Knowing which kickers to start in fantasy football can be critical to winning your matchups. This position, arguably more so than any other, is matchup dependent on a weekly basis, and the best results can be obtained by being flexible with a streaming strategy. Here’s a look at our Week 15 fantasy kicker rankings and the top options to stream this week.
Week 15 Kicker Rankings for Fantasy Football
The rankings below are from Senior Fantasy Analyst Tommy Garrett. For analysis on our top kicker streamers for Week 15, scroll past the table. If you want another way to apply this advice, believe it or not, Underdog Fantasy often has kicker pick’ems in addition to the usual array of skill-position players.
The table is best viewed in landscape on mobile devices and can be sorted using the filters above the table.
Top Week 15 Kicker Streamers
Here are my top fantasy kicker streamers, all of whom are rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo leagues.
Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers (vs. TEN)
I’ve lost track of how many weeks Cameron Dicker has been a recommended streamer. The rookie made another three kicks on Sunday night against the Dolphins, bringing his season field-goal percentage up to 93.8%. That’s now six out of seven games with multiple field-goal attempts.
Dicker is quietly one of the best kickers in the league. Yet, for some reason, he’s available in more than half of Yahoo leagues. Part of the issue is undoubtedly that half of the teams in most leagues are about to be eliminated. But I really don’t believe there are six better kickers in fantasy than Dicker.
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The Chargers find themselves in scoring position quite frequently. Head coach Brandon Staley’s aggressiveness on fourth down does cost Dicker some opportunities, but that hasn’t manifested itself in any sort of problem for fantasy scoring.
We are looking at another potentially high-scoring affair between the Chargers and Titans. With Tennessee’s elite run defense and terrible pass defense, the situation is ripe for L.A. to drive and stall a couple of times, giving Dicker plenty of field-goal opportunities.
Michael Badgley, Detroit Lions (at NYJ)
It wasn’t too long ago that the Chargers had another young rookie kicker who burst onto the scene. Michael Badgley hit 93.8% of his kicks as a rookie and looked to be the Chargers’ long-term answer at kicker. Unfortunately, things only got worse as Badgley couldn’t make kicks and was ultimately cut after the 2020 season.
After bouncing around between several teams, Badgley landed with the Lions. Things have gone reasonably well, with Badgley hitting 86.7% of his field goals this season.
More recently, things have gone very well as the Lions’ offense has awoken. Badgley hasn’t missed an extra point this year. While we prefer field goals to extra points, any kicker being able to supplement his field goals with four extra points every week is nothing to scoff at. The Lions have scored at least four touchdowns in four of their last five games.
Detroit has been so prolific offensively that Badgley has even been able to attempt multiple field goals in three consecutive games.
This week, the Lions are in a perfect spot for their kicker. This is suddenly an elite offense now facing an elite defense. Detroit should be able to do enough to get into scoring position but may struggle to finish drives against the New YorkJets.
That should result in plenty of opportunities for Badgley to hammer home some field goals, making him an excellent streamer available in just over half of Yahoo leagues.
Joey Slye, Washington Commanders (vs. NYG)
For some reason, Joey Slye is buried in the Week 15 Yahoo projections. He’s not even on the first page. It doesn’t make much sense because he’s in a really good spot this week.
Slye has attempted multiple field goals in four consecutive games now. He’s missed just one over that span, resulting in a season field-goal percentage of 87%.
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Just two weeks ago, Slye hit two field goals and two extra points against these same Giants, and this time, the Commanders get them at home.
This really is a perfect spot for a kicker like Slye. Washington’s offense is good enough to move the ball into scoring position, but not proficient enough to always finish drives. I’m expecting Slye to get at least two attempts this week, which is all we ask for from a kicker.