Nothing is more fickle each week than picking your kicker. You want a guy on the team that moves the ball, but you don’t want your kicker putting up 4 points each week with 4 extra points. And unlike with the other positions, match-ups mean basically nothing. So, the only thing we have to go on is recent historical data to guide decision making.
Fantasy Football 2012 - Week 5 Kicker Rankings
Who can you trust at kicker in Week 5??
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Here are the Top Five Scorers through Week 4 YTD:
- Greg Zuerlein - 46
- Stephen Gostkowski - 44
- Jason Hanson - 44
- Lawrence Tynes - 43
- Matt Bryant - 40
Don't forget to bench Dan Bailey, Jason Hanson, Conner Barth and Sebastian Janikowski, who are on bye.
Here are the weekly rankings for Week 5:
Rank | Player (TEAM) |
1 | David Akers (SF) |
2 | Stephen Gostkowski (NE) |
3 | Matt Bryant (ATL) |
4 | Mason Crosby (GB) |
5 | Blair Walsh (MIN) |
6 | Justin Tucker (BAL) |
7 | Garrett Hartley (NO) |
8 | Robbie Gould (CHI) |
9 | Shayne Graham (HOU) |
10 | Lawrence Tynes (NYG) |
11 | Matt Prater (DEN) |
12 | Alex Henery (PHI) |
13 | Billy Cundiff (WAS) |
14 | Rob Bironas (TEN) |
15 | Mike Nugent (CIN) |
16 | Phil Dawson (CLE) |
