X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

Week 4 Kicker (K) Streamers and Starts: 2015 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

It's Week 4 RotoBallers and we're obsessing over place kickers again! Yes, that’s right – kickers. After all, points are points, and even though kickers are very difficult to predict for fantasy points week to week, having the right one in your Week 4 lineup could be a difference maker.

We're here to give you that life changing analysis you so dearly covet, and help make your kicker start/sit and streaming decisions for Week 4. Who doesn't need a little help making those dreaded lineup decisions a bit easier, especially in the fantasy leg department?

This season we are going to narrow down our tiers to the Top 15 kickers broken down into three tiers. Some of these kickers may have good Week 4 matchups, and be available on your league’s waiver wire, so don't sleep on your chance to cash in a few extra points via the leg.

 

Week 4 Kickers To Start & Stream: Tiers & Rankings

Tier 1 NFL Kickers: Denver Broncos (Brandon McManus), Baltimore Ravens (Justin Tucker), New York Giants (Josh Brown), Chicago Bears (Robbie Gould), Seattle Seahawks (Steven Hauschka)

Brandon "The Big Leg On Campus" McManus has proven over the first three weeks of NFL action that he is in fact the greatest leg on earth (based on overall scoring and PFF ratings), by hitting a whopping three 50+ yarders already. He's a must start in Week 4 versus the Vikings at home and gets our #1 leg of the week designation.

Next up is Giants great Josh "Kosh B'gosh" Brown who faces off against the Bills on the road, a team that is allowing the eleventh most points to fantasy kickers through 3 weeks. He can be used confidently until further notice.

Robert Paul Gould III gets a home start versus the Raiders who have allowed the sixth most fantasy points to opposing legs. Don't leave him on the bench or waiver wire as he has enough leg to go around, already knocking in two 50+ yarders. Steven Hauschka is rounding into Pro Bowl leg form as we enter Week 4. He gets a favorable home matchup against the average Lions defense that allows 8.5 fantasy points per game, so we like his chances of doing big things.

Rounding out the cream of the kicking crop for Week 4 is Ravens great Justin "Time" Tucker. He grades out as PFF's seventh best place kicker and faces off against the Roethlisberger-less Steelers on the road Thursday night. We still like his chances to score 10+ fantasy points as he is currently the fifth leading leg in fantasy football.
Tier 2 NFL Kickers: Atlanta Falcons (Matt Bryant), Dallas Cowboys (Dan Bailey), Green Bay Packers (Mason Crosby), Buffalo Bills (Dan Carpenter), Carolina Panthers (Graham Gano)

Matt "AARP" Bryant has lived through the women's suffrage movement and Johnny Unitas' rookie season, but in Week 4 of NFL action he takes his social security benefits card to work at home versus the Texans average defense versus the fantasy leg.

Dan "The Man" Bailey graces the NFL record books every time he attempts a field goal, but those have not been bountiful thus far in 2015. He draws a road start versus a Saint defense that is allowing the fifth most fantasy points to opposing kickers.

Mason "Betha" Crosby gets a stingy 49ers defense versus kickers, and has to take his show on the road, thereby demoting him to the second tier for Week 4. Graham "Don't Ya Know" Gano is in the top 10 of kicker scoring for 2015 and gets PFF's 4th overall rating thus far. We are tepid about his road matchup versus the Buccaneers tough defense versus kickers, but he is definitely entrenched in our top 15 until further notice.

Dan "The Forgotten Man" Carpenter hosts the New York Football Giants in western New York and should not be slept on considering he is the eighth leading scorer at the kicker position, and the G-men are allowing an average of 8 points per game.
Tier 3 NFL Kickers: St. Louis Rams (Greg Zuerlein), Oakland Raiders (Sebastian Janikowski), Jacksonville Jaguars (Jason Myers), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Kyle Brindza), Arizona Cardinals (Chandler Catanzaro)

Greg "The Leg" Zuerlein starts off tier three and draws a road matchup versus the kicker friendly Cardinals. Arizona has allowed the second most points per week to fantasy legs giving up a healthy 14 per game on average. Start Legatron with supreme confidence as he currently grades out as the NFL's fifth best kicker.

