Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 14)

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 also be sure to check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for the week.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers

Kickers

Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Wil Lutz (K – DEN): 44% Rostered

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

Analysis: Wil Lutz has been solid this season, hitting 17-of-20 field goals and 24-of-24 extra points. Lutz has also kicked three game-winning field goals for Denver. He hadn’t scored double-digit fantasy points in a game this season until Week 12, but he’s now produced 27 points in his last two games. Lutz gets to kick in a dome in Week 14, visiting Las Vegas for a matchup against the Raiders.

Evan McPherson (K – CIN): 40% Rostered

Next Opponents: @BUF, BAL, @MIA
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Evan McPherson has been on a tear, averaging 13.3 fantasy points over his last six games. He’s gone 17-of-18 on field goals and 16-of-16 on extra points over that stretch. McPherson drilled six field goals in the Bengals’ 32-14 win over the Ravens on Thanksgiving night. McPherson has a Week 14 matchup against the Bills in Buffalo, where December weather can be problematic for kickers. But the long-range forecast suggests only moderate winds and a slight possibility of some light snow on Sunday.

Harrison Mevis (K – LAR): 2% Rostered

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

Analysis: Nicknamed “The Thiccer Kicker” because of his 6-foot-0, 245-pound physique, Harrison Mevis is a perfect 2-of-2 on field goals and 17-of-17 on extra points in his first four games with the Rams. Mevis has a high floor because he kicks for the high-scoring Rams, but his ceiling may be limited because of Rams head coach Sean McVay’s reluctance to settle for field goals. Mevis won’t have to deal with the elements in his next two matchups, getting the Cardinals in Arizona and the Lions at home in L.A. Perhaps a beefy kicker is just what your fantasy team needs.

Matt Prater (K – BUF): 40% Rostered

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

Analysis: Prater gets a favorable Week 14 matchup against the Bengals, who are giving up 9.9 fantasy points per game to kickers. The reliable Prater is 17-of-19 on field goals and 33-of-36 on extra points this year, and he’s attached to a high-scoring offense. As mentioned above in the Evan McPherson analysis, the weather for this week’s Bengals-Bills game in Buffalo shouldn’t be a problem.