The fantasy football playoffs are finally here, and that Minnesota Vikings Hats means it's time to actually care about your kicker. That might do more harm than good, but if you're actually trying to get the most unpredictable position in football "right," then our Week 15 fantasy kicker rankings might be able to help.
As always, we check out the matchup stats and at least slightly factor them into our rankings. This week, a few top guys have highly favorable matchups (Matt Prater, Greg Joseph, Graham Gano, Harrison Butker), but there aren't a lot of guys who stand out as obvious studs or sleepers. It's always nice when a guy like Prater has a good matchup and is kicking indoors, but with just two K.J. Osborn Jerseys true indoor games (plus another two in L.A.'s covered but open air stadium), the elements will undoubtedly play a role in kicker decisions this week.
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Because of this, most fantasy owners will likely just stick with the kicker who's been in their lineup most of the season. That's perfectly fine if we're talking about Daniel Carlson (@ Browns), Justin Jim Marshall Jerseys Tucker (vs. Packers) or even Dakota Dozier Jerseys Nick Folk (@ Colts), who draws the statistically worst matchup but is the No. 1 kicker and plays indoors this week. There's no need to be too worried about guys like that, as they're just as likely to kick multiple field goals as anyone.
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However, because it's win-or-go-home time, you owe it to yourself to check out all options. Guys like Evan McPherson (@ Broncos), Jake Elliott (vs. Washington), and Dustin Hopkins (vs. Chiefs) have been in the top John Randle Jerseys 15 for most of the year but are low owned. They could easily keep their succe sful seasons going. McPherson gets the bonus of kicking in Denver's thin air, too.
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If you really want to trust the numbers, you could try Randy Bullock (@ Steelers), Eddy Pineiro (@ Dolphins), Jason Sanders (vs. Jets), or Cairo Santos (vs. Vikings), all of whom have top-six matchups. Bullock is our favorite of those "sleepers," Andrew Booth Jr. Jerseys but we all know any kicker is capable of a three-FG day in a given week.
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We also know that having a big kicking performance can go a long way toward securing a "W," so if you're feeling bold, make a move. If not, that's fine, too. Weather might be the ultimate tie-breaker at this position anyway, so keep your options open and be ready NFL Minnesota Vikings Jerseys to make a move if need be. And most of all, just hope for good luck. At this position, that's often the best you can do.
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Note: We'll update these kicker rankings as needed throughout the week, so check back for the latest player movement.
Fantasy Kicker Rankings Patrick Peterson Jerseys Week 15: Who to start, sit in fantasy footballRankPlayer1Matt Prater, ARI @ DET2Greg Joseph, MIN @ CHI3Graham Gano, NYG vs. DAL4Greg Zuerlein, DAL @ NYG5Ryan Succop, TB vs. NO6Harrison Butker, KC @ LAC7Chris Boswell, PIT vs. TEN8Daniel Carlson, LV @ CLE9Matt Gay, LAR vs. SEA10Justin Tucker, BAL vs Kenny Willekes Jerseys . GB11Nick Folk, NE @ IND12Randy Bullock, TEN @ PIT13Evan McPherson, CIN @ DEN14Jake Elliott, PHI vs. WAS15Brandon McManus, DEN vs. CIN16Tyler Ba s, BUF vs. CAR17Dustin Hopkins, LAC vs. KC18Jason Sanders, MIA vs. NYJ19Eddy Pineiro, NYJ @ MIA20Cairo Santos, CHI vs. MIN21Jason Myers, SEA @ LAR22Zane Gonzalez, CAR @ BUF23Mason Crosby, GB @ BAL24Robbie Gould, SF vs. ATL25Younghoe Koo, ATL @ SF26Brett Tyler Conklin Jerseys Maher, NO @ TB27Matthew Wright, JAX vs. HOU28Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU @ JAX29Michael Badgley, IND vs. NE30Chase McLaughlin, CLE vs. LV31Brian Johnson, WAS @ PHI32Riley Patterson, DET vs. ARI