Youngster Jason Myers takes his highly rated leg on the road to face the Colts in Week 4. Indy gives up the ninth most points on average to fantasy kickers, so employ this young man with a smile if needed. Fellow neophyte Kyle Brindza gets to host the Panthers at home in Week 4 as the Buccaneers try to give him plenty of opportunities versus a tough Carolina defense.

Chandler "Bing" Catanzaro made us proud in Week 3 as he put up 9 points versus a tough 49ers defense versus kickers. In Week 4, he gets a slightly easier task as he'll take snaps versus the Rams defense that has allowed an average of 9 fantasy points per contest to opposing legs. Use him as a DFS sleeper on Fanduel or waiver wire replacement for Cody Parkey.

Last but never least, our boy Sebby Janikowski is having a renaissance start to the 2015 campaign as the Raiders offense is firing on all cylinders, and doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. In Week 4 the former first round draft pick, and Davis family love child, will surely earn his fantasy weight in gold by taking his enormous leg to the unfriendly confines of Chicago's Soldier Field. The Bears are only allowing 6.5 fantasy points to kickers, but we truly believe that "Seabass" can return higher value and should be more widely owned than he currently is. Feel free to stream the "Polish Cannon" into your DFS lineups or scoop him off the waiver wire to give you that leggy edge you may need in Week 4.
PFF Kicker Ratings
If you don't see someone who's leg you adore in this week's article, you can assume we view them as having a less favorable matchup than our top choices for Week 4. Good luck streaming and dreaming RotoBallers and may the leg be with you.


Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers and waiver wire pickups list, updated regularly!


Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Donovan Mitchell16 mins ago

Logs Full Practice On Thursday
JP Sears20 mins ago

Throws Six Scoreless Innings
Damian Lillard24 mins ago

Cleared Of Deep-Vein Thrombosis
Edgar Quero26 mins ago

Hitless In MLB Debut
Pelle Larsson32 mins ago

Iffy For Friday
Tomoyuki Sugano33 mins ago

Tosses Seven Strong Innings
Kevin Love38 mins ago

Considered Questionable For Friday
Cristopher Sánchez40 mins ago

Cristopher Sanchez Dominates In Win
Nikola Jović46 mins ago

Nikola Jovic Questionable For Friday
Brandon Williams51 mins ago

Likely To Play Friday
Tyler Soderstrom58 mins ago

Hits League-Leading Ninth Homer
Clint Capela1 hour ago

Still Out On Friday
Randy Arozarena1 hour ago

Comes Up Clutch
Trae Young1 hour ago

Probable For Friday
Anthony Davis1 hour ago

Probable For Friday's Play-In Action
Corbin Carroll1 hour ago

Extends Hitting Streak, Steals Three Bases
Ja Morant1 hour ago

Listed As Questionable For Friday
Andrew Heaney1 hour ago

Blanks The Nationals For Series Sweep
Héctor Neris2 hours ago

Hector Neris Signs Minors Deal With Angels
Christian Encarnacion-Strand2 hours ago

