K Rankings

At a position where fantasy consistency is rare, Tucker has finished ninth or better in scoring each of his 12 pro seasons, including first in 2022 and tied for third in 2023. He's the all-time leader for career FG percentage (90.2), holds the record for the longest successful kick (a 66-yard, walk-off winner) and has made 98.3 percent of PATs since the NFL moved the snap back to the 15-yard line in 2025. Tucker uncharacteristically converted just one of five attempts from 50-plus yards last year, but he otherwise missed only one FG and one PAT all year. And while the gap between Tucker and other top kickers has perhaps closed in recent years, he still offers an excellent combination of leg strength, accuracy and favorable team context.

Butker ranks second to only Justin Tucker in career FG percentage (89.1) and has ranked Top 10 at his position in fantasy scoring five times in seven pro seasons. Butker's list of clutch kicks in the playoffs puts him in Adam Vinatieri range, and his consistent work in the regular season includes a 70 percent conversion rate on tries of 50-plus yards. The Chiefs tend to be good at converting scoring chances into TDs rather than field goals, but that wasn't the case in 2023 (19th in red-zone TD rate) and coach Andy Reid has never been particularly aggressive with his fourth-down and two-point decisions. In other words, Butker is the safest kicker choice after Tucker, with not much gap between the two.

A former professional soccer player and software engineer, Aubrey began training for football in 2019 and played in the USFL in 2022 and 2023 before landing with the Cowboys last summer. His first NFL season couldn't have gone much better, as Aubrey led the league in field goals (36), ranked third in FG percentage (94.7) and tied for fourth in PATs (49 on 52 tries). Aubrey went 10-of-10 from 50-plus yards en route to scoring 27 more fantasy points than any other kicker, with the gap between him and second place (Cairo Santos, Matt Gay - 150 points) being larger than the gap between those guys and 22nd-place Matt Prater (124). It'll be hard to match that level of opportunity even if the Cowboys have a prolific offense again, but Aubrey should nonetheless be one of the first kickers drafted given his 2023 success and solid team context.

While he hasn't quite matched the heights of his fantastic 2021 rookie season and subsequent playoff run, McPherson re-established himself as one of the league's best kickers in 2023 by making all of his kicks inside 50 yards (including PATs) and going 7-for-12 from 50-plus. His career FG percentage (83.9) looks mediocre, but it's actually quite good once you realize he's attempted 58 field goals of 40-plus yards (including 28 of 50-plus) and only 35 of less than 40. He's also gone 19-for-19 in the playoffs, albeit with 14 of those coming inside the 40-yard range. McPherson has yet to finish higher than eighth among kickers in fantasy scoring, but it's probably just a matter of time given his real-life success and the talent Cincinnati has on offense.

Fairbairn has been Houston's kicker ever since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2017, converting 87.1 percent of field-goal attempts and 92.4 percent of PATs across seven seasons. He led the league with 37 field goals in his second season but then faded from fantasy relevance for a few years while the Texans tried to find their footing without QB Deshaun Watson. The team rebounded in a big way last season under rookie QB C.J. Stroud, and Fairbairn went along for the ride with 9.3 fantasy points per game (third most among kickers). In addition to his solid track record for short-range accuracy, Fairbairn has made at least three kicks of 50-plus yards every season, going 29 of 40 overall (72.5 percent) from long range. He should stay busy in 2024 after the Texans added WR Stefon Diggs to an already-potent offense.