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 (LAR)
Joshua Karty was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 2.6 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 3.1 extra points for Joshua Karty this week as he faces the Texans.
2. Cam Little - PK (JAX)
Cam Little faces the Panthers this week. He is projected for 2.9 attempts, 2.4 field goals and 2.2 extra points. Little was off last week with a bye.
3. Chad Ryland - PK (ARI)
Chad Ryland is up against the Saints this week. We're projecting him for 2.9 attempts, 2.3 field goals and 2.2 extra points. Ryland had a bye last week.
4. Matt Gay - PK (WAS)
Matt Gay had a bye last week. We're projecting 2.7 attempts, 2.3 field goals and 2.5 extra points for Matt Gay this week as he faces the Giants.
5. Will Reichard - PK (MIN)
Will Reichard is up against the Bears this week. We're projecting him for 2.8 attempts, 2.3 field goals and 2.2 extra points. Reichard was on bye last week.
6. Wil Lutz - PK (DEN)
Our system projects Wil Lutz for 2.9 attempts, 2.3 field goals and 2.2 extra points versus the Titans this week. Lutz was off last week with a bye.
7. Andre Szmyt - PK (CLE)
Andre Szmyt is against the Bengals this week and is projected for 2.7 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 2.5 extra points. Szmyt had a bye last week.
8. Matt Prater - PK (BUF)
Matt Prater was on bye last week. Our system projects Matt Prater for 2.5 attempts, 2.1 field goals and 2.7 extra points versus the Ravens this week.
9. Evan McPherson - PK (CIN)
Our system projects Evan McPherson for 2.6 attempts, 2.1 field goals and 2.7 extra points versus the Browns this week. McPherson was off last week with a bye.
10. Younghoe Koo - PK (ATL)
Younghoe Koo was on bye last week. He faces the Buccaneers this week. We're projecting him for 2.7 attempts, 2.2 field goals and 2.3 extra points.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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