Placed On Injured List With Back Inflammation
Luke Keaschall2 hours ago

Twins Calling Up Prospect Luke Keaschall
Brandon Marsh3 hours ago

Not Expected To Land On Injured List
Nick Castellanos3 hours ago

Suffers Hip Injury On Thursday, Should Play Friday
Jakob Chychrun3 hours ago

Returns Against Penguins
Rasmus Andersson4 hours ago

Out Against Kings
Jonathan Huberdeau4 hours ago

Sits Out Regular-Season Finale
Ryan Pulock4 hours ago

Out On Thursday
Jake Sanderson4 hours ago

Back In Action Thursday
Thomas Chabot4 hours ago

To Be Rested Against Hurricanes
Claude Giroux4 hours ago

Active On Thursday
DJ LeMahieu4 hours ago

Could Start A Rehab Assignment On Tuesday
Brady Tkachuk5 hours ago

Returns To Senators Lineup Thursday
Drew Doughty5 hours ago

To Remain Out Thursday
Masyn Winn5 hours ago

To Start A Rehab Assignment On Friday
Grayson Rodriguez5 hours ago

Dealing With Shoulder Soreness
Quinton Byfield5 hours ago

A Game-Time Call Thursday
Francisco Alvarez5 hours ago

Could Return This Weekend
Adrian Kempe5 hours ago

Resting Against Flames
Wyatt Langford5 hours ago

Expected To Return From Injured List This Weekend
Anze Kopitar5 hours ago

Expected To Return Thursday
Josh Smith5 hours ago

Remains Out On Thursday
Logan O'Hoppe5 hours ago

Back From Illness On Thursday
FLA5 hours ago

Jesse Puljujarvi Suspended For Two Games
Michael Tonkin5 hours ago

To Make Rehab Outing On Friday
Dallas Cowboys7 hours ago

Cowboys Add Hakeem Adeniji To Offensive-Line Room
Aaron Rodgers7 hours ago

Retirement Still An Option For Aaron Rodgers
San Francisco 49ers9 hours ago

Isaac Alarcon Suspended Six Games
Stanley Morgan Jr.9 hours ago

Titans Cut Stanley Morgan Jr.
9 hours ago

Browns GM Impressed With Jalen Milroe
Cleveland Browns9 hours ago

Browns Think Travis Hunter May Be Best Suited As A Receiver
Dallas Goedert9 hours ago

Eagles May Be Interested In Future Draft Picks For Dallas Goedert
DeMar DeRozan13 hours ago

Notches Game-High 33 Points In Play-In Loss
Klay Thompson13 hours ago

Sinks Five Triples En Route To 23 Points
Anthony Davis14 hours ago

Scores 27 Points In Win Over Kings
Josh Giddey14 hours ago

Bags Double-Double In Play-In Loss
Tyler Herro14 hours ago

Leads Heat Past Bulls Wednesday Night
Jericho Sims14 hours ago

Set To Return For Playoffs
Kyrie Irving14 hours ago

Mavericks Optimistic Kyrie Irving Returns By January
Connor McDavid16 hours ago

Hits 100-Point Mark For Fifth Straight Season
Jack Eichel16 hours ago

Scores In Return
Dylan Larkin16 hours ago

Tallies Two Points In Victory
Kaiden Guhle16 hours ago

Leads Montreal To Playoff-Clinching Victory
Connor Hellebuyck16 hours ago

Stops 30 Shots On Wednesday
Jason Robertson16 hours ago

Exits Early On Wednesday
Tennessee Titans22 hours ago

Titans Have Become Sold On Cam Ward
22 hours ago

Shedeur Sanders' Draft Stock Has Fallen
22 hours ago

Jaxson Dart A Lock To Be A First-Round Pick?
Las Vegas Raiders23 hours ago

Kolton Miller Sitting Out Offseason Program As He Seeks Extension
Chicago Bears23 hours ago

