You’ll often hear us say that you should never draft a kicker before the final round of your snake draft. Most fantasy owners follow that advice, but a few will make the move in third-to-last or second-to-last round. Fine. It’s a slight waste of draft capital, but whatever. But if you spend more than $1 on a kicker in your auction…well, there’s no coming back from that. That’s why you won't find any kicker valued at more than $1 in FantasyPros’ 2023 projected auction values.
Just 12 kickers even get the distinction of being valued at $1. That doesn’t mean Cameron Dicker is definitely better than Riley Patterson or Nick Folk, but once you get past Justin Tucker, Tyler Bass, or Evan McPherson, all of these kickers are pretty much the same player.
Bidding $1 on a kicker who isn't listed below is not the same as making an “off-the-board” pick at running back or wide receiver. Again, as long as you’re only budgeting $1 for your kicker, you should be fine.
2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Overall
You might be wondering, "What if I really want Justin Tucker? Is it ok to spend $2 on him?" No, it’s not. Fortunately, you shouldn’t have to. If you really want a certain kicker, just nominate him early in your auction. It will cause the rest of your league will grumble in disgust, but it’s highly unlikely anyone will bid $2 for a kicker when they still have to fill out all of their roster spots.
DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2023 Fantasy Cheat Sheet
At some point, fantasy football leagues will universally vote to get rid of kickers, but until that glorious day, we’ll continue to provide projected dollar values for fantasy’s most irrelevant position. We'll update these kicker auction values until Week 1, so check back for updates.
2023 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Ks | Top 200 | S-Flex | IDP
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2023 FANTASY SLEEPERS
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Each Team
Fantasy Football Kicker Auction Values 2023: Kicker dollar projections
Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.
All kickers not listed are valued at $0
Rank Player Proj. Value
1 Daniel Carlson, LV $1
2 Harrison Butker, KC $1
3 Tyler Bass, BUF $1
4 Justin Tucker, BAL $1
5 Evan McPherson, CIN $1
6 Jason Myers, SEA $1
7 Greg Joseph, MIN $1
8 Cameron Dicker, LAC $1
9 Jake Elliott, PHI $1
10 Younghoe Koo, ATL $1
11 Brandon McManus, JAC $1
12 Greg Zuerlein, NYJ $1
For full kicker rankings, click here.