Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 16)

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

Eddy Pineiro (K – SF): 17% Rostered

Next Opponents: @IND, CHI, SEA
True Value: $2
Desperate Need: $3
Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: After missing three games with a hamstring injury, Eddy Pineiro returned to action in Week 15 and went 3-of-3 on field goals and 4-of-4 on extra points in the 49ers’ 37-24 win over the Titans. Pineiro is averaging 10.6 fantasy points over 11 games this season. He’s a perfect 25-of-25 on field goals this season, although he’s missed four extra points. Pineiro gets an indoor matchup against the Colts this week — no small thing in late December. He’s the most appealing option of the widely available kickers.

Andy Borregales (K – NE): 14% Rostered

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

Analysis: Andy Borregales is averaging 8.8 fantasy points a game for the season and 12.5 fantasy points over his last four games. The Patriots are averaging 27.3 points per game and haven’t been held to fewer than 23 points since Week 3. Borregales has a Week 16 matchup against the Ravens, who have allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to kickers.

Matt Prater (K – BUF): 39% Rostered

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

Analysis: What’s most appealing about Matt Prater for Week 16 is that the Bills, who are averaging 29.4 points per game this season, have an ultra-favorable matchup against the 3-11 Browns, who have given up 26, 31 and 31 points in their last three games. But you might want to check the forecast for Cleveland before placing a claim on Prater. The Bills will be playing in Cleveland on Sunday, and Huntington Bank Field can be a tough place to kick when the winds are whipping off Lake Erie. As of this writing, the forecast for Sunday is calling for temperatures in the upper 30s with northwest winds of 10-20 miles per hour (MPH) and a 30% chance of rain.

Harrison Mevis (K – LAR): 16% Rostered

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

Analysis: Betting on the Rams’ offense is rarely a bad move in fantasy football. The Rams are averaging 30 points per game this season and have scored 34, 28, 45 and 41 points over their last four games. Harrison Mevis still hasn’t missed a kick in his six games with the Rams, going 5-of-5 on field goals and 28-of-28 on extra points. The Rams don’t settle for a lot of field goals, but all the extra points give Mevis a relatively sturdy floor.