Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kickers (Week 6)

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KICKERS

Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Blake Grupe (NO): 3% rostered

• Next Opponents: @HOU, JAX, @IND
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $3
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Saints’ pixie-sized rookie kicker is 11-of-12 on field goals and 9-of-9 on extra points. He’s had at least two FG attempts in each of his first five games. The Saints have one of the easiest schedules in the league, and you can use Grupe all the way up until his Week 11 bye without running into an unappealing matchup. Go the extra buck.

Ka’imi Fairbairn (HOU): 11% rostered

• Next Opponents: NO, BYE, @CAR
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The underrated Fairbairn was 29-of-31 on field goals last season and has converted 15-of-16 tries this year. The Texans are surprisingly competitive, and rookie QB C.J. Stroud has done an excellent job of avoiding turnovers and getting the Houston offense into scoring range. The Texans have a Week 6 matchup against the Saints, who had given up the fifth-most fantasy points to kickers over the first four weeks before shutting out the Patriots in Week 5.

Brett Maher (LAR): 42% rostered

• Next Opponents: ARI, PIT, @DAL
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Maher entered Week 5 second among kickers in fantasy scoring, having produced double-digit point totals in each of his first four games. He had only a pair of extra points against the Eagles on Sunday, but Maher and the Rams get an attractive Week 6 matchup against the Cardinals, who just gave up 34 points to a Bengals offense that had been having trouble putting points on the board.

Brandon McManus (JAX): 25% rostered

• Next Opponents: IND, @NO, @PIT
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Jaguars’ offense seems to be finding its footing, which should bode well for their kicker. From Week 2 to Week 4, McManus had three FG attempts in three straight games. He had only one FG attempt against the Bills on Sunday but knocked home his 44-yard try. McManus has playable matchups in each of the next three weeks before Jacksonville’s Week 9 bye.

Jason Myers (SEA): 18% rostered

• Next Opponents: @CIN, ARI, CLE
• True value: $1
• Desperate need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Seahawks are averaging 27.8 points per game and have a decent Week 4 matchup against the Bengals, who have given up 20 or more points in 4-of-5 games this season. Myers has had a lot of FG opportunities but has been erratic, converting 9-of-13 tries this season. He’s a perfect 10-of-10 on extra points, however.