2023 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Derek Tate’s Top 32 Players Including Evan McPherson, Graham Gano, and Others

Ranking kickers in fantasy football is usually best to be done on a week-to-week basis, but here are the top rankings heading into the 2023 NFL season.

A kicker may be one of the last picks you make on draft day, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have an idea of which ones to target heading into your fantasy football draft. Identifying a player at this position in fantasy football that is about to take a major step forward can be a big advantage in your league!

With that in mind, it’s time to take a look at my kicker fantasy football rankings for the 2023 NFL season!

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Top Kickers for Fantasy Football in 2023

1) Justin Tucker | BAL
2) Daniel Carlson | LV
3) Evan McPherson | CIN
4) Tyler Bass | BUF
5) Harrison Butker | KC
6) Younghoe Koo | ATL
7) Jake Elliott | PHI
8) Jason Sanders | MIA
9) Matt Gay | IND
10) Jason Myers | SEA
11) Brandon McManus | JAX
12) Graham Gano | NYG

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13) Nick Folk | TEN
14) Matt Prater | ARI
15) Greg Joseph | MIN
16) Greg Zuerlein | NYJ
17) Wil Lutz | DEN
18) Dustin Hopkins | CLE
19) Chris Boswell | PIT
20) Ka’imi Fairbairn | HOU
21) Cairo Santos | CHI
22) Riley Patterson | DET

23) Robbie Gould | FA
24) Ryan Succop | FA
25) Michael Badgley | TEN
26) Jake Moody | SF
27) Brett Maher | DEN
28) Mason Crosby | FA
29) Rodrigo Blankenship | FA
30) Cameron Dicker | LAC
31) Cade York | FA
32) Joey Slye | WAS

Which Kickers Should You Draft in 2023?

Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

If there is a kicker worth getting before the last two rounds of your draft, Justin Tucker fits the bill. Since 2015, Tucker hasn’t finished outside of the top seven at the kicker position.

His nine field goals made of 50+ yards last season offer plenty of upside for fantasy leagues that reward for longer field goals. There is just very little not to trust when Tucker is your kicker on a weekly basis.

Greg Zuerlein, New York Jets

The New York Jets have a new QB in town who goes by the name of Aaron Rodgers. This should come with more scoring opportunities for the team as a whole.

More Rankings From Derek: QB | RB | WR | TE | DST

And if “Greg the Leg” gets a couple more opportunities to attempt longer field goals a game, he’s the last-round kicker I want to target for my squad.

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