Week 4 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Matt Lutovsky

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It's been said before, but it's just a fact: Kicker is the most important position in fantasy football. We all know it, even if we don't want to admit it. Nothing -- nothing -- is more exciting than a perfectly executed snap, hold, and kick through the uprights. It's poetry in motion and the true essence of sport. As such, it's no surprise that our Week 4 fantasy kicker rankings will be the most read set of rankings of the week. 

Obviously, everything we just said is a lie. No one cares about kickers or kicker rankings -- unless you're one of the unlucky losers who faced Stephen Gostkowski or Joey Slye last week. However, because most fantasy owners refuse to eliminate the kicker position out of some weird sense of tradition (or just laziness), we're happy to provide an ordered list of the top kickers every week. 

WEEK 4 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight End | D/ST

It's more of the same at the top of the rankings, as the best kickers in the best situations haven't drastically changed. We're starting to learn more about which matchups seem to be beneficial for kickers, but a team's offense and the kicking environment (i.e. indoors vs. outdoors, favorable weather conditions, etc.) are still more important -- after a kicker's accuracy and leg strength, of course. There are just four indoor games this week, so there aren't a ton of kickers noticeably rising because of that advantage. The risers are due more to kickers on decent offenses playing against bad defenses. Sometimes, it's that easy.

WEEK 4 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight End | D/ST

We'll continue to update our kicker rankings to throughout the week, so check back for updates.

WEEK 4 DFS CASH LINEUPS: FanDuel | DraftKingsYahoo

Week 4 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

WEEK 4 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: FanDuel | DraftKings | Yahoo

Rank Player
1 Justin Tucker, BAL @ WAS
2 Greg Zuerlein, DAL vs. CLE
3 Wil Lutz, NO @ DET
4 Joey Slye, CAR vs. ARZ
5 Harrison Butker, KC vs. NE
6 Michael Badgley, LAC @ TB
7 Dan Bailey, MIN @ HOU
8 Zane Gonzalez, ARZ @ CAR
9 Matt Prater, DET vs. NO
10 Sam Sloman, LAR vs. NYG
11 Mason Crosby, GB vs. ATL
12 Tyler Bass, BUF @ LV
13 Daniel Carlson, LV vs. BUF
14 Robbie Gould, SF vs. PHI
15 Rodrigo Blankenship, IND @ CHI
16 Ka’imi Fairbairn, HOU vs. MIN
17 Chris Boswell, PIT @ TEN
18 Randy Bullock, CIN vs. JAX
19 Stephen Gostkowski, TEN vs. PIT
20 Ryan Succop, TB vs. LAC
21 Brandon McManus, DEN @ NYJ
22 Jake Elliott, PHI @ SF
23 Nick Folk, NE @ KC
24 Cody Parkey, CLE @ DAL
25 Stephen Hauschka, JAX @ CIN
26 Jason Myers, SEA @ MIA
27 Cairo Santos, CHI vs. IND
28 Jason Sanders, MIA vs. SEA
29 Dustin Hopkins, WAS vs. BAL
30 Graham Gano NYG @ LAR
31 Sam Ficken, NYJ vs. DEN
32 TBA ATL @ GB

Matt Lutovsky

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Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.