Top 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kickers (Week 8)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kicker

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Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Will Reichard (MIN): 10% rostered

• Next Opponents: @LAR, IND, @JAX
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Reichard remains perfect on kicks this season, nailing 12-of-12 field goals and 18-of-18 extra points. Four of those FGs have been 50 yards or longer, including a 57-yarder against the Lions on Sunday. Reichard has a friendly Week 8 matchup against the Rams and their leaky defense in kicker-friendly SoFi Stadium. Reichard also has playable matchups against the Colts and Jaguars in Weeks 8-9.

Will Lutz (DEN): 6% rostered

• Next Opponents: CAR, @BAL, @KC
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Lutz has a smash matchup this week against the Panthers, who have been hemorrhaging points to opponents. Carolina has given up 34, 36, 38 and 40 points over its last four games. Lutz is averaging 10.6 fantasy points per game this season despite being attached to a relatively limited Denver offense. Broncos head coach Sean Payton seems to appreciate the value of three points, so Lutz has already attempted 18 field goals, making 17 of them.

Austin Seibert (WSH): 46% rostered

• Next Opponents: CHI, @NYG, PIT
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Seibert has been a scoring machine, making 19-of-20 field goals and 19-of-19 extra points in six games with the Commanders. He’s averaging 14 fantasy points per game, tops among kickers. The Commanders have a tough matchup against the Bears this week, but the bigger concern for potential Seibert buyers is the status of Washington QB Jayden Daniels, who left Sunday’s game against the Panthers after injuring his ribs. Check Daniels status before bidding on Seibert, because the kicker would become far less appealing if Marcus Mariota is quarterbacking the Commanders in Week 8.

Cairo Santos (CHI): 9% rostered

• Next Opponents: @WSH, @ARI, NE
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: With their offense showing steady improvement, the Bears have rolled up 95 points over their last three games — albeit against the Rams, Panthers and Jaguars. Chicago gets a Week 8 matchup against the Commanders, who don’t exactly have an airtight defense. Santos is averaging 8.0 fantasy points per game, tying him for 21st in that category, but he was third in kicker scoring last season.

Jake Bates (DET): 34% rostered

• Next Opponents: TEN, @GB, @HOU
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Bates has a good Week 8 matchup against the Titans, who were giving up 11.8 fantasy points per game to kicker going into Week 7. Bates is a perfect 10-of-10 on field goals this season and 20-of-21 on extra points. The biggest concern with using Bates as your kicker is that ultra-aggressive Lions head coach Dan Campbell often bypasses FG opportunities to go for it on fourth down.

Brandon McManus (GB): 8% rostered

• Next Opponents: @JAX, DET, BYE
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $1
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Packers’ new kicker did a Lambeau Leap after his first field goal in Green Bay — a 45-yard game-winner against the Texans on the final play of the game. McManus is tied to a good offense and has an appealing Week 8 matchup against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.