Week 15 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

Matt Lutovsky

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Let's face it -- most weeks, you're not checking the game-day inactives for kickers. That's usually reserved for "questionable" big-name RBs or WRs. However, in Week 14, Chase McLaughlin was replaced heading into the weekend, and Zane Gonzalez and Randy Bullock were scratched Sunday morning. Perhaps none of those guys were going to be started in the first round of the fantasy playoffs, but it should serve as a reminder that no matter how highly a player is slotted in our Week 15 fantasy kicker rankings, he's a potential risk. 

Fortunately, we once again had mostly good weather, and while that won't be the case for every game the rest of the way, it's reasonable to expect at least semi-favorable conditions for most of our top options this week. Twelve of our top 19 are playing in stadiums with a roof, and another is in Miami. Two others are kicking in Denver, which could easily see bad weather, but if it doesn't, those kickers will have the added bonus of slightly easier long-distance kicks. (Update: We've removed Denver's Brandon McManus from the rankings after he was placed on the COVID list on Monday. He could still play this week if he tests negative five days in a row.)

WEEK 15 STANDARD RANKINGS: 
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

There are still a few potential weather risks, as Justin Tucker (vs. Jaguars) is in Baltimore, Mason Crosby (vs. Panthers) and Joey Slye (@ Packers) are in Green Bay, and Jason Meyers (@ Washington) is in Washington, but there are clearly plenty of solid alternatives in favorable matchups if you have to swap someone out because of injury or weather. 

WEEK 15 PPR RANKINGS: 
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

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

WEEK 15 FANTASY: Sleepers | BustsStart 'em, sit 'em

Week 15 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

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

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.