Week 1 FFPC Kicker Rankings
32 kickers ranked · FFPC scoring · Updated
Past week — Week 2 is current.
Week 1 baseline. No 2026 games have been played yet, so these rankings are built from current depth charts, last season's usage, and Vegas Week 1 totals — not from observed play. They are replaced by the full usage model once Week 1 is complete.
FFPC's distance-weighted field goal values and its different bonus thresholds reward big-leg kickers more than PPR scoring does. This is the Week 1 FFPC K board — 32 kickers ranked on FFPC scoring, not a PPR board with a label swapped on it. 6 of 32 kickers sit at a different rank here than on the Week 1 PPR board. Eddy Pineiro gains the most, moving from 9 in PPR to 8 under FFPC scoring. Ka'imi Fairbairn leads the board at 13.2 projected FFPC points, 0.2 clear of Spencer Shrader.
Tier 1
Ka'imi Fairbairn
HOU · K
HOU implied for 21.5, 3.2 field goal tries a game last season.
Spencer Shrader
IND · K
IND implied for 22.2, 2.8 field goal tries a game last season.
Jason Myers
SEA · K
SEA implied for 24.0, 2.8 field goal tries a game last season.
Cameron Dicker
LAC · K
LAC implied for 28.8, one of the week's better scoring offenses, 2.4 field goal tries a game last season.
Brandon Aubrey
DAL · K
DAL implied for 25.8, one of the week's better scoring offenses, 2.5 field goal tries a game last season.
Tier 2
Jake Bates
DET · K
DET implied for 28.2, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
Harrison Mevis
LA · K
LA implied for 26.0, one of the week's better scoring offenses, light field goal volume.
Eddy Pineiro
SF · K
SF implied for 22.5.
Cam Little
JAX · K
JAX implied for 24.0.
Tyler Loop
BAL · K
BAL implied for 25.2, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
Will Reichard
MIN · K
MIN implied for 24.0.
Cairo Santos
CHI · K
CHI implied for 24.8.
Harrison Butker
KC · K
KC implied for 23.2.
Chase McLaughlin
TB · K
TB implied for 23.5.
Evan McPherson
CIN · K
CIN implied for 27.0, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
Chris Boswell
PIT · K
PIT implied for 23.0.
Andy Borregales
NE · K
NE implied for 20.5.
Tyler Bass
BUF · K
BUF implied for 23.0, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
Dominic Zvada
NYG · K
NYG implied for 22.8, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
Trey Smack
GB · K
GB implied for 22.5, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
Wil Lutz
DEN · K
DEN implied for 20.2.
Joey Slye
TEN · K
TEN implied for 20.5.
Drew Stevens
WAS · K
WAS implied for 20.0, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
Blake Grupe
NYJ · K
NYJ implied for just 19.0.
Nick Folk
ATL · K
ATL implied for 19.5.
Matt Gay
LV · K
LV implied for 22.0.
Jake Elliott
PHI · K
PHI implied for 24.5.
Riley Patterson
MIA · K
MIA implied for just 18.5.
Chad Ryland
ARI · K
ARI implied for just 18.8.
Ryan Fitzgerald
CAR · K
CAR implied for 21.8.
Tier 3
Daniel Carlson
NO · K
NO implied for 21.2.
Andre Szmyt
CLE · K
CLE implied for just 16.5.
Tier 1
- K1—start
Ka'imi Fairbairn
HOU · K
HOU implied for 21.5, 3.2 field goal tries a game last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 13.2 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · high confidence
- K2—start
Spencer Shrader
IND · K
IND implied for 22.2, 2.8 field goal tries a game last season.
IND · vs BAL · 13.1 PROJ · 22.3 IMP · low confidence
- K3—start
Jason Myers
SEA · K
SEA implied for 24.0, 2.8 field goal tries a game last season.
SEA · vs NE · 12.9 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
- K4—start
Cameron Dicker
LAC · K
LAC implied for 28.8, one of the week's better scoring offenses, 2.4 field goal tries a game last season.
LAC · vs ARI · 12.6 PROJ · 28.8 IMP · high confidence
- K5—start
Brandon Aubrey
DAL · K
DAL implied for 25.8, one of the week's better scoring offenses, 2.5 field goal tries a game last season.
