Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 9)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers

Kickers

Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Tyler Loop (K – BAL): 44% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @MIA, @MIN, @CLE
• True Value: $1
• Desperate Need: $2
• Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Tyler Loop was 3-of-3 on field goals and 3-of-3 on extra points Sunday in the Ravens’ 30-16 win over the Bears. For the season, the rookie is 12-of-13 on field goals and 18-of-19 on extra points. The Ravens should get Lamar Jackson back from a hamstring injury this week, which should reinvigorate the offense. Another nice thing about rostering Loop: Ravens head coach John Harbaugh doesn’t mind taking three points. For years, Baltimore’s Justin Tucker was among the NFL leaders in field-goal attempts. Loop gets a warm-weather Week 9 game against the Dolphins in Miami. The Dolphins are giving up 10.3 fantasy points per game to opposing kickers.

Matt Prater (K – BUF): 20% Rostered

• Next Opponents: KC, @MIA, TB
• True Value: $1
• Desperate Need: $2
• Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Matt Prater remains widely unrostered, in part because fantasy gamers seem fearful that Tyler Bass will come off IR and reclaim his job. But there has been no indication that Bass is close to returning from a hip/groin injury. The 41-year-old Prater continues to scoop up points as the kicker for the high-scoring Bills. He went 2-of-2 on field goals and 4-of-5 on extra points Sunday in the Bills’ 40-9 blowout of the Panthers. Prater is averaging 8.9 fantasy points per game.

Jason Myers (K – SEA): 9% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @WSH, ARI, @LAR
• True Value: $0
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Jason Myers ranks among the league leaders in both field-goal attempts (17) and extra-point attempts (22). Going into his Week 8 bye, Meyers ranked eighth in fantasy points per game among kickers with 10.4. He’s scored 10+ fantasy points in four of his last five games. Myers has a Week 9 matchup against the Commanders, who have allowed 10.3 fantasy points per game to kickers.

Cam Little (K – JAX): 8% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @LV, @HOU, LAC
• True Value: $0
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Cam Little hasn’t been especially accurate this season, going 10-of-14 on field goals and 14-of-15 on extra points. The appeal this week is a favorable, weather-proof matchup against the Raiders in Las Vegas. The Raiders are allowing 25.7 points per game and nine fantasy points per game to kickers.

Joshua Karty (K – LAR): 8% Rostered

• Next Opponents: NO, @SF, SEA
• True Value: $0
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Joshua Karty gets an ultra-favorable Week 9 matchup against the Saints at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Saints are giving up 26.1 points per game (23 on Sunday) and 10 fantasy points per game to kickers. One word of caution if you’re thinking about picking up Karty: Rams head coach Sean McVay would seemingly rather cut off one of his own toes than settle for a field goal (but sometimes settles anyway). Karty has 14 field-goal attempts in the Rams’ first seven games, missing four of them.