Adam Vinatieri has made a lot of big kicks in his career, but by 2019's Week 12, I really hope he's nowhere near anyone's fantasy roster. There was a lot of muck for him to wade through to make it to the very bottom of our Week 12 fantasy kicker rankings, but he made it. It didn't even happen after his absolutely shanked game-winning attempt a few weeks ago, but if our rankings are any indication, Vinatieri has finally hit rock bottom.
It's kind of a sad thing to think about -- will Justin Tucker ever bottom out the way Vinatieri has? Probably not, but time can be cruel. (Sorry for getting philosophical there.) This week's kicker rankings are pretty straightforward. You do have to worry about Harrison Butker and Michael Badgley on bye, but outside of Tucker and Greg Zuerlein, you can just replace them and not miss out on much.
WEEK 12 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST
I've also got to shout out Younghoe Koo. In his first game with the Falcons, in Week 10, he made all six of his kicking attempts -- four field goals and two extra points. He was a stud in the short-lived Alliance of American Football and has a strong enough kicking pedigree to expect solid performance for Atlanta the rest of the way. Koo is probably where I'd look first if I owned Butker or Badgley.
WEEK 12 DFS LINEUPS:
FD cash | FD GPP | DK cash | DK GPP | Y! cash | Y! GPP
And in the most exciting kicker news of the week, Tucker and Zuerlein face off with each other in a battle for kicker superiority. I say we just have a kicking game of H.O.R.S.E. to decide who wins that game.
WEEK 12 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end
Week 12 byes claim two top-seven kickers in Butker and Badgley, along with Dan Bailey and Zane Gonzalez.
MORE WEEK 12:
Waiver pickups | FAAB planner | Stock watch | Snap counts | Fantasy playoff SOS
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Week 12 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Justin Tucker, BAL @ LAR |
| 2 | Greg Zuerlein, LAR vs. BAL |
| 3 | Joey Slye, CAR @ NO |
| 4 | Wil Lutz, NO vs. CAR |
| 5 | Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU vs. IND |
| 6 | Daniel Carlson, OAK @ NYJ |
| 7 | Brett Maher, DAL @ NE |
| 8 | Jason Myers, SEA @ PHI |
| 9 | Matt Prater, DET @ WAS |
| 10 | Eddy Pineiro, CHI vs. NYG |
| 11 | Mason Crosby, GB @ SF |
| 12 | Josh Lambo, JAX @ TEN |
| 13 | Matt Gay, TB @ ATL |
| 14 | Jake Elliott, PHI vs. SEA |
| 15 | Nick Folk, NE vs. DAL |
| 16 | Younghoe Koo, ATL vs. TB |
| 17 | Ryan Succop, TEN vs. JAX |
| 18 | Brandon McManus, DEN @ BUF |
| 19 | Stephen Hauschka, BUF vs. DEN |
| 20 | Austin Seibert, CLE vs. MIA |
| 21 | Robbie Gould, SF vs. GB |
| 22 | Aldrick Rosas, NYG @ CHI |
| 23 | Dustin Hopkins, WAS vs. DET |
| 24 | Randy Bullock, CIN vs. PIT |
| 25 | Jason Sanders, MIA @ CLE |
| 26 | Chris Boswell, PIT @ CIN |
| 27 | Sam Ficken, NYJ vs. OAK |
| 28 | Adam Vinatieri, IND @ HOU |