Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups & FAAB Advice: Kickers (Week 7)

Check out our top waiver wire targets for Week 7 of the 2022 fantasy football season. And here’s our overview of how to approach your league’s waiver wire this week.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers

Brett Maher (DAL): 50% rostered

• Next opponents: DET, CHI, BYE
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $3
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: From Week 2 to Week 5, Maher booted 12 field goals in four games. His four-game stretch of multiple-FG games came to an end in Week 6, but Maher’s future is looking bright with Dak Prescott expected back soon – and quite possibly this week. The Cowboys get an appealing Week 7 matchup against the Lions, who have given up 34 points per game. Maher also has a solid Week 8 matchup with the Bears at home.

Nick Folk (NE): 48% rostered

• Next opponents: CHI, @NYJ, IND
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: As noted here before, Folk is an appealing option at kicker because Patriots head coach Bill Belichick isn’t one to turn up his nose at three points. Folk attempted 39 field goals last season and has attempted 12 through the first six games of 2022. His matchup against the Bears in Week 7 is a decent one.

Will Lutz (NO): 15% rostered

• Next opponents: @ARI, LV, BAL
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Lutz is a perfect 12-of-12 on field goals over his last four games, and he’s drilled four field goals in each of his last two games. The Saints offense has been in sync with Andy Dalton at quarterback the last few weeks, keeping Lutz awash in scoring opportunities. He gets an appealing matchup against the Cardinals this week in weather-proof Arizona.

Dustin Hopkins (LAC): 16% rostered

• Next opponents: SEA, BYE, @ATL
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Seahawks-Chargers game this week could be a high-scoring affair, and it’s going to be played in presumably kicker-friendly weather in Los Angeles. Hopkins is a solid one-week answer at kicker.

Jason Myers (SEA): 11% rostered

• Next opponents: @LAC, NYG, @ARI
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Myers cleaned up on chip shots in Week 6, making four field goals of under 40 yards in Seattle’s win over Arizona. After making only 17 field goals all of last season, Myers has already nailed 12 field goals in 2022.

Chris Boswell (PIT): 12% rostered

• Next opponents: @MIA, @PHI, BYE
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Boswell hasn’t been as reliable as usual this year, going 11-of-15 on FG attempts, but he’s attempted multiple field goals in all six of Pittsburgh’s games this season. He’ll play in the kicker-friendly environs of Miami this week.

Greg Zuerlein (NYJ): 6% rostered

• Next opponents: @DEN, NE, BUF
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: People are still reluctant to roster a Jets kicker, even though the Jets are a team on the rise, and Zuerlein entered Week 6 as a top-10 kicker. He gets a Week 6 matchup against the Broncos, who have given up 10.8 fantasy points per game to kickers through the first five weeks of the season.