Getty Greg Zuerlein of the Los Angeles Rams
Welcome to our fantasy football kicker rankings for Week 8 of the 2019 NFL regular season. This week’s byes take away Justin Tucker, arguably the most talented kicker in the league, and Brett Maher, the only kicker in NFL history to make three field goals of 60+ yards.
Thankfully, Joey Slye, whose 11.3 scoring average leads all kickers in fantasy points this season, has made his much-awaited return from his bye week.
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Kicker Outlook Week 8
Much like the Rams offense, Greg Zuerlein (K1) also bounced back in Week 7 after a horrendous showing the week prior. Greg Z has now averaged 12.3 points in six of his seven outings this season. He faces off against a Cincinnati Bengals team that has allowed opposing kickers to average 12.5 points over their last four games.
Many may be concerned about Harrison Butker’s (K2) fantasy value amidst Patrick Mahomes’ injury. However, I wouldn’t be too worried. Matt Moore is solid enough to move the offense up and down the field. If anything, losing Mahomes could help Butker’s fantasy potential, as the team may struggle to punch the ball in the endzone, leading to more field goal opportunities for Butker. His opponents this week, the Green Bay Packers, are just one game removed from allowing a staggering 21 fantasy points to Lions kicker Matt Prater.
Josh Lambo (K7) has quietly enjoyed a solid season, ranking seventh at his position in fantasy points. Lambo has averaged nearly 10 points per game and has scored nine points or more in all but one of his past five games. The New York Jets are in the bottom-five in terms of fantasy points allowed to opposing kickers this season with a near 9.5 points per game average.
Week 8 Fantasy Rankings: Kickers
[QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Flex | DEF | Ks]
- Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough
| # | Kickers TEAM | Opp. |
|
1 |
Greg Zuerlein LAR |
vs. CIN |
|
2 |
Harrison Butker KC |
vs. GB |
|
3 |
Joey Slye CAR |
@ SF |
|
4 |
Jason Myers SEA |
@ ATL |
|
5 |
Zane Gonzalez ARI |
@ NO |
|
6 |
Wil Lutz NO |
vs. ARI |
|
7 |
Josh Lambo JAC |
vs. NYJ |
|
8 |
Mike Nugent NE |
vs. CLE |
|
9 |
Matt Gay TB |
@ TEN |
|
10 |
Matt Bryant ATL |
vs. SEA |
|
11 |
Adam Vinatieri IND |
vs. DEN |
|
12 |
Mason Crosby GB |
@ KC |
|
13 |
Robbie Gould SF |
vs. CAR |
|
14 |
Matt Prater DET |
vs. NYG |
|
15 |
Stephen Hauschka BUF |
vs. PHI |
|
16 |
Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU |
vs. OAK |
|
17 |
Cody Parkey TEN |
vs. TB |
|
18 |
Daniel Carlson OAK |
@ HOU |
|
19 |
Chris Boswell PIT |
vs. MIA |
|
20 |
Eddy Pineiro CHI |
vs. LAC |
|
21 |
Jake Elliott PHI |
@ BUF |
|
22 |
Dan Bailey MIN |
vs. WAS |
|
23 |
Aldrick Rosas NYG |
@ DET |
|
24 |
Austin Seibert CLE |
@ NE |
|
25 |
Chase McLaughlin LAC |
@ CHI |
|
26 |
Randy Bullock CIN |
@ LAR |
|
27 |
Brandon McManus DEN |
@ IND |
|
28 |
Jason Sanders MIA |
@ PIT |
|
29 |
Sam Ficken NYJ |
@ JAC |
|
30 |
Dustin Hopkins WAS |
@ MIN |
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