Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

Billy Heyen

Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker image

Last week's kicker rankings intro focused on the bye-week dilemma facing Justin Tucker owners. The suggestion was to hold onto him if at all possible. Heading into Week 9, we have three top-10 kickers on bye: Greg Zuerlein, Wil Lutz and Matt Bryant. It feels silly to use a second roster spot for a kicker, but we also can pretty confidently say those three will continue to be among the top-10 kickers in our rankings most weeks going forward.

If we're ranking them in order of projected value, Zuerlein would be No. 1, followed by Lutz, then Bryant. Zuerlein is usually the No. 2 kicker in our rankings, behind Tucker, and he might have as much leg talent as anyone in the NFL. Lutz plays in a good offense that has home games in a dome, and he, too, can really boot it. Bryant is still a consistent kicker, but he's nearing the end of his career and is much more likely to decline than improve as the season goes on.

(Update: Bryant has been released and should be dropped from all fantasy rosters.)

WEEK 9 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

If it was my team and I wasn't totally in a roster crunch due to Week 9 byes, I'd probably try to hold Zuerlein. Lutz is a total toss-up -- if you can afford to hold, you might as well, but it's not as necessary. Bryant can probably be swapped straight out for someone on the waiver wire. 

WEEK 9 PPR RANKINGS: Running backWide receiver | Tight end

The first thing to check is if any of the Tucker owners in your league dropped him. He could even be worth a low waiver claim, the only kicker for which that can be said. Brett Maher, another top-10 kicker, is also coming off bye, and he's the next most obvious replacement for the Week 9 kicker byes (which also include Cincinnati's Randy Bullock). Outside of the returners from bye, both Seattle's Jason Myers and Oakland's Daniel Carlson have positive matchups in Week 9.

(Update: Also check if Michael Badgley is available - he's set to make his return for the Chargers and was a preseason top-10 kicker.)

WEEK 9 DFS LINEUPS:
Y! cash | Y! GPP | DK cash | DK GPP | FD cash | FD GPP

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Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

Rank Player
1 Justin Tucker, BAL vs. NE
2 Joey Slye, CAR vs. TEN
3 Harrison Butker, KC vs. MIN
4 Brett Maher, DAL @ NYG
5 Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU @ JAX
6 Jason Myers, SEA vs. TB
7 Daniel Carlson, OAK vs. DET
8 Dan Bailey, MIN @ KC
9 Mason Crosby, GB @ LAC
10 Jake Elliott, PHI vs. CHI
11 Matt Prater, DET @ OAK
12 Michael Badgley, LAC vs. GB
13 Eddy Pineiro, CHI @ PHI
14 Austin Seibert, CLE @ DEN
15 Nick Folk, NE @ BAL
16 Josh Lambo, JAX vs. HOU
17 Brandon McManus, DEN vs. CLE
18 Aldrick Rosas, NYG vs. DAL
19 Matt Gay, TB @ SEA
20 Stephen Hauschka, BUF vs. WAS
21 Robbie Gould, SF @ ARZ
22 Chris Boswell, PIT vs. IND
23 Dustin Hopkins, WAS @ BUF
24 Sam Ficken, NYJ @ MIA
25 Ryan Succop, TEN @ CAR
26 Jason Sanders, MIA vs. NYJ
27 Adam Vinatieri, IND @ PIT
28 Zane Gonzalez, ARZ vs. SF

Billy Heyen