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Fantasy football rankings: Week seven position by position rankings

By A.J. Fagerlin

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Jared Goff #16 celebrates with wide receiver Cooper Kupp #18 of the Los Angeles Rams after the two connected for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 22: Quarterback Jared Goff #16 celebrates with wide receiver Cooper Kupp #18 of the Los Angeles Rams after the two connected for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the fourth quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 20: Los Angeles Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein (4) kicks the game winning field goal during the NFC Championship Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints on January 20, 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Fantasy football rankings – Kickers

Last week I correctly predicted two of the top four kickers in Justin Tucker and Joey Slye. I was just two spots off on Zane Gonzalez and nailed Matt Bryant at eight and Wil Lutz at 10.

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Matt Prater had a great week, finishing as K1 with 21 fantasy points making five of five field-goal attempts. Brett Maher and Brandon McManus both turned in top-five performances as well.

Jason Sanders, Aldrick Rosas, and Austin Seibert all struggled, as I predicted. Greg Zuerlein and Ka’imi Fairbairn were unexpected, as they were both top six kickers in my rankings.

  1. Greg Zuerlein LAR vs ATL
  2. Josh Lambo JAC vs CIN
  3. Justin Tucker BAL vs SEA
  4. Matt Prater DET vs MIN
  5. Jason Myers SEA vs BAL
  6. Mike Nugent NE vs NYJ
  7. Jake Elliott PHI vs DAL
  8. Robbie Gould SF vs WAS
  9. Matt Bryant ATL vs LAR
  10. Brett Maher DAL vs PHI
  11. Aldrick Rosas NYG vs AZ
  12. Zane Gonzalez AZ vs NYG
  13. Chase McLaughlin LAC vs TEN
  14. Mason Crosby GB vs OAK
  15. Adam Vinatieri IND vs HOU
  16. Wil Lutz NO vs CHI
  17. Dan Bailey MIN vs DET
  18. Ka’imi Fairbairn HOU vs IND
  19. Stephen Hauschka BUF vs MIA
  20. Eddy Piniero CHI vs NO
  21. Randy Bullock CIN vs JAC
  22. Cody Parkey TEN vs LAC
  23. Sam Ficken NYJ vs NE
  24. Dustin Hopkins WAS vs SF
  25. Daniel Carlson OAK vs GB
  26. Jason Sanders MIA vs BUF

I think a high-scoring affair helps Legatron get back on track here. The Rams should be able to move the ball easily against the Falcons, he should get more than his fair share of extra points, and maybe they will hold them to a field goal a few times.

Higher scoring games usually provide more scoring opportunities for fantasy kickers as well as the offensive players. BAL vs SEA, HOU vs IND, NYG vs AZ, DAL vs PHI, and LAR vs ATL are all great games to have a part of, including kickers. Also, all of these games should be pretty close, meaning that a field goal could be the difference in the game.

Kickers who I would avoid because of the chance their team goes down big early include Sanders vs BUF, Carlson vs GB, Hopkins vs SF, Ficken vs NE, and Bullock vs JAC. If their team gets down big, they may decide against a field goal attempt, instead of going for it on fourth down to try to score a much-needed touchdown. Also, their teams will generally struggle to move the ball at all and will lack scoring opportunities of any kind.

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Good luck to all this week from us at FanSided Fantasy! Thank you again for reading, and I hope his article helps you make some tough lineup decisions that you may have. Again, if you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to give me a shout on Twitter @ajf3524 and I’ll be happy to help.

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