Bears Sign T.J. Edwards To Two-Year Extension
Anthony Davis1 day ago

Available On Wednesday Night
Ja Morant1 day ago

Says He'll Play On Friday Night
Kevin Durant1 day ago

Rockets Have "Level Of Mutual Interest"
Lucas Glover1 day ago

Looks To Rebound After Poor Performance
Stuart Skinner1 day ago

Starts Against Sharks Wednesday
Ondrej Palat1 day ago

Out On Wednesday
Kevin Love1 day ago

Still Out On Wednesday
1 day ago

Trevor Etienne Visiting With Patriots On Wednesday
Daniel Berger1 day ago

Looking To Continue Solid Play At RBC
Sepp Straka1 day ago

Looking To Bounce Back At RBC
1 day ago

Colston Loveland To Be Top-15 Draft Pick?
Baltimore Ravens1 day ago

Ravens Have Spent Significant Time Scouting Kickers
1 day ago

Isaiah Bond Files Federal Complaint Against Accuser
Logan Woodside1 day ago

Bengals Bring Logan Woodside Back
New York Giants1 day ago

Giants Not Adamant On Drafting A Quarterback
Chicago Bears1 day ago

Shemar Stewart Visits With Bears
1 day ago

Kyle McCord Being Undervalued?
1 day ago

Tyler Shough A Potential First-Round Pick?
Justin Thomas1 day ago

Looking To Shake Off Poor Masters At RBC Heritage
Xander Schauffele1 day ago

Still Looking For Year's First Win At RBC Heritage
Maverick McNealy1 day ago

Is An Intriguing Play At RBC Heritage
Shane Lowry1 day ago

Looks To Shake Off Poor Masters Sunday At RBC Heritage
Will Zalatoris2 days ago

Eyes A Bounce-Back At RBC Heritage
Gary Woodland2 days ago

Could Add Some Surprise At Hilton Head
Sam Burns2 days ago

Hoping For Better Times At RBC Heritage
Sahith Theegala2 days ago

Still Trying To Put It All Together
Aaron Rai2 days ago

Might Be That Guy For Hilton Head
Robert MacIntyre2 days ago

All Or Nothing At RBC Heritage
Tom Hoge2 days ago

Still Playing Solid Heading To Hilton Head
Nick Dunlap2 days ago

Continues To Have Rough Stretch
Keegan Bradley2 days ago

Looks To Move On From Masters Performance
Matt Fitzpatrick2 days ago

A Boom-Or-Bust Option At RBC Heritage
Patrick Cantlay2 days ago

A Strong Play At RBC Heritage
Jordan Spieth2 days ago

Targets Another Strong RBC Heritage Showing
Collin Morikawa2 days ago

Eyeing Victory At RBC Heritage
Max Homa2 days ago

Breaks Through At The Masters
Alexander Volkanovski3 days ago

Reclaims Featherweight Title
Diego Lopes3 days ago

Drops Decision At UFC 314
Paddy Pimblett3 days ago

Remains Undefeated In The UFC
Michael Chandler3 days ago

Suffers TKO Loss
MMA3 days ago

Patricio Freire Gets Dominated In His UFC Debut
Yair Rodriguez3 days ago

Gets Back In The Win Column
Bryce Mitchell3 days ago

Gets Submitted At UFC 314
Jean Silva3 days ago

Gets Submission Win At UFC 314
Dominick Reyes3 days ago

Wins Third Fight In A Row
Austin Dillon3 days ago

Nabs His First Top-10 Finish Of The 2025 Season At Bristol
Ryan Blaney3 days ago

Bold Strategies Fall Flat, Still Musters A Top-Five Finish At Bristol
Christopher Bell3 days ago

Finishes In The Top 10 After Falling Back Midway At Bristol
Ty Gibbs3 days ago

Earns His First Top-Five Finish Of The 2025 Season At Bristol
Chase Briscoe3 days ago

Quietly Scores First Career Top-Five Finish At Bristol
William Byron4 days ago

Denny Hamlin Cuts Into William Byron's Points Lead
William Byron4 days ago

Makes Best Of His Mediocre Qualifying Run With Sixth-Place Finish
Alex Bowman4 days ago

Despite Engine Failure, Alex Bowman's Improved Speed Looks Promising
NASCAR4 days ago

A.J. Allmendinger Enters Playoff Picture With Surprise Bristol Top-10 Finish
Kyle Larson5 days ago

Will Compete For The Win At Bristol
Chase Elliott5 days ago

Is One Of The More Favorable DFS Options Available For Bristol
William Byron5 days ago

Is A Solid DFS Option For Bristol Lineups
Tyler Reddick5 days ago

Could Tyler Reddick Be A Sneaky DFS Option For Bristol?
NASCAR5 days ago

Is Bubba Wallace Worth Rostering For Bristol This Week?
Ross Chastain5 days ago

Could Ross Chastain Be A Worthy DFS Choice For Bristol?
Carson Hocevar5 days ago

Is Carson Hocevar Worth Rostering For Bristol DFS Lineups?
NASCAR5 days ago

Should Fantasy Managers Avoid Rostering A.J. Allmendinger In DFS For Bristol?
Ryan Preece5 days ago

Is Ryan Preece Worth Rostering For Bristol Lineups?
Austin Dillon5 days ago

May Be One Of The Top Value Options For Bristol DFS This Week
Noah Gragson5 days ago

Should DFS Players Consider Noah Gragson For Bristol Lineups?
Riley Herbst5 days ago

Is In Play For Bristol DFS Lineups
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF