Fantasy Football Kickers to Target in Drafts (2026)

NFL teams are beginning summer practices and the NFL preseason is here! Now is the time to prepare for your fantasy football drafts. We’ll have you covered with our Kicker fantasy football draft rankings and Fantasy Football Draft Kit to help you dominate your leagues. And be sure to sync your league to practice with fast and free fantasy football mock drafts. Let’s dive into a few kickers our fantasy football analysts love to target in drafts.

Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Kickers to Target

When it comes to winning your fantasy football league in 2026, every position matters — including kicker (for those that still choose to participate). While often overlooked, drafting a reliable kicker can sometimes be the difference between a weekly win and loss, especially in tight matchups. Whether you’re in a standard scoring format or a league that rewards bonus points for long field goals, knowing which kickers to target (and which to avoid) is essential.

In this article, we break down the top fantasy football kickers for 2026, based on projected scoring, team offensive efficiency, and historical accuracy. From elite options like Brandon Aubrey to potential breakout kickers flying under the radar, our FantasyPros ECR 2026 kicker rankings will help you lock in the best value at the position on draft day.

Let’s kick* it off — here are the best fantasy football kickers to draft in 2026.

Fantasy Football Kickers to Draft

The gold standard among NFL kickers, Brandon Aubrey has finished first, first and third in kicker fantasy scoring in his first three seasons in the league. Aubrey is 112-of-127 (88.2%) on FG attempts over his first three seasons and 126-of-130 (96.9%) on extra points. The 6-3, 218-pound Aubrey has a powerful leg. He’s made 35-of-44 FG attempts from 50 or more yards over the last three years, and Aubrey already holds the NFL record for most field goals of 60 or more yards with six. Aubrey should be the first kicker off the board in 2026 fantasy drafts.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

Cam Little was the K9 last year in fantasy points per game, and I could easily see him outperforming that in 2026. Yes, Jacksonville will have to field one of the best offenses in the NFL for that to happen, but considering how they closed the 2025 season, I’m not betting against that. Last year, Little was 14th in field goal % made, third in extra point attempts, and tenth in field goal attempts.
– Derek Brown

Lions kicker Jake Bates has one of the strongest legs in the NFL, and he plays for a team that can really pile on the points. Bates has led the NFL in extra points in each of the last two seasons, making 64 of them in 2024 and 54 of them in 2025. Perhaps the worst thing about having Bates as your fantasy kicker is that Lions head coach Dan Campbell is hyper-aggressive about going for it on fourth down, which robs Bates of some FG attempts. But Campbell is also willing to let his kicker try some long-range bombs. Bates was 4-of-9 on FG attempts from 50 yards or longer last season, and two of the misses were from 67 and 65 yards.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

After converting only 72.7% of his field goal attempts in 2024, five-year veteran Evan McPherson had a career-best 89.3% FG accuracy rate in 2025, hitting 25-of-28 attempts. McPherson finished 14th among kickers in fantasy scoring last year and hasn’t finished in the top 10 since his 2021 rookie season. But if Bengals QB Joe Burrow, who missed nine games last season, enjoys a season of good health, McPherson should have his fair share of FG and PAT opportunities.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

Native Venezuelan Andres “Andy” Borregales tied for 15th in fantasy scoring as a rookie, making 27-of-32 field goals and 53-of-55 extra points. The Patriots should once again have a solid offense, with young star QB Drake Maye at quarterback and new arrival AJ Brown upgrading New England’s WR corps. Borregales finished second in extra-point attempts last year behind only Jake Bates. The Patriots will have a tougher schedule in 2026 than they had in 2025 and if Borregales has fewer extra points and more field goals this season, he could crack the top 10 in fantasy scoring at the position.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

Fantasy Football Draft Rankings: Kickers

Here are our latest Kicker Fantasy Football Draft Rankings from our consensus of fantasy football experts. You can find the latest kicker rankings here and sync your league for specific advice.

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV	ECR VS. ADP
1	1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	1	3	1.1	0.4	0
2	1	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	1	21	2.9	3	2
3	1	Cameron Dicker	LAC	2	12	3.4	1.5	-1
4	1	Jason Myers	SEA	2	9	4.6	1.3	-1
5	1	Cam Little	JAC	3	15	5.1	2.5	0
6	2	Eddy Pineiro	SF	5	14	7.1	1.6	4
7	2	Tyler Loop	BAL	4	14	7.5	2	1
8	2	Evan McPherson	CIN	6	21	10.5	3.5	8
9	2	Jake Bates	DET	5	16	10.8	2.6	-2
10	2	Cairo Santos	CHI	6	17	10.2	2.3	2
11	3	Andy Borregales	NE	7	20	11.6	3.2	7
12	3	Harrison Mevis	LAR	5	22	11.6	3.4	-6
13	3	Chase McLaughlin	TB	8	20	12.3	3	0
14	3	Chris Boswell	PIT	7	24	13.9	3.5	0
15	3	Harrison Butker	KC	10	20	14.6	2.4	-6
16	3	Will Reichard	MIN	7	22	15.8	3.5	-5
17	3	Wil Lutz	DEN	12	20	16.3	1.9	0
18	3	Charlie Smyth	NO	8	22	17.7	2.6	7
19	3	Jake Elliott	PHI	13	24	19.6	2.5	-4
20	4	Blake Grupe	IND	11	33	22.6	3.8	1
21	4	Tyler Bass	BUF	11	30	20.3	3.7	-1
22	4	Chad Ryland	ARI	19	30	23.3	3.5	13
23	4	Joey Slye	TEN	18	31	24.3	2.9	13
24	4	Nick Folk	ATL	12	31	24.1	3.9	-5