In snake drafts, we always advise fantasy football owners to wait until the last round to take their kicker. If you don't, you open yourself up to endless ridicule. In auction leagues, paying more than a dollar for your kicker is in many ways worse, even if you have more than a dollar left and no other roster spots to fill. How many players did you miss out on because you refused to bid just one dollar more, only to find yourself paying $3 for Justin Tucker at the end of the night? Every dollar matters in auction leagues, which is why you won't find any kickers valued at more than $1 in FantasyPros' 2021 expert projections.
You'll notice that just 12 kickers are listed below. All the rest are valued at $0, but that doesn't mean you should definitely try to get, say, Ryan Succop over Ryan Santoso or Brandon McManus over Robbie Gould. These types of kickers are roughly the same, so don't be afraid to go "off the board" in your auction for a kicker. Again, as long as you're not paying more than $1, you can pretty much target whoever you'd like and be fine. (See our snake draft kicker rankings for a complete breakdown of the position.)
2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
If you can't trust yourself to be disciplined and want to ensure you bid no more than $1 for a kicker, then nominate one early and get it out of the way. You're more likely to get the kicker you want that way, too. Of course, the rest of your league will hate you for nominating a kicker early and ruining the momentum of the auction, so that's not really recommended either.
2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200
The real lesson here? Just get rid of kickers altogether and save yourself the hassle.
2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Overall
But, until that becomes reality in fantasy leagues, we'll continue to provide projected dollar values for kickers. Use them wisely.
2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Each team
We'll update these kicker auction values until Week 1, so check back for updates.
2021 FANTASY TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST
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DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2021 Cheat Sheet
2021 Fantasy Auction Values: Kicker
Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.
Scoring based on Yahoo default settings.
All kickers not listed valued at $0
MORE 2021 FANTASY RANKINGS:
Superflex Top 200 | Superflex Top 200 PPR | IDP | Rookies | O-lines
| Rank | Player | Dollar Value |
| 1 | Harrison Butker, KC | $1 |
| 2 | Justin Tucker, BAL | $1 |
| 3 | Tyler Bass, BUF | $1 |
| 4 | Greg Zuerlein, DAL | $1 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Blankenship, IND | $1 |
| 6 | Jason Myers, SEA | $1 |
| 7 | Jason Sanders, MIA | $1 |
| 8 | Younghoe Koo, ATL | $1 |
| 9 | Mason Crosby, GB | $1 |
| 10 | Matt Gay, LAR | $1 |
| 11 | Ryan Succop, TB | $1 |
| 12 | Brandon McManus, DEN | $1 |
For a full list of fantasy kicker rankings, click here.
