Week 7 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

Billy Heyen

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Week 7 fantasy kicker rankings present a classic dichotomy of kicker lineup decisions. At one end of the spectrum, Wil Lutz is an every-week fantasy starter. He plays the Bears, though, who, aside from a hiccup against the Raiders in London, have looked like a fearsome opponent. On the other, waiver-wire fodder Stephen Hauschka gets a matchup with the Dolphins, a game in which the Bills should score four or five times at a minimum. If there was a such thing as a sleeper kicker for this week, it would be Hauschka.

You can't drop Lutz, though, because someone else will pick him right up. He's the better kicker in the long term, and that's sometimes how you have to make these decisions. When you have a solid kicker like Lutz, just stick with him. Streaming kickers isn't worthwhile because there's too much randomness involved in their outcomes.

WEEK 7 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Those of you who rushed out to pick up Mike Nugent as the new Patriots' kicker might've been disappointed after a poor Week 5. He's still not a bad option, though -- just note that New England signed Younghoe Koo to the practice squad and he could be a viable kicker, too, if he's given the job for the Pats.

WEEK 7 PPR RANKINGS: Running backWide receiver | Tight end

Four teams are on bye in Week 7, so fantasy owners will be without Joey Slye, Austin Seibert, Matt Gay, and Chris Boswell. The kickers back from bye are Hauschka, Adam Vinatieri, Daniel Carlson and Eddy Pineiro. 

WEEK 7 DFS LINEUPS:
Y! cash | Y! GPP | DK cash | DK GPPFD cash | FD GPP

Reminder: These rankings will be adjusted throughout week if there are injuries, cuts, or weather concerns, so check back often for the latest updates!

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Week 7 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

1 Justin Tucker, BAL @ SEA
2 Greg Zuerlein, LAR @ ATL
3 Harrison Butker, KC @ DEN
4 Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU @ IND
5 Brett Maher, DAL vs. PHI
6 Matt Bryant, ATL vs. LAR
7 Jake Elliott, PHI @ DAL
8 Jason Myers, SEA vs. BAL
9 Wil Lutz, NO @ CHI
10 Mason Crosby, GB vs. OAK
11 Daniel Carlson, OAK @ GB
12 Eddy Pineiro, CHI vs. NO
13 Matt Prater, DET vs. MIN
14 Mike Nugent, NE @ NYJ
15 Dan Bailey, MIN @ DET
16 Chase McLaughlin, LAC @ TEN
17 Josh Lambo, JAX @ CIN
18 Aldrick Rosas, NYG vs. ARZ
19 Brandon McManus, DEN vs. KC
20 Stephen Hauschka, BUF vs. MIA
21 Dustin Hopkins, WAS vs. SF
22 Robbie Gould, SF @ WAS
23 Cody Parkey, TEN vs. LAC
24 Randy Bullock, CIN vs. JAX
25 Jason Sanders, MIA @ BUF
26 Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. HOU
27 Sam Ficken, NYJ vs. NE
28 Zane Gonzalez, ARZ @ NYG

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