Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

Billy Heyen

Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker image

Has anyone ever uttered the phrase, "Kickers win fantasy football championships"? If not, they probably could -- the problem is that it's harder to predict kickers on a week-to-week basis than any other fantasy football position. But for one final time, we'll try to do that in our Week 17 fantasy kicker rankings, which prominently feature Zane Gonzalez, Matt Gay, and Younghoe Koo.

The biggest variable that will present itself in Week 17 is weather. Most games are in warm locales or domes this week, but there are a few potentially worrisome spots. Oakland takes on the Broncos in Denver, which is normally a great kicking spot for Daniel Carlson and Brandon McManus in the thin air, but we'll have to see if there will be snow on the field impacting things. The Giants host the Eagles, the Patriots host the Dolphins, the Bengals host the Browns, and the Bills host the Jets. Thankfully for us, most kickers in those games aren't even worth using in fantasy in good weather, so stick with the names near the top of our rankings that shouldn't have big weather issues.

WEEK 17 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

It will be worth watching one injury in Week 17, and that's Greg Zuerlein's quad. He kicked through it in Week 16 and probably is fine, but there could be some whispers throughout the week and you wouldn't want to be unprepared for an absence. Otherwise, though, relevant kickers have remained mostly healthy.

MORE: Which players are sitting out Week 17?

Hopefully your fantasy matchup doesn't come down to the kicker spot. But if it does, you'll be able to tell your friends that a kicker won you a fantasy championship.

WEEK 17 PPR RANKINGS:
Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

WEEK 17 DFS:
DK Cash | DK GPP | Y! GPP | FD Cash | Values

Rank Player
1Justin Tucker, BAL vs. PIT
2Greg Zuerlein, LAR vs. ARZ
3Michael Badgley, LAC @ KC
4Harrison Butker, KC vs. LAC
5Zane Gonzalez, ARZ @ LAR
6Matt Gay, TB vs. ATL
7Younghoe Koo, ATL @ TB
8Wil Lutz, NO @ CAR
9Joey Slye, CAR vs. NO
10Matt Prater, DET vs. GB
11Mason Crosby, GB @ DET
12Brandon McManus, DEN vs. OAK
13Daniel Carlson, OAK @ DEN
14Dan Bailey, MIN vs. CHI
15Josh Lambo, JAX vs. IND
16Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU vs. TEN
17Kai Forbath, DAL vs. WAS
18Jason Myers, SEA vs. SF
19Jake Elliott, PHI @ NYG
20Nick Folk, NE vs. MIA
21Robbie Gould, SF @ SEA
22Chris Boswell, PIT @ BAL
23Eddy Pineiro, CHI @ MIN
24Austin Seibert, CLE @ CIN
25Jason Sanders, MIA @ NE
26Dustin Hopkins, WAS @ DAL
27Chase McLaughlin, IND @ JAX
28Greg Joseph, TEN @ HOU
29Randy Bullock, CIN vs. CLE
30Aldrick Rosas, NYG vs. PHI
31Sam Ficken, NYJ @ BUF
32Stephen Hauschka, BUF vs. NYJ

Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle