What kicker should I start this week? (Week 1)

The Week 1 expert consensus for kickers, with each kicker's best and worst expert rank and how many leagues it is rostered in — so you can see which top-12 kickers are likely still available.

Week 1 · 2026 season · Consensus updated September 9 at 6:11 PM EDT

Top-12 kickers likely on your waiver wire

  • #5 Evan McPherson· 42% rostered
  • #9 Chase McLaughlin· 14% rostered
  • #10 Chris Boswell· 38% rostered
#KickerConsensusBestWorstROS #Rostered
1Brandon AubreyDAL1.6181100%
2Cameron DickerLAC2.215298%
3Cam LittleJAX4.329593%
4Ka'imi FairbairnHOU5.6221396%
5Evan McPhersonCINlikely available6.5219942%
6Jason MyersSEA6.7313498%
7Jake BatesDET6.91141073%
8Tyler LoopBAL7.6319860%
9Chase McLaughlinTBlikely available9.84181314%
10Chris BoswellPITlikely available10.23171538%
11Will ReichardMIN11.44171650%
12Harrison MevisLAR11.64251281%
13Cairo SantosCHIlikely available11.8720731%
14Eddy PineiroSF13.2722659%
15Jake ElliottPHIlikely available15.0424188%
16Harrison ButkerKClikely available16.011221449%

Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · rostered % is the ESPN + Yahoo average

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kicker should I start in Week 1?
The highest-ranked kicker you can get. Kickers are the most matchup- and weather-driven position on the board; the consensus above already accounts for the offense, the dome and the opponent, and the availability flag shows which top-12 kickers are rostered in half of leagues or fewer.
Should I just stream kickers?
Yes — unless you own one of the two or three kickers whose offenses put them in field-goal range every drive. Kicker scoring week to week is close to random outside the top few, so a bench spot is worth more than a second kicker.
How is this list built?
It is the FantasyPros weekly expert consensus for K — the average rank across contributing experts — with best and worst expert rank, rest-of-season rank, and the share of ESPN and Yahoo leagues where each kicker is rostered.