Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers

Unlike every other position in football, NFL teams don't rest their kickers, so this is one position that this quirky aspect of fantasy football doesn't affect our weekly rankings. So things go on like they have all season long with our Week 17 kicker rankings, finding the best kicker based on matchups, accuracy and offensive firepower that lends to kickers getting more chances to kick the ball through the uprights.

After one week, it's pretty clear that Sam Ficken is not fantasy football's No. 1 kicker Greg Zuerlein.  Ficken missed an XP and a FG, but if the Rams aren't giving up on him, neither should fantasy owners.  Playing against the 49ers, he's in a prime spot to get some kicks.  And the Rams will likely want to see Ficken do well heading into the playoffs, so he should get his chances this week, despite the Rams passing up a FG chance in a spot over 50 yards last week that they definitely would've let Zuerlein kicked.

Top kickers like Justin Tucker (vs. Bengals) and Matt Prater (vs. Packers) get top matchups and thus the top spots.  A couple kickers who have struggled this season, like Ficken (vs. 49ers), Nick Rose (vs. Raiders), and  Adam Vinatieri (vs. Texans) also have top matchups and could be solid replacements for kickers going against tough matchups like Ryan Succop (@ Jaguars) and Dan Bailey (@ Eagles).

Don't let a kicker be the difference between winning and losing a fantasy football championship. Let our Week 17 kicker rankings help make the best decision in the last week of the fantasy football season. 

Week 17 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. 

Fantasy football kicker rankings for Week 17