Week 8 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker

It's Justin Tucker's bye week, and we've entered into the only time I'm ever going to implore you to keep a kicker on your bench (maybe we'll extend that to Greg Zuerlein's bye week, too). Week 8 sees Tucker and another starting fantasy kicker, Brett Maher, off. Tucker is the consensus No. 1 kicker in fantasy football, and it's the first time this season he isn't sitting atop our kicker rankings. In reality, he makes my job easy. I only ever have to worry about No. 2 through the end of the list. That's why you should keep Tucker.

Every week from Week 9 onward, you'll start Tucker. You might be in a roster crunch because of injuries have to drop him, but rest assured someone else will pick him up and get the most consistent kicker in football. If you can hold him, do it because you won't have to think about kicker for the rest of the season that way.

(Sunday morning update: Jake Elliott and Stephen Hauschka have been moved down due to weather concerns in Buffalo.)

WEEK 8 NON-PPR RANKINGS
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST

Who should you target this week if you have Tucker? Joey Slye, coming off a bye week for Carolina, could've been dropped and should be the first option for a pickup. Browns' kicker Austin Seibert is also coming off a bye and would be a good second option to Slye. 

There's also a couple favorable kicker matchups/locations this week. Oakland kicker Daniel Carlson should have a good game in Houston's dome, as should Dan Bailey at home in his dome against the terrible Redskins. You could also target Josh Lambo against the Jets, as the Jags' kicker rarely misses from inside 50 yards.

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WEEK 8 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end

Week 8 Fantasy Rankings: Kicker