Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers

Tony Fortier-Bensen

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It was the fourth straight week a kicker reached the 20-point mark, as Kai Forbath went a perfect 6-for-6 on FGs and a not-so-perfect 0-1 on PATs. In Week 8, the top kickers on the top offenses play against weak defenses, making it very possible that one of our top-ranked players in our Week 8 fantasy kicker rankings could make it a fifth-straight week of a 20-point performance. 

Six kickers are resting their legs this week, including the top two in the fantasy, Greg Zuerlein and Ryan Succop, Fortunately, one of the top kickers in fantasy returns in Matt Prater.  For the first time all year, the kicker rankings will need to be updated based on an injury, thanks to Dan Bailey (groin).  He's expected to miss several weeks, so we'll be waiting for the Cowboys to name a replacement (Update: Mike Nugent is replacing Bailey) .  Also, we're on the lookout to see if a kicker gets the can for the fourth-straight week. It was the Jaguars' Jason Myers after Week 6, Bucs' Nick Folk after Week 5, and Chargers' Younghoe Koo after Week 4 (that's my third straight Koo reference, even though he's out the league for three weeks -- we still miss you).

If you're one of the many teams searching for a kicker this week, don't look further than our Week 8 kicker rankings to find the top kicker this week and start that coveted 20-point kicker.

WEEK 8 RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Note: We'll update our rankings throughout the week if weather looks like it will be a major factor for any of these kickers. 

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Fantasy football kicker rankings for Week 8

Rank Kicker Team Opponent
1 Jake Elliott Philadelphia Eagles vs. 49ers
2 Wil Lutz New Orleans Saints vs. Bears
3 Stephen Gostkowski New England Patriots vs. Chargers
4 Justin Tucker Baltimore Ravens vs. Dolphins
5 Harrison Butker Kansas City Chiefs vs. Broncos
6 Nick Novak Los Angeles Chargers @ Patriots
7 Matt Prater Detroit Lions vs. Steelers
8 Kai Forbath Minnesota Vikings vs Browns (in London)
9 Matt Bryant Atlanta Falcons @ Jets
10 Steven Hauschka Buffalo Bills vs. Raiders
11 Chris Boswell Pittsburgh Steelers @ Lions
12 Brandon McManus Denver Broncos @ Chiefs
13 Giorgio Tavecchio Oakland Raiders @ Bills
14 Blair Walsh Seattle Seahawks vs. Texans
15 Adam Vinatieri Indianapolis Colts @ Bengals
16 Mike Nugent Dallas Cowboys @ Redskins
17 Randy Bullock Cincinnati Bengals vs. Colts
18 Graham Gano Carolina Panthers @ Bucs
19 Nick Rose Washington Redskins vs. Cowboys
20 Ka'imi Fairbairn Houston Texans @ Seahawks
21 Cody Parkey Miami Dolphins @ Ravens
22 Robbie Gould San Francisco 49ers @ Eagles
23 Chandler Catanzaro New York Jets vs. Falcons
24 Connor Barth Chicago Bears @ Saints
25 Zane Gonzalez Cleveland Browns vs. Vikings (in London)
26 Patrick Murray Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Panthers

Tony Fortier-Bensen