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 12.
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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Lastly, the Bills, Jets, Bengals, Falcons, Saints, Jaguars and None have a bye this week so keep that in mind when setting your lineup.
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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:
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Rankings Summary
1. Brandon McManus - PK (GB)
Against the Bears last week, Brandon McManus kicked zero attempts, zero field goals and 2 extra points. He is playing against the San Francisco 49ers this week. Our system projects him for 3.6 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 2.1 extra points.
2. Spencer Shrader - PK (KC)
Last week, Spencer Shrader faced the Bills. He kicked zero attempts, zero field goals and 3 extra points. Spencer Shrader is against the Panthers this week and is projected for 3.6 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.8 extra points.
3. Jake Bates - PK (DET)
Jake Bates played against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. He kicked 1 attempt, 1 field goal and 7 extra points. We're projecting 3.5 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.9 extra points for Jake Bates this week as he faces the Colts.
4. Jason Sanders - PK (MIA)
Jason Sanders played against the Las Vegas Raiders last week. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 4 extra points. Our system projects Jason Sanders for 3.5 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 1.9 extra points versus the Patriots this week.
5. Austin Seibert - PK (WAS)
Austin Seibert is playing against the Dallas Cowboys this week. He is projected for 3.6 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 1.8 extra points. Last week, Seibert faced the Eagles. He kicked zero attempts, zero field goals and zero extra points.
6. Joshua Karty - PK (LAR)
Joshua Karty faces the Eagles this week. He is projected for 3.5 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 2.0 extra points. Against the Patriots last week, Karty kicked 1 attempt, zero field goals and 4 extra points.
7. Kaimi Fairbairn - PK (HOU)
We're projecting 3.7 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.6 extra points for Kaimi Fairbairn this week as he faces the Titans. Fairbairn played against the Dallas Cowboys last week. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 4 extra points.
8. Justin Tucker - PK (BAL)
Justin Tucker is playing against the Los Angeles Chargers this week. He is projected for 3.5 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.6 extra points. Tucker kicked 3 attempts, 1 field goal and 1 extra point versus the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.
9. Chase McLaughlin - PK (TB)
We're projecting 3.7 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.5 extra points for Chase McLaughlin this week as he faces the Giants. McLaughlin was on bye last week.
10. Chad Ryland - PK (ARI)
Chad Ryland was off last week with a bye. We're projecting 3.5 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 1.5 extra points for Chad Ryland this week as he faces the Seahawks.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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