Picking which kicker to start can seem like the least fun part of fantasy football.
However, this is where your other league mates are going to be lazy and not focus enough attention.
Use this to your advantage and make sure that you have the best possible kicker in your lineup every week.
To help you out, I put together this summary of our top 10 ranked kickers for week 1.
You can also check out our full list of Kicker rankings or use our free who should I start tool for an interactive way to use our fantasy football rankings.
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No teams have a bye week this week, so you have a full slate of players to choose from.
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Full Rankings
If you want to dive head-first into the full set of projections for this week, here are our rankings for each format:
You can also get custom rankings tailored to your league with our import tool. It's part of the Premium Membership.
Rankings Summary
1. Joshua Karty - PK (ARI)
Joshua Karty had a bye last week. We're projecting 2.7 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 3.0 extra points for Joshua Karty this week as he faces the Saints.
2. Cam Little - PK (JAX)
Cam Little is playing against the Carolina Panthers this week. Our system projects him for 3.0 attempts, 2.4 field goals and 2.4 extra points. Little had a bye last week.
3. Wil Lutz - PK (DEN)
Wil Lutz is against the Titans this week and is projected for 2.9 attempts, 2.4 field goals and 2.3 extra points. Lutz was off last week with a bye.
4. Younghoe Koo - PK (FA)
Younghoe Koo had a bye last week. He is on bye this week.
5. Andre Szmyt - PK (CLE)
We're projecting 2.7 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 2.5 extra points for Andre Szmyt this week as he faces the Bengals. Szmyt was on bye last week.
6. Will Reichard - PK (MIN)
Will Reichard is playing against the Chicago Bears this week. He is projected for 2.9 attempts, 2.4 field goals and 2.0 extra points. Reichard was off last week with a bye.
7. Jake Elliott - PK (PHI)
Jake Elliott is against the Cowboys this week and is projected for 2.7 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 2.4 extra points. Elliott was on bye last week.
8. Matt Gay - PK (LV)
Matt Gay was on bye last week. We're projecting 2.8 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 2.4 extra points for Matt Gay this week as he faces the Patriots.
9. Riley Patterson - PK (MIA)
Our system projects Riley Patterson for 2.6 attempts, 2.1 field goals and 2.6 extra points versus the Colts this week. Patterson had a bye last week.
10. Brandon McManus - PK (GB)
Brandon McManus was off last week with a bye. Our system projects Brandon McManus for 2.5 attempts, 2.0 field goals and 2.8 extra points versus the Lions this week.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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