DAL · @ NYG · 12.1 PROJ · 25.8 IMP · high confidence
Tier 2
- K6—start
Jake Bates
DET · K
DET implied for 28.2, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
DET · vs NO · 11.0 PROJ · 28.3 IMP · high confidence
- K7—start
Harrison Mevis
LA · K
LA implied for 26.0, one of the week's better scoring offenses, light field goal volume.
LA · vs SF · 10.6 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · medium confidence
- K8—start
Eddy Pineiro
SF · K
SF implied for 22.5.
SF · @ LA · 10.4 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · high confidence
- K9—start
Cam Little
JAX · K
JAX implied for 24.0.
JAX · vs CLE · 10.3 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
- K10—start
Tyler Loop
BAL · K
BAL implied for 25.2, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
BAL · @ IND · 10.3 PROJ · 25.3 IMP · high confidence
- K11—stream
Will Reichard
MIN · K
MIN implied for 24.0.
MIN · vs GB · 9.9 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
- K12—stream
Cairo Santos
CHI · K
CHI implied for 24.8.
CHI · @ CAR · 9.8 PROJ · 24.8 IMP · high confidence
- K13—stream
Harrison Butker
KC · K
KC implied for 23.2.
KC · vs DEN · 9.7 PROJ · 23.3 IMP · high confidence
- K14—stream
Chase McLaughlin
TB · K
TB implied for 23.5.
TB · @ CIN · 9.6 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · high confidence
- K15—stream
Evan McPherson
CIN · K
CIN implied for 27.0, one of the week's better scoring offenses.
CIN · vs TB · 9.3 PROJ · 27.0 IMP · medium confidence
- K16—stream
Chris Boswell
PIT · K
PIT implied for 23.0.
PIT · vs ATL · 8.9 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · medium confidence
- K17—stream
Andy Borregales
NE · K
NE implied for 20.5.
NE · @ SEA · 8.9 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · medium confidence
- K18—stream
Tyler Bass
BUF · K
BUF implied for 23.0, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
BUF · @ HOU · 8.8 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
- K19—sit
Dominic Zvada
NYG · K
NYG implied for 22.8, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
NYG · vs DAL · 8.7 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · low confidence
- K20—sit
Trey Smack
GB · K
GB implied for 22.5, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
GB · @ MIN · 8.7 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
- K21—sit
Wil Lutz
DEN · K
DEN implied for 20.2.
DEN · @ KC · 8.3 PROJ · 20.3 IMP · medium confidence
- K22—sit
Joey Slye
TEN · K
TEN implied for 20.5.
TEN · vs NYJ · 8.2 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · high confidence
- K23—sit
Drew Stevens
WAS · K
WAS implied for 20.0, little NFL kicking history, ranked on league-average volume.
WAS · @ PHI · 8.1 PROJ · 20.0 IMP · low confidence
- K24—sit
Blake Grupe
NYJ · K
NYJ implied for just 19.0.
NYJ · @ TEN · 8.0 PROJ · 19.0 IMP · high confidence
- K25—sit
Nick Folk
ATL · K
ATL implied for 19.5.
ATL · @ PIT · 7.7 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · medium confidence
- K26—sit
Matt Gay
LV · K
LV implied for 22.0.
LV · vs MIA · 7.7 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · high confidence
- K27—sit
Jake Elliott
PHI · K
PHI implied for 24.5.
PHI · vs WAS · 7.5 PROJ · 24.5 IMP · medium confidence
- K28—sit
Riley Patterson
MIA · K
MIA implied for just 18.5.
MIA · @ LV · 7.5 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · medium confidence
- K29—sit
Chad Ryland
ARI · K
ARI implied for just 18.8.
ARI · @ LAC · 7.2 PROJ · 18.8 IMP · high confidence
- K30—sit
Ryan Fitzgerald
CAR · K
CAR implied for 21.8.
CAR · vs CHI · 7.1 PROJ · 21.8 IMP · medium confidence
Tier 3
- K31—sit
Daniel Carlson
NO · K
NO implied for 21.2.
NO · @ DET · 6.2 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · medium confidence
- K32—sit
Andre Szmyt
CLE · K
CLE implied for just 16.5.
CLE · @ JAX · 6.0 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · medium confidence
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