Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

Billy Heyen

Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker image

Has anyone ever uttered the phrase, "Kickers win fantasy football championships"? If not, they probably could -- the problem is that it's harder to predict kickers on a week-to-week basis than any other fantasy football position. But for one final time, we'll try to do that in our Week 17 fantasy kicker rankings, which prominently feature Zane Gonzalez, Matt Gay, and Younghoe Koo.

The biggest variable that will present itself in Week 17 is weather. Most games are in warm locales or domes this week, but there are a few potentially worrisome spots. Oakland takes on the Broncos in Denver, which is normally a great kicking spot for Daniel Carlson and Brandon McManus in the thin air, but we'll have to see if there will be snow on the field impacting things. The Giants host the Eagles, the Patriots host the Dolphins, the Bengals host the Browns, and the Bills host the Jets. Thankfully for us, most kickers in those games aren't even worth using in fantasy in good weather, so stick with the names near the top of our rankings that shouldn't have big weather issues.

WEEK 17 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

It will be worth watching one injury in Week 17, and that's Greg Zuerlein's quad. He kicked through it in Week 16 and probably is fine, but there could be some whispers throughout the week and you wouldn't want to be unprepared for an absence. Otherwise, though, relevant kickers have remained mostly healthy.

MORE: Which players are sitting out Week 17?

Hopefully your fantasy matchup doesn't come down to the kicker spot. But if it does, you'll be able to tell your friends that a kicker won you a fantasy championship.

WEEK 17 PPR RANKINGS:
Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

WEEK 17 DFS:
DK Cash | DK GPP | Y! GPP | FD Cash | Values

Rank Player
1 Justin Tucker, BAL vs. PIT
2 Greg Zuerlein, LAR vs. ARZ
3 Michael Badgley, LAC @ KC
4 Harrison Butker, KC vs. LAC
5 Zane Gonzalez, ARZ @ LAR
6 Matt Gay, TB vs. ATL
7 Younghoe Koo, ATL @ TB
8 Wil Lutz, NO @ CAR
9 Joey Slye, CAR vs. NO
10 Matt Prater, DET vs. GB
11 Mason Crosby, GB @ DET
12 Brandon McManus, DEN vs. OAK
13 Daniel Carlson, OAK @ DEN
14 Dan Bailey, MIN vs. CHI
15 Josh Lambo, JAX vs. IND
16 Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU vs. TEN
17 Kai Forbath, DAL vs. WAS
18 Jason Myers, SEA vs. SF
19 Jake Elliott, PHI @ NYG
20 Nick Folk, NE vs. MIA
21 Robbie Gould, SF @ SEA
22 Chris Boswell, PIT @ BAL
23 Eddy Pineiro, CHI @ MIN
24 Austin Seibert, CLE @ CIN
25 Jason Sanders, MIA @ NE
26 Dustin Hopkins, WAS @ DAL
27 Chase McLaughlin, IND @ JAX
28 Greg Joseph, TEN @ HOU
29 Randy Bullock, CIN vs. CLE
30 Aldrick Rosas, NYG vs. PHI
31 Sam Ficken, NYJ @ BUF
32 Stephen Hauschka, BUF vs. NYJ

Billy Heyen