As we enter the second half of the fantasy football regular season, every point means that much more. Here are my fantasy kicker rankings for Week 8 in an effort to help you squeeze out every point possible for your matchup this week!
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Which Kicker Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
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1) Harrison Butker | KC (at DEN)
2) Jake Moody | SF (vs. CIN)
3) Jake Elliott | PHI (at WAS)
4) Justin Tucker | BAL (at ARI)
5) Cameron Dicker | LAC (vs. CHI)
6) Jason Sanders | MIA (vs. NE)
7) Tyler Bass | BUF (vs. TB)
8) Riley Patterson | DET (vs. LV)
9) Blake Grupe | NO (at IND)
10) Ka’imi Fairbairn | HOU (at CAR)
11) Daniel Carlson | LV (at DET)
12) Brandon Aubrey | DAL (vs. LAR)
13) Dustin Hopkins | CLE (at SEA)
14) Greg Zuerlein | NYJ (at NYG)
15) Wil Lutz | DEN (vs. KC)
16) Anders Carlson | GB (vs. MIN)
17) Brandon McManus | JAX (at PIT)
18) Eddy Pineiro | CAR (vs. HOU)
19) Matt Gay | IND (vs. NO)
20) Younghoe Koo | ATL (at TEN)
21) Greg Joseph | MIN (at GB)
22) Jason Myers | SEA (vs. CLE)
23) Evan McPherson | CIN (at SF)
24) Chris Boswell | PIT (vs. JAX)
25) Joey Slye | WAS (vs. PHI)
26) Nick Folk | TEN (vs. ATL)
27) Chase McLaughlin | TB (at BUF)
28) Matt Prater | ARI (vs. BAL)
29) Graham Gano | NYG (vs. NYJ)
30) Chad Ryland | NE (at MIA)
31) Cairo Santos | CHI (at LAC)
The Top Kickers To Start in Week 8
Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs
Kicker production is variant by nature, but playing at altitude with an elite offense supporting you is about as bulletproof as it gets.
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Butker has reached double figures in fantasy points in four of his past five, making him the equivalent of a mid-level WR2. There isn’t much risk involved in Butker at a position that offers little consistency.
Blake Grupe, New Orleans Saints
Playing indoors is often a good place to start when it comes to stacking up kickers in any given week, and with Grupe attempting multiple FGs in every game this season, he offers a nice ceiling.
This offense can move the chains but doesn’t always excel at punching it in when in the red zone — the perfect profile for the kicker position.