Fantasy Football Rankings: Kyle Yates’ Early Week 2 Kicker Options Include Brandon McManus, Jake Elliott, and Others

It's Week 2, and we have fantasy football lineups to set! Who should you be looking at plugging in as a starter this week at the kicker position?

We haven’t even had time to fully process Week 1, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to Week 2 as we look to set the best possible fantasy football lineup! It’s a brand new slate of games with a ton of moving parts due to injuries from around the league, and you need to know what to do!

Here at Pro Football Network, we do the research so you can have everything you need to dominate your league this season! Whether that’s waiver wire pickups, trade targets, or injury updates, we’re here to help you this season!

With that in mind, let’s get into my early Week 2 kicker fantasy football rankings, and here are more rankings from other positions: QB | RB | WR | TE | DST

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Which Kicker Should You Start in Fantasy Football?

1) Justin Tucker | BAL | (@ CIN)
2) Jason Myers | SEA | (@ DET)
3) Tyler Bass | BUF | (vs. LV)
4) Evan McPherson | CIN | (vs. BAL)
5) Harrison Butker | KC | (@ JAX)
6) Brandon McManus | JAX | (vs. KC)
7) Greg Zuerlein | NYJ | (@ DAL)
8) Cameron Dicker | LAC | (@ TEN)
9) Younghoe Koo | ATL | (vs. GB)
10) Jake Moody | SF | (@ LAR)
11) Jake Elliott | PHI | (vs. MIN)
12) Wil Lutz | DEN | (vs. WAS)
13) Jason Sanders | MIA | (@ NE)
14) Graham Gano | NYG | (@ ARI)

15) Daniel Carlson | LV | (@ BUF)
16) Riley Patterson | DET | (vs. SEA)
17) Greg Joseph | MIN | (@ PHI)
18) Anders Carlson | GB | (@ ATL)
19) Dustin Hopkins | CLE | (@ PIT)
20) Joey Slye | WAS | (@ DEN)
21) Cairo Santos | CHI | (@ TB)
22) Brandon Aubrey | DAL | (vs. NYJ)
23) Matt Gay | IND | (@ HOU)
24) Nick Folk | TEN | (vs. LAC)
25) Eddy Pineiro | CAR | (vs. NO)
26) Chris Boswell | PIT | (vs. CLE)
27) Chase McLaughlin | TB | (vs. CHI)
28) Brett Maher | LAR | (vs. SF)

The Top Kickers To Start in Week 2

Brandon McManus, Jacksonville Jaguars

Brandon McManus had a decent showing in Week 1, but it’s more important to focus on the overall state of the offense surrounding him. This Jaguars offense was humming against the Indianapolis Colts, and they should continue to be in scoring opportunity frequently this season.

In Week 2, Jacksonville has a matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs that has a projected over/under of 51.5 points at the time of writing. That means plenty of opportunities for McManus to get onto the field. He’s a solid start in this matchup.

Jake Elliott, Philadelphia Eagles

Just like with McManus, you’re looking for players who are going to have the opportunity to get onto the field. In this matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, Jake Elliott should have plenty of scoring opportunities due to the projected 48.5-point over/under. Fire him up with confidence.

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