Week 5 Fantasy Rankings: Kickers

Matt Lutovsky

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Let's face it -- there are only so many ways to analyze kickers, and our Week 5 fantasy kicker rankings don't break any new ground. We got the guys with the best legs, on the best offenses, and in the best conditions (i.e. in domes) mostly near the top, but we're also looking at matchups -- as much as you can for this position anyway.

Is fantasy points allowed for kickers a reliable stat? This early, probably not, but at a certain point if a team is giving up a good amount of points to kickers on a weekly basis, there must be something to it...right? Heading into Week 4, the Vikings, Lions, Patriots, Texans and Colts were at the top in FPPG allowed to kickers. The Vikings only allowed one field goal (but five PATs), and the Patriots allowed a single PAT last week, bucking the trends, but Detroit and Indianapolis allowed at least three field goals each, and the Texans allowed a pair.

Week 5 Rankings:
Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST

Should you really put that much thought into picking your kicker? Nah, not really. But fantasy football is all about numbers...and those are numbers. If your regular kicker is on bye this week (unlikely given that the Bears and Bucs are the two teams idle), then drop him and grab someone in our top 15. Let us do the thinking for you.

Note: We'll update our rankings throughout the week if weather or injuries figure to be major factors. For more Week 5 analysis, find out how you might lose this week and listen to our Week 5 preview podcast.

WEEK 5 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiverTight end

Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

1Justin Tucker, Ravens @ Browns
2Wil Lutz, Saints vs. Redskins
3Matt Prater, Lions vs. Packers
4Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots vs. Colts
5Adam Vinatieri, Colts @ Patriots
6Chris Boswell, Steelers vs. Falcons
7Matt Bryant, Falcons @ Steelers
8Dustin Hopkins, Redskins @ Saints
9Mason Crosby, Packers @ Lions
10Jake Elliott, Eagles vs. Vikings
11Caleb Sturgis, Chargers vs. Raiders
12Graham Gano, Panthers vs. Giants
13Harrison Butker, Chiefs vs. Jaguars
14Jason Myers, Jets vs. Broncos
15Brett Maher, Cowboys @ Texans
16Ka'imi Fairbairn, Texans vs. Cowboys
17Ryan Succop, Titans @ Bills
18Dan Bailey, Vikings @ Eagles
19Cairo Santos, Rams @ Seahawks
20Robbie Gould, 49ers vs. Cardinals
21Brandon McManus, Broncos @ Jets
22Josh Lambo, Jaguars @ Chiefs
23Randy Bullock, Bengals vs. Dolphins
24Steven Hauschka, Bills vs. Titans
25Phil Dawson, Cardinals @ 49ers
26Aldrick Rosas, Giants @ Panthers
27Jason Sanders, Dolphins @ Bengals
28Matthew McCrane, Raiders @ Chargers
29Sebastian Janikowski, Seahawks vs. Rams
30Greg Joseph, Browns vs. Ravens

Matt Lutovsky

Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.