean alternative, and Chris Olave (29th OPRK) is a strong play in the Monday night game.

Tier 3: C.J. Stroud Gets the Best Draw

Tier 3 features Christian McCaffrey (18.43), Ja'Marr Chase (18.41), Nico Collins (18.38, questionable), Drake Maye (18.23), C.J. Stroud (18.21), Bo Nix (18.20), Jordan Love (17.90), Jared Goff (17.79), Arizona's J. Love (17.73), and CeeDee Lamb (17.44).

Our pick: C.J. Stroud (HOU vs. DAL). Stroud faces a Dallas defense ranked 31st against quarterbacks, and at 18.21 projected, he's right in line with the top of the tier. Collins also has a soft draw (28th) but carries a questionable tag, so Stroud gives us the Houston passing game with less risk. Ja'Marr Chase is the upside swing if you want a pure ceiling play.

Tier 4: Jalen Hurts for the Rushing Floor

Tier 4 options: Trey McBride (17.32), Jalen Hurts (17.30), David Montgomery (17.12), James Cook (17.06), Justin Jefferson (17.01, questionable), Sam Darnold (16.97), Matthew Stafford (16.97), Parker Washington (16.83), Drake London (16.77) and Chuba Hubbard (16.59).

Our pick: Jalen Hurts (PHI vs. LA). Hurts sits second in the tier's projections and faces a Rams defense ranked 20th against quarterbacks. His rushing work gives him a floor few players in this range can match. David Montgomery (27th OPRK) is the pivot if you want another piece of the Texans vs. Cowboys game.

Tier 5: D'Andre Swift in a Smash Spot

Tier 5 includes Garrett Wilson (16.53), Jacoby Brissett (16.09), Jameis Winston (15.98), D'Andre Swift (15.82), Brock Bowers (15.78), Christian Watson (15.72), Kirk Cousins (15.55), Ashton Jeanty (15.51), Tyson Bagent (15.16), and Tee Higgins (14.94).

Our pick: D'Andre Swift (CHI vs. NYJ). Swift gets a Jets defense ranked 32nd against running backs, the softest matchup in the tier. Garrett Wilson has the top projection if you'd rather chase volume, and Brock Bowers is a tight end who can win this tier outright on any given week.

Tier 6: Cam Skattebo Over the Big Names

Tier 6 is where the value hides. Saquon Barkley (14.52) and Justin Herbert (14.39) both land here, alongside Michael Penix (14.94), Geno Smith (14.81), Javonte Williams (14.76), Cam Skattebo (14.67), Rashee Rice (14.53), Jalen Coker (14.50, questionable), Bucky Irving (13.93) and George Pickens (13.86).

Our pick: Cam Skattebo (NYG vs. ARI). Skattebo faces an Arizona defense ranked 30th against running backs, and his projection sits near the top of the tier. Barkley is the name-brand pivot with a 23rd-ranked matchup, while Herbert draws a tough Seattle defense ranked 2nd against quarterbacks.

Tier 7: Tetairoa McMillan Completes the Stack

Tier 7 options: Michael Wilson (13.83), Tetairoa McMillan (13.79), Malik Willis (13.77), Malik Nabers (13.66), Cam Ward (13.61), Mike Evans (13.47, questionable), DeVonta Smith (13.42), Kyren Williams (13.36) and Bhayshul Tuten (13.10).

Our pick: Tetairoa McMillan (CAR vs. DET). McMillan's 32nd-ranked matchup is the best in the tier, and he's Bryce Young's top target. That gives us a Young-to-McMillan connection with Gibbs on the other side of the same Sunday night game. Malik Nabers (24th OPRK) is the high-ceiling alternative.

Tier 8: Travis Kelce Is the Pick From a Deep Pool

Tier 8 is the biggest pool on the board, with dozens of players to choose from. The top of the tier includes TreVeyon Henderson (13.04), DJ Moore (12.97), Dalton Kincaid (12.93), Braelon Allen (12.86), Ladd McConkey (12.70), Matthew Golden (12.46), Aaron Jones (12.25) and Davante Adams (12.06), with tight ends like Travis Kelce (11.66), George Kittle (11.49), Sam LaPorta (11.02) and Tucker Kraft (10.87) further down.

