Week 1 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: PFN Staff’s Top Consensus Options Include Tyler Bass, Daniel Carlson, and Others

Week 1 is officially here and fantasy managers need to make some tough lineup calls! Who should you be looking to start at the Kicker position? Let's find out!

It’s NFL Sunday, and that means that fantasy football managers have to make some very tough decisions when it comes to who to put into their starting lineups!

The PFN Fantasy Staff came together to generate a consensus though to help make that process incredibly easy for you! With that in mind, here are the top Kickers to start going into Week 1!

Afterward, if you have additional questions about who to start in other positions, make sure to go to our free Start/Sit Optimizer.

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Which Kicker Should You Start in Fantasy Football?

1) Justin Tucker, K | Baltimore Ravens
2) Harrison Butker, K | Kansas City Chiefs
3) Tyler Bass, K | Buffalo Bills
4) Younghoe Koo, K | Atlanta Falcons
5) Evan McPherson, K | Cincinnati Bengals
6) Jason Myers, K | Seattle Seahawks
7) Daniel Carlson, K | Las Vegas Raiders
8) Jason Sanders, K | Miami Dolphins
9) Brandon McManus, K | Jacksonville Jaguars
10) Jake Elliott, K | Philadelphia Eagles

11) Greg Joseph, K | Minnesota Vikings
12) Graham Gano, K | New York Giants
13) Greg Zuerlein, K | New York Jets
14) Wil Lutz, K | Denver Broncos
15) Riley Patterson, K | Detroit Lions
16) Cameron Dicker, K | Los Angeles Chargers
17) Dustin Hopkins, K | Cleveland Browns
18) Matt Gay, K | Indianapolis Colts
19) Cairo Santos, K | Chicago Bears
20) Nick Folk, K | Tennessee Titans

The Top Kickers To Start in Week 1

Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers

For streaming kickers in fantasy football, you’re eyeing matchups that are going to be high-scoring that will get the kickers onto the field with opportunities. With that in mind, the Chargers’ matchup against Miami figures to see points flying up on the board, and Dicker should be on the field plenty.

Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas Raiders

Looking at this matchup between the Raiders and the Broncos, there’s not a guarantee for a ton of touchdowns going up on the board in this one. That means that we could potentially see a lot of field goal opportunities and that’s where Carlson comes into play.

At the Kicker position in fantasy football, we’re simply looking for players that are going to be on the field and have the chance to put up fantasy points. Carlson should have that chance here on Sunday.

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