Matt Prater

Buffalo Bills
Place Kicker #5

Personal

Age	41
Birthdate	August 10, 1984
Height	5'10"
Weight	201 lb

Draft

College	Central Florida
Year	2006
Pick	UDFA
Team	DET

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Attempts	Field Goals	Extra Points
2.517	2.072	2.735

You can see where those projections compare to other PKs in our Place Kicker Rankings.

Player News

Matt Prater: Bills Sign Matt Prater to Practice Squad

The Buffalo Bills signed free-agent veteran kicker Matt Prater to their practice squad on Thursday, according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. Fantasy managers that drafted Tyler Bass (hip) as their starting kicker need to pay close attention heading into this weekend. Although Bass was limited in Wednesday's practice, he could be in danger of missing the Week 1 game on Sunday night against the Baltimore Ravens. If Bass is questionable on Friday's final injury report, we'd suggest going in another direction at the position unless you want to get stuck choosing from a kicker from the Monday night game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Bass has been managing a hip injury since the end of July, although he was able to take part in the preseason finale two weeks ago.

Sep. 4, 2025 1:13 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Kicking
YEAR	TM	GM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EPM	EPA	EP%
2009	DEN	16	30	35	85.7	32	32	100.0
2010	DEN	14	16	18	88.9	28	28	100.0
2011	DEN	16	19	25	76.0	30	30	100.0
2012	DEN	16	26	32	81.2	55	55	100.0
2013	DEN	16	25	26	96.2	75	75	100.0
2014	DET	11	21	26	80.8	21	21	100.0
2015	DET	16	22	24	91.7	36	39	92.3
2016	DET	16	31	36	86.1	31	33	93.9
2017	DET	16	30	35	85.7	40	41	97.6
2018	DET	16	28	32	87.5	30	30	100.0
2019	DET	16	26	31	83.9	35	36	97.2
2020	DET	16	21	28	75.0	38	41	92.7
2021	ARI	16	27	34	79.4	44	46	95.7
2022	ARI	16	22	25	88.0	16	16	100.0
2023	ARI	16	26	29	89.7	20	21	95.2
2024	ARI	6	6	6	100.0	10	10	100.0