Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Kicker (Week 12)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Kicker

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Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Spencer Shrader (KC): 5% rostered

• Next Opponents: @CAR, LV, LAC
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Shrader has played three games this season for three different teams — the Colts, Jets and Chiefs. He’s 2-of-2 on field goals and 6-of-6 on extra points. It’s hard to say whether the rookie is actually a good kicker. Perhaps he isn’t, since he made only 68.3% of his FG tries over four college seasons at South Florida and one at Notre Dame. But Shrader is tied to a good offense, and Kansas City has favorable matchups against Carolina and Las Vegas over the next two weeks. The Panthers and Raiders are both among the five most generous teams to opposing kickers in fantasy scoring.

Chase McLaughlin (TB): 11% rostered

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

Analysis: McLaughlin went into his Week 11 bye averaging 9.0 fantasy points per game, which left him just outside the top 10 in kicker scoring. He’s made 16-of-17 field goals this year and 29-of-30 extra points. McLaughlin gets a solid matchup against the Giants this week, and the Buccaneers’ offense could get a boost if WR Mike Evans is able to return from a hamstring injury.

Will Lutz (DEN): 12% rostered

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

Analysis: After missing two FG attempts against the Chiefs in Week 10, Lutz rebounded by making his only FG try against the Falcons on Sunday (a 45-yarder) and going 5-for-5 on extra points. The Broncos are one of the NFL’s most-improved teams, and Lutz gets a favorable Week 12 matchup against the Raiders, who have been among the most generous teams to opposing kickers.

John Parker Romo (MIN): 8% rostered

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

Analysis: Romo missed an extra point on Sunday — his first errant kick in his two games with the Vikings — but he’s a perfect 5-of-5 on field goals with Minnesota. The Vikings are a strong team with a favorable Week 12 matchup against the struggling Bears, so JPR looks like a solid streaming option.

Brandon McManus (GB): 14% rostered

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

Analysis: McManus is a reliable kicker tied to a good offense, so he’s a reasonable option if you’re looking to add a kicker for a zero-dollar bid. As we’ve noted before, however, one drawback with McManus is that Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is aggressive about going for it on fourth down — as when he eschewed a field goal Sunday against the Bears when the Packers had a 4th-and-goal from the Bears’ 8-yard line. McManus is 6-of-7 on field goals and 8-of-8 on extra points since joining the Packers in Week 7.