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 5.
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 Steelers, Bears, Packers and Falcons 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. Tyler Loop - PK (BAL)
Tyler Loop faces the Houston Texans this week. We're projecting him for 3.6 attempts, 2.9 field goals and 1.6 extra points. Against the Chiefs last week, Loop kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 2 extra points.
2. Riley Patterson - PK (MIA)
Last week, Riley Patterson faced the Jets. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 3 extra points. He faces the Panthers this week. We're projecting him for 3.5 attempts, 2.8 field goals and 1.8 extra points.
3. Joshua Karty - PK (LAR)
Joshua Karty faces the 49ers this week. Our system projects him for 3.2 attempts, 2.6 field goals and 2.1 extra points. Against the Colts last week, Karty kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 3 extra points.
4. Chad Ryland - PK (ARI)
Chad Ryland is playing against the Tennessee Titans this week. He is projected for 3.3 attempts, 2.7 field goals and 1.9 extra points. Last week, Ryland faced the Seahawks. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 2 extra points.
5. Jake Bates - PK (DET)
Jake Bates played against the Cleveland Browns last week. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 4 extra points. We're projecting 3.3 attempts, 2.7 field goals and 1.7 extra points for Jake Bates this week as he faces the Bengals.
6. Matt Prater - PK (BUF)
Matt Prater is against the Patriots this week and is projected for 3.3 attempts, 2.6 field goals and 1.8 extra points. Prater played against the New Orleans Saints last week. He kicked 1 attempt, 1 field goal and 4 extra points.
7. Andre Szmyt - PK (CLE)
Andre Szmyt played against the Detroit Lions last week. He kicked 2 attempts, 1 field goal and 1 extra point. Our system projects Andre Szmyt for 3.4 attempts, 2.7 field goals and 1.4 extra points versus the Vikings this week.
8. Cam Little - PK (JAX)
Cam Little is against the Chiefs this week and is projected for 3.3 attempts, 2.6 field goals and 1.7 extra points. Little kicked 3 attempts, 2 field goals and 2 extra points versus the San Francisco 49ers last week.
9. Will Reichard - PK (MIN)
Will Reichard is against the Browns this week and is projected for 3.4 attempts, 2.7 field goals and 1.2 extra points. Last week, Reichard faced the Steelers. He kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 1 extra point.
10. Eddy Piñeiro - PK (SF)
Our system projects Eddy Piñeiro for 3.2 attempts, 2.6 field goals and 1.5 extra points versus the Rams this week. Against the Jaguars last week, Piñeiro kicked 2 attempts, 2 field goals and 1 extra point.
For more, check out our full rankings here.
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