Who Should I Start? Nick Folk or Riley Patterson

Saturday, September 27, 7:42 PM

New York Jets placekicker Nick Folk enters his Week 4 contest with the hosting Miami Dolphins perfect across all of his attempts on the season. The veteran has continued to demonstrate his reliability, drilling all five of his field goal attempts - including two from 50-plus - and is 6-for-6 on extra-point tries. New York has been a middle-of-the-pack team in terms of scoring (23 points per game), which is essentially the only thing holding Folk back from being fantasy-relevant. He could see a brief surge in fantasy points in Week 4, as Miami has been one of the more vulnerable defenses so far in 2025. However, there are other options out there that are better suited for fantasy lineups. Folk is RotoBaller's K27 ahead of Week 4's slate of games.

Wednesday, September 17, 7:15 PM

Miami Dolphins kicker Riley Patterson will continue to fill in for Jason Sanders (hip) for a third straight week when his team visits the Bills on Thursday Night Football. Patterson is on the Dolphins' practice squad but has been promoted for each of Miami's two games this season. He has converted both of his field-goal attempts and all three of his extra-point tries so far this season. However, he's only the K28 in RotoBaller's Week 3 rankings, since the Dolphins' offense has been so off this year and is in a tough spot to get back on track against the defending division champs in Buffalo. If Patterson continues to produce, he could earn a full-time role with Miami or another team later this season, but for now, he's not an elite option for standard leagues.