Is fantasy points allowed for kickers a reliable stat? This early, probably not, but at a certain point if a team is giving up a good amount of points to kickers on a weekly basis, there must be something to it…right? Heading into Week 4, the Vikings, Lions, Patriots, Texans and Colts were at the top in FPPG allowed to kickers. The Vikings only allowed one field goal (but five PATs), and the Patriots allowed a single PAT last week, bucking the trends, but Detroit and Indianapolis allowed at least three field goals each, and the Texans allowed a pair.
Week 5 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST
Should you really put that much thought into picking your kicker? Nah, not really. But fantasy football is all about numbers…and those are numbers. If your regular kicker is on bye this week (unlikely given that the Bears and Bucs are the two teams idle), then drop him and grab someone in our top 15. Let us do the thinking for you.
Note: We’ll update our rankings throughout the week if weather or injuries figure to be major factors. For more Week 5 analysis, find out how you might lose this week and listen to our Week 5 preview podcast.
WEEK 5 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end
