The nice thing about fantasy kicker rankings is that we usually don't have to think very hard about No. 1 -- we just slot Justin Tucker there and move on. But there's always that one pesky week every year where we can't do that. So, we'll actually have to put some effort into our Week 7 fantasy kicker rankings. Damn it.
Perhaps surprisingly, Tucker isn't the highest-scoring kicker this season who's on bye in Week 7. In fact, he isn't even the second highest. Those honors go to Miami's Jason Sanders and Indianapolis's Rodrigo Blankenship. With three top-six kickers (plus Minnesota's Dan Bailey) on bye, this figures to be a busy week for kicker-related free agent pickups. (And yes, they should be free agent pickups -- never use a waiver claim on a kicker.)
WEEK 7 STANDARD RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST
Of course, whenever the top kickers are on bye, some owners have an impulse to carry two kickers for week. Before you do that, ask yourself: "Do I really want to be the type of fantasy owner who has two kickers on his or her team? (The answer should be "no."). It's been a tough year for everyone -- don't make it tougher on yourself by doing something that will require your friends to make fun of you. There are always other kickers to pick up (like the No. 3 kicker heading into Week 6, Daniel Carlson, who will be coming off bye this week), and you can always play the matchups.
WEEK 7 PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST
This week, there are a bunch of indoor games (Panthers-Saints, Lions-Falcons, Seahawks-Cardinals, Buccaneers-Raiders, Bears-Rams, and Packers-Texans), as well as a game in Denver (Chiefs-Broncos). With all those kickers in optimal conditions, it shouldn't be hard to find decent replacements.
WEEK 7 DFS CASH LINEUPS: DraftKings | FanDuel
NOTE: We'll continue to update our kicker rankings to throughout the week, so check back for updates.
WEEK 7 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: DraftKings | FanDuel
Week 7 Fantasy Kicker Rankings
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Michael Badgley, LAC vs. JAX |
| 2 | Joey Slye, CAR @ NO |
| 3 | Harrison Butker, KC @ DEN |
| 4 | Matt Prater, DET @ ATL |
| 5 | Nick Folk, NE vs. SF |
| 6 | Wil Lutz, NO vs. CAR |
| 7 | Jason Myers, SEA @ ARI |
| 8 | Greg Zuerlein, DAL @ WAS |
| 9 | Daniel Carlson, LV vs. TB |
| 10 | Brandon McManus, DEN vs. KC |
| 11 | Randy Bullock, CIN vs. CLE |
| 12 | Tyler Bass, BUF @ NYJ |
| 13 | Sam Sloman, LAR vs. CHI |
| 14 | Mason Crosby, GB @ HOU |
| 15 | Stephen Gostkowski, TEN vs. PIT |
| 16 | Zane Gonzalez, ARI vs. SEA |
| 17 | Younghoe Koo, ATL vs. DET |
| 18 | Graham Gano NYG @ PHI |
| 19 | Dustin Hopkins, WAS vs. DAL |
| 20 | Jon Brown, JAX @ LAC |
| 21 | Ryan Succop, TB @ LV |
| 22 | Robbie Gould, SF @ NE |
| 23 | Cody Parkey, CLE @ CIN |
| 24 | Jake Elliott, PHI vs. NYG |
| 25 | Ka’imi Fairbairn, HOU vs. GB |
| 26 | Chris Boswell, PIT @ TEN |
| 27 | Sam Ficken, NYJ vs. BUF |
| 28 | Cairo Santos, CHI @ LAR |