As a public service, we’d like to remind you that you shouldn’t use a waiver wire claim on a kicker. You’re far better off just waiting until free agency to pick up someone. Also you should almost always drop your current kicker when you add a bye-week fill-in, but let’s face it, if you don’t already adhere to those rules, you probably aren’t going to start just because you read this.
As such, we’ll just move on to the rankings. Let’s get kicking! (“Let’s get kicking!” is not getting any closer to becoming a registered trademark of Sporting News Fantasy, as our legal department realized it was a waste of time.)
WEEK 5 RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | Defense
Note: We’ll update our rankings throughout the week if weather looks like it will be a major factor for any of these kickers.
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Fantasy football kicker rankings for Week 5
1. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots at Browns. 2. Mike Nugent, Bengals at Cowboys. 3. Adam Vinatieri, Colts vs. Bears. 4. Dan Bailey, Cowboys vs. Bengals. 5. Brandon McManus, Broncos vs. Falcons. 6. Chandler Catanzaro, Cardinals at 49ers. 7. Josh Brown, Giants at Packers. 8. Justin Tucker, Ravens vs. Redskins. 9. Mason Crosby, Packers vs. Giants. 10. Josh Lambo, Chargers at Raiders. 11. Graham Gano, Panthers vs. Buccaneers. 12. Matt Bryant, Falcons at Broncos.
MORE: Best waiver wire pickups for Week 5
- Dustin Hopkins, Redskins at Ravens. 14. Blair Walsh, Vikings vs. Texans. 15. Matt Prater, Lions vs. Eagles. 16. Nick Novak, Texans at Vikings. 17. Chris Boswell, Steelers vs. Jets. 18. Caleb Sturgis, Eagles at Lions 19. Nick Folk, Jets at Steelers. 20. Greg Zuerlein, Rams vs. Bills. 21. Roberto Aguayo, Buccaneers at Panthers. 22. Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders vs. Chargers. 23. Connor Barth, Bears at Colts. 24. Phil Dawson, 49ers vs. Cardinals. 25. Dan Carpenter, Bills at Rams. 26. Ryan Succop, Titans at Dolphins. 27. Andrew Franks, Dolphins vs. Titans. 28. Cody Parkey, Browns vs. Patriots.
title: “Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings Kickers” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-20” author: “Alvin Merriman”
MORE WEEK 5 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF
FIVE STAR
1. Dan Bailey, Cowboys vs. Texans2. Justin Tucker, Ravens @ Colts3. Matt Bryant, Falcons @ Giants4. Adam Vinatieri, Colts vs. Ravens5. Shayne Graham, Saints vs. Buccaneers6. Steven Hauschka, Seahawks @ Redskins
FOUR STAR
7. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots vs. Bengals8. Mason Crosby, Packers vs. Vikings9. Phil Dawson, 49ers vs. Chiefs10. Brandon McManus, Broncos vs. Cardinals11. Alex Henery, Lions vs. Bills12. Nick Novak, Chargers vs. Jets13. Mike Nugent, Bengals @ Patriots
THREE STAR
14. Blair Walsh, Vikings @ Packers15. Graham Gano, Panthers vs. Bears16. Robbie Gould, Bears @ Panthers17. Cody Parkey, Eagles vs. Rams18. Josh Brown, Giants vs. Falcons19. Shaun Suisham, Steelers @ Jaguars
TWO STAR
20. Dan Carpenter, Bills @ Lions21. Nick Folk, Jets @ Chargers22. Greg Zuerlein, Rams @ Eagles23. Randy Bullock, Texans @ Cowboys24. Chandler Catanzaro, Cardinals @ Broncos25. Cairo Santos, Chiefs @ 49ers
ONE STAR
26. Kai Forbath, Redskins vs. Seahawks27. Josh Scobee, Jaguars vs. Steelers28. Patrick Murray, Buccaneers @ Saints29. Ryan Succop, Titans vs. Browns30. Billy Cundiff, Browns @ Titans
