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
| # | Kicker | Consensus | Best | Worst | ROS # | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon AubreyDAL | 1.6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | Cameron DickerLAC | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 98% |
| 3 | Cam LittleJAX | 4.3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 93% |
| 4 | Ka'imi FairbairnHOU | 5.6 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 96% |
| 5 | Evan McPhersonCINlikely available | 6.5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 42% |
| 6 | Jason MyersSEA | 6.7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 98% |
| 7 | Jake BatesDET | 6.9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 73% |
| 8 | Tyler LoopBAL | 7.6 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 60% |
| 9 | Chase McLaughlinTBlikely available | 9.8 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14% |
| 10 | Chris BoswellPITlikely available | 10.2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 38% |
| 11 | Will ReichardMIN | 11.4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 50% |
| 12 | Harrison MevisLAR | 11.6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 81% |
| 13 | Cairo SantosCHIlikely available | 11.8 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 31% |
| 14 | Eddy PineiroSF | 13.2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 59% |
| 15 | Jake ElliottPHIlikely available | 15.0 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8% |
| 16 | Harrison ButkerKClikely available | 16.0 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 49% |
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.