For snake drafts, we advise fantasy football owners to draft a kicker in the last round. If you don't do that, then you’re just expending draft capital in an inefficient manner. In auction formats, spending more than $1 for a kicker is just as bad, even if you have excess money available in your bankroll. Every dollar matters in auction leagues, which is why you won't find any kickers valued at more than $1 in FantasyPros' 2022 auction values.
Only 12 kickers are even valued at $1, with the rest clocking in at a whopping $0. However, that doesn't mean you should definitely try to get, say, Matt Prater over Evan McPherson or Brett Maher over Jake Elliott. In the preseason, they all feel like pretty much the same guy, so it’s not the same as making an “off-the-board” pick at another position. Again, as long as you're not spending more than $1, you can essentially target any kicker you'd like and be fine.
DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2022 fantasy cheat sheet
Let’s say you actually like a certain kicker and want to target him. The best way to ensure you get that kicker is to nominate him early. No one will pay $2 for a kicker when they still have to fill out all of their other roster spots. You’ll annoy the rest of your league with that move, but at least you’ll get the kicker you want.
2022 PPR RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers | Top 200 | Superflex
Perhaps someday the majority of fantasy football leagues will get rid of the kicker spot, but until they do, we're here to provide projected dollar values for this afterthought of a position.
2022 FANTASY SLEEPERS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | One from each team
We'll continue updating these kicker auction values until Week 1, so check back for updates.
2022 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR):
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Overall
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2022 STANDARD RANKINGS:
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/STs | Kickers | Top 200 | Superflex
Fantasy Kicker Auction Values 2022: Dollar projections, rankings
Dollar values courtesy of FantasyPros and based on 12-team leagues with $200 budgets.
All kickers not listed valued at $0
| Rank | Player | Dollar Value |
| 1 | Justin Tucker, BAL | $1 |
| 2 | Harrison Butker, KC | $1 |
| 3 | Daniel Carlson, LV | $1 |
| 4 | Matt Gay, LAR | $1 |
| 5 | Ryan Succop, TB | $1 |
| 6 | Tyler Bass, BUF | $1 |
| 7 | Greg Joseph, MIN | $1 |
| 8 | Matt Prater, ARI | $1 |
| 9 | Mason Crosby, GB | $1 |
| 10 | Evan McPherson, CIN | $1 |
| 11 | Nick Folk, NE | $1 |
| 12 | Rodrigo Blankenship, IND | $1 |
For full kicker rankings, click here.
