Top 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 8)

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 check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 8.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers

Kickers

By Pat Fitzmaurice

Michael Badgley (K – IND): 11% Rostered

Next Opponents: TEN, @PIT, ATL
True Value: $2
Desperate Need: $3
Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: Michael Badgley is, without question, the best widely available kicking option for Week 8. The Colts have been on fire, averaging a league-high 33.1 points per game this season. They have a Week 8 matchup with the Titans, who are allowing 27.4 points per game. In two games since taking over for the injured Spencer Shrader, Badgley is 2-of-2 on field goals and 7-of-8 on extra points.

Matt Prater (K – BUF): 10% Rostered

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

Analysis: There has been no indication that Tyler Bass is close to returning from the groin injury that landed him on injured reserve (IR). That leaves the 41-year-old Matt Prater as Buffalo’s kicker for the foreseeable future. Prater has been reliable, banging home 10-of-11 field goals and 17-of-17 extra points, and he’s tied to a prolific Bills offense led by reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen. Prater is averaging 8.7 fantasy points per game.

Tyler Loop (K – BAL): 13% Rostered

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

Analysis: With Lamar Jackson expected to return from a hamstring injury when the Ravens emerge from their bye week, the Baltimore offense should be dangerous once again. That makes Tyler Loop playable again. He’s been fairly dependable, making 9-of-10 field-goal attempts and 15-of-16 extra points, but with Jackson sidelined, Loop has produced only seven fantasy points over his last two games.

Parker Romo (K – ATL): 2% Rostered

Next Opponents: MIA, @NE, @IND
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: For Week 8, Parker Romo gets a cozy dome matchup against the Dolphins, who are giving up 29.3 points per game. We like the spot more than the kicker himself. Since going 5-of-5 on field goals in his first game with the Falcons, Romo is only 3-of-6 on field-goal tries over his last three contests.

Evan McPherson (K – CIN): 46% Rostered

Next Opponents: NYJ, CHI, BYE
True Value: $0
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: The arrival of Joe Flacco has perked up the Cincinnati offense. The Bengals have scored 51 points in the two games they’ve played with Flacco. After attempting just one field goal in each of his first five games, Evan McPherson has attempted seven field goals in his last two games (although he’s missed two of them). McPherson has a favorable Week 8 matchup against the Jets, who are giving up 12.7 fantasy points per game to kickers.

Andy Borregales (K – NE): 2% Rostered

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

Analysis: The Patriots have averaged 30.3 points over their last four games, and Andy Borregales is 6-of-6 on field goals and 14-of-14 on extra points over that stretch. The Patriots have committed only one turnover in their last four games, which has helped provide Borregales with ample scoring opportunities.