Fantasy Football Kicker Week 8 Guide, Rankings & Waiver Wire Advice (2022) (2024)

Through seven weeks of play, we have seen seven different players finish as the top overall kicker, highlighted by Cairo Santos’ 18-point performance in a shocking Bears’ 33-14 road victory over the Patriots on Monday Night Football.

Only Graham Gano of the Giants has followed up a number one overall week with a top-10 performance in the following game, leading me to question whether chasing Santos’ big game is a wise play this week with the Bears taking on the Cowboys.

Eleven kickers finished with ten or more fantasy points last week, yet only three of them are rostered in over 70% of Yahoo leagues. It was a rough day for some heavily rostered kickers, as Harrison Butker, Ryan Succop, Brett Maher, Brandon McManus, and Nick Folk all posted six or fewer fantasy points.

A bright spot on the week, and someone who should be added to everyone’s waiver wire list, is Jason Myers of the Seahawks. Myers has quietly moved into third place in season scoring behind Justin Tucker and Daniel Carlson, yet he is rostered in only 33% of leagues. As good as Geno Smith and the Seattle offense have been this season, they are the second-worst red zone offense, and Myers continues to put up solid games.

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Week 7 Stud Performances from widely available kickers

Robbie Gould (K – SF)vs. Kansas City: 33% roster percentage on Yahoo

Myers is the obvious choice here, but I thought I would go in another direction and spotlight Gould. The crafty veteran made three field goals and two extra points against the Chiefs to post his first double-digit performance of the season. Gould does look like another strong play this week as the Niners take on the Rams, a team they have dominated in the regular season as of late. But I am not sold yet on Gould’s long-term value, as the team should continue to improve now they are getting healthy on their offensive line.

Cairo Santos (K – CHI)@ NE: 1% roster percentage on Yahoo

Week 7 Dud Performances from widely-rostered kickers

Ryan Succop (K – TB)@ Carolina: 90% roster percentage on Yahoo

Another shocking game script in this game left Ryan Succop managers licking their wounds. I am still trying to figure out how Tom Brady and the Bucs managed just three fantasy points against a team that is clearly looking to the future and just sent away Christian McCaffrey.

Kicker Rankings

Rank	ECR	Name	TEAM	Opponent	Spread	O/U	OPP RZ D	RZ EFF*	OFF RNK	K Score**	Weather
1	1	Justin Tucker	BAL	at TB	-1.5	45	31	20	14	65	75F, 5 MPH Wind
2	2	Daniel Carlson	LV	at NO	-2	49	13	17	9	39	Dome
3	3	Evan McPherson	CIN	at CLE	-3	48	3	24	11	38	TBD
4	5	Tyler Bass	BUF	vs. GB	-10.5	48	6	23	1	30	51F, 11 MPH Wind
5	4	Ryan Succop	TB	vs. BAL	1.5	45	26	5	22	53	75F, 5 MPH Wind
6	7	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. PIT	-11	44	7	26	5	38	61F, 5 MPH Wind
7	12	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. NYG	-3	46	4	1	12	17	56F, 11 MPH Wind
8	21	Riley Patterson	JAC	vs. DEN	-3.5	39	1	11	7	19	65F 5 MPH WInd
9	15	Robbie Gould	SF	at LAR	-2	42	2	17	13	32	Dome
10	10	Wil Lutz	NO	vs. LV	2	49	30	26	3	59	Dome
11	11	Nick Folk	NE	at NYJ	-2.5	41	25	6	17	48	59F, 4 Light WInd
12	20	Cade York	CLE	vs. CIN	3	48	3	19	6	28	TBD
13	8	Jason Sanders	MIA	at DET	3	51	29	27	10	66	DOme
14	13	Matt Gay	LAR	vs. SF	2	42	23	5	26	54	Dome
15	18	Brandon McManus	DEN	at JAC	3.5	39	12	0	23	35	65F 5 MPH WInd
16	14	Greg Joseph	MIN	vs. ARI	-3.5	49	17	21	18	56	Dome
17	23	Chase McLaughlin	IND	vs. WAS	-2.5	41	10	10	16	36	Dome
18	16	Graham Gano	NYG	at SEA	3	46	22	10	19	51	56F, 11 MPH Wind
19	9	Younghoe Koo	ATL	vs. CAR	-6	42	10	28	27	65	Dome
20	17	Mason Crosby	GB	at BUF	10.5	48	9	23	20	52	51F, 11 MPH Wind
21	6	Brett Maher	DAL	vs. CHI	-2	43	24	18	29	71	Dome
22	19	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. TEN	2	41	13	13	25	51	Dome
23	22	Michael Badgley	DET	vs. MIA	-3	51	28	29	4	61	Dome
24	24	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	vs. NE	2.5	41	16	23	21	60	59F, 4 Light WInd
25	25	Randy Bullock	TEN	at HOU	-2	41	8	31	31	70	Dome
26	26	Chris Boswell	PIT	at PHI	11	44	19	10	30	59	61F, 5 MPH Wind
27	27	Rodrigo Blankenship	ARI	at MIN	3.5	49	32	17	15	64	Dome

*Red Zone Efficiency is based on the inverse of how well the kicker‘s offense does in the red zone. For example, the Ravens rank 12th in red zone efficiency; therefore Justin Tucker has a RZ EFF score of 29. The lower number, the better for kickers, as playing on a team that struggles to score touchdowns in the red zone equates to more field goal opportunities.

**The K Score is the sum of a player’s opponent’s red zone, the red zone efficiency of his offense, and the overall rank of his respective team in terms of total yards. A low score indicates that a kicker has variables working in his favor for a good fantasy kicking performance.

Kicker rankings are based on numerous factors, including matchups, Vegas lines and score projections, weather conditions, the ability of a kicker‘s team offense and their ability to move the ball into field goal range, offensive red zone efficiency, and how well the opposing defense limits touchdowns in the red zone. These factors are a guide, but not a definitive way to predict kicking success, as other variables and negative game scripts significantly impact the outcome.

The following two kickers are players ranked outside of the FantasyPros ECR top 10 who could be an excellent play in Week 7.

Jason Myers (K – SEA)vs. NYG: 33% roster percentage on Yahoo

Prediction Review

Each week I suggest two kickers ranked outside the FantasyPros ECR top 10 who I believe will be solid performers based on the variables described in the K Score section. The following is a review of my picks from the previous week to see where I was successful and where I missed the mark.

Dustin Hopkins (K – LAC)@ Seattle: (18)% roster percentage on Yahoo

ECR Rank: 11
My Rank: 6
Week 7 Finish: NA

Hopkins was ruled out for this game right after my article was published.

Nick Folk (K – NE)vs. Chicago: 48% roster percentage on Yahoo

ECR Rank: 13
My Rank: 9
Week 7 Finish: 26

This one burns a bit. His K Score of 45 was not nearly as high as other players ranked last week, but the projected game script by Vegas with New England as 7.5-point favorites indicated a solid performance. Instead, Folk managed just two extra points in an incredibly disappointing week.

Waiver Wired

Top Add

Jason Myers (K – SEA) vs. NYG: 33% roster percentage on Yahoo

I had Myers as a player to consider last week, and he has earned another spot in the waiver wire section for Week 8. He is third this season in scoring and is a top-10 play with top-5 upside at home against the Giants.

Other players to consider:

Wil Lutz (K – NO)vs. Las Vegas: 23% roster percentage on Yahoo

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Andrew Swanson is a correspondent at FantasyPros. For more from Andrew, check out his archive or follow him @FFKickerGuy.