{"id":1713,"date":"2026-06-23T08:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:13:42","slug":"fantasy-football-kicker-rankings-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/23\/fantasy-football-kicker-rankings-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year of the Kicker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have never seen this before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve played or managed online fantasy sports for over 30 years. Never seen this.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wonk1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.4987285702567468;width:63px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wonk1-1.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/wonk1-1-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe for the first time ever, it&#8217;s worth your while to draft a kicker before your last couple rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s because, for the first time in my memory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/wonk.php\">The Wonk<\/a> thinks you should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a look at the kicker projections for &#8220;Raw Stats.&#8221; Ignore &#8220;Enhanced&#8221; stats, which tends to smooth out the corners where the luck factor kicks in&#8211;pun intended, since no position exhibits the &#8220;luck factor&#8221; like place kickers. Just look at the raw data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you see for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/4for4.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4for4.com<\/a>? For the Wonk Way? For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasynerds.com\/nfl\/draft-rankings#google_vignette\">Fantasy Nerds<\/a>? For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasypros.com\/nfl\/rankings\/consensus-cheatsheets.php\">FantasyPros<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/fantasy-football-lobby\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.822125813449024;width:277px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM-850x466.png 850w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-31-2026-at-08_34_24-AM.png 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The very same kickers are at the top of each, and by a significant margin. So much so that the suggested auction price (raw stats again, not enhanced stats) rises to $5 or more! <em>$5 for a freakin&#8217; placekicker?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This may be the one year that you want to target a kicker to make sure you nail a premium pick! According to various projections, you don&#8217;t want to miss out on one of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brandon Aubrey<br>Ka&#8217;imi Fairborn<br>Jason Meyers<br>Cameron Dicker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weird stuff. Make of this what you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfc8 <strong>Leagues Forming Now at DataForce Fantasy Football!&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\ud83c\udfc8<br><\/em>Ready to draft? We offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/fantasy-football-games\">widest variety<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/prize-payouts\">best prize payouts<\/a> anywhere!<br>Come check out what we have available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/fantasy-football-lobby\">in our lobby<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/orphan-marketplace\">Orphan Marketplace<\/a>.<br>Join the fun and draft your winning team today at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/\">DataForceFF.com<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/dataforce-fantasy-football\/id1561081620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"308\" data-id=\"1516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-4-22-26-at-9.15-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" style=\"width:115px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-4-22-26-at-9.15-AM.jpeg 866w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-4-22-26-at-9.15-AM-300x107.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-4-22-26-at-9.15-AM-768x273.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-4-22-26-at-9.15-AM-850x302.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.app.dataforcefantasyfootball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"285\" data-id=\"1518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1518\" style=\"width:128px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-1.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-1-300x89.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-1-768x228.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Image-1-1-850x252.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4335d715 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" style=\"border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1.0389610389610389;width:76px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f390f9f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-contrast-color has-text-color has-superbfont-xsmall-font-size\">Lee Harmon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-secondary-color has-text-color has-superbfont-xxsmall-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Commissioner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have never seen this before. I&#8217;ve played or managed online fantasy sports for over 30 years. Never seen this. Maybe for the first time ever, it&#8217;s worth your while to draft a kicker before your last couple rounds. 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