Our pick: Travis Kelce (KC vs. LV). TreVeyon Henderson owns the top projection in the tier, but we're taking the reach for upside here. Kelce projects for 11.66 points against a Las Vegas defense ranked 18th against tight ends, and a Chiefs vs. Raiders game in the 4:25 PM window gives him a path to a score that separates him from the pack in a tier full of lower-ceiling options. Henderson is the safe alternative, and Tucker Kraft against a Tampa Bay defense ranked 31st against tight ends is a sharp contrarian play for multiple entries.

Our Fantasy Alarm Week 4 NFL Tiers Lineup

Here's the eight-man lineup we drafted. It's built around the Panthers vs. Lions Sunday night game, with Houston's passing game and a pair of soft-matchup running backs filling out the middle tiers.

That's our lineup. Now beat us. Every entry in this 556-entry field is another Fantasy Alarm reader or listener, so this is the community competing against itself for a shared $5K guaranteed prize pool. Draft your Week 4 Tiers lineup here.

NFL Tiers Strategy Tips for Week 4

• Chase matchups when projections are bunched. In Tiers 2 through 7, the top options often sit within a point or two of each other. OPRK and game environment are the tiebreakers.
• Stack a game. Pairing a quarterback with his receiver, or players on both sides of a high-scoring game, raises your ceiling. Our Gibbs, Young and McMillan build is the Week 4 example.
• Know when to play it safe. Every tier forces a choice between the safest projected scorer and an upside reach. We took the reach in Tier 8 with Travis Kelce over the higher-projected TreVeyon Henderson, but the safe pick is a perfectly sound way to build.
• Watch the questionable tags. Josh Allen, Puka Nacua, Nico Collins, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Coker and Mike Evans all carry questionable tags in the Week 4 pool. With a 10:00 AM ET lock, you won't get late swaps.
• Use multiple entries. You can enter up to 16 lineups. Vary your picks in the tiers where you're torn instead of copying the same core.
• Remember the payout line. Top 50 get paid. A strong, balanced lineup can cash even without hitting on every tier.

Splash Sports NFL Tiers Week 4 FAQ

What is the Fantasy Alarm $5K GTD NFL Tiers contest?

It's a $10-entry NFL Tiers contest on Splash Sports with a $5K guaranteed prize pool. You draft one player from each of eight tiers, with no positional requirements, and the highest total fantasy score wins. The top 50 finishers get paid, and 1st place pays $750+.

How does Splash Sports NFL Tiers work?

Splash ranks the week's NFL players by projected fantasy points and splits them into eight tiers. You pick one player from each tier to build an eight-man lineup. Any position can be drafted from any tier, and your lineup must include players from at least two teams.

When does the Week 4 NFL Tiers contest lock?

Entries close Sunday, October 4 at 10:00 AM ET. All lineups lock at that time, including players in the Sunday and Monday night games.

How many entries can I submit?

Each person can submit up to 16 entries. The field is capped at 556 total entries.

How many places get paid?

The top 50 finishers get paid, which is roughly the top 10% of the field. 1st place pays $750.60, 2nd pays $625.50, 3rd pays $500.40, and 31st through 50th each pay $25.02.

What is the Splash Sports promo code?

The Splash Sports promo code is ALARM. New users who sign up and enter code ALARM get a $50 deposit match plus a 100% Quickpicks Payout Boost. The code must be entered to unlock the offer.

Is NFL Tiers the same as salary-cap DFS?

No. Tiers has no salary, no cap, and no roster positions. You simply pick one player from each tier. It's peer-to-peer, so you compete against other entrants in the Fantasy Alarm community, not against the house.

Who are the best NFL Tiers picks for Week 4?

Our Week 4 lineup is Jahmyr Gibbs, Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Jalen Hurts, D'Andre Swift, Cam Skattebo, Tetairoa McMillan and Travis Kelce, built around the Panthers vs. Lions Sunday night game.

Join the Fantasy Alarm Community in Week 4 NFL Tiers

$10 entry, $5K guaranteed, top 50 paid, and 1st place pays $750+. Draft eight players, one from each tier, and see if you can top our lineup before Sunday at 10:00 AM ET. New users, sign up with code ALARM for a $50 deposit match and a 100% Quickpicks Payout Boost.

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