Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 6)

We will have you covered throughout the fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential fantasy football waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top kickers and fantasy football waiver wire targets for the week below. And here is all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 6.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers

Kickers

By Pat Fitzmaurice

Chris Boswell (K – PIT): 45% Rostered

Next Opponents: CLE, @CIN, GB
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: The most underrated component of evaluating kickers for fantasy is the willingness of individual head coaches to settle for field goals. You’d think Detroit’s Jake Bates would be a top fantasy kicker because the Lions score so many points. But Lions head coach Dan Campbell is perhaps the most aggressive coach in the league when it comes to going for it on fourth down, which robs Bates of field goal opportunities. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, on the other hand, doesn’t mind settling for three points. Although Chris Boswell has attempted only seven field goals in his first four games of 2025, he had 44 field goal attempts in 2024. Only Brandon Aubrey of the Cowboys had more. It’s hard to score touchdowns on the Cleveland defense, so Boswell might be called upon several times when the Steelers host the Browns in Week 6.

Jason Myers (K – SEA): 28% Rostered

Next Opponents: @JAX, HOU, BYE
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Jason Myers is averaging 10.6 fantasy points per game and gets playable matchups against the Jaguars and Texans the next two weeks. Seattle’s offense has been on fire, with the Seahawks averaging 33.3 points per game since Week 2.

Daniel Carlson (K – LV): 12% Rostered

Next Opponents: TEN, @KC, BYE
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: The Raiders’ offense could muster only six points against the Colts in Week 5, with Daniel Carlson banging home short field goals of 24 and 37 yards. There should be greater scoring potential for Carlson and the Raiders this week in a home game against the Titans. Tennessee has allowed 28.2 points a game and has given up at least 20 points in every contest.

Matt Prater (K – BUF): 33% Rostered

Next Opponents: @ATL, BYE, @CAR
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Before putting in a claim on Matt Prater, check the status of Bills kicker Tyler Bass, who’s been on the IR with a hip/groin injury. Bass was eligible to come off IR in Week 5, but the Bills have not yet opened his window to return. The 41-year-old Prater is 10-of-11 on field goals and 15-of-15 on extra points this season and has an attractive Week 6 matchup against the Falcons in a dome.

Brandon McManus (K – GB): 6% Rostered

Next Opponents: CIN, @ARI, @PIT
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: The Packers have been having issues with blocked kicks, but Brandon McManus is still a strong streaming option this week in a home game against the stumbling Bengals.