2026 Fantasy Football kicker rankings: The best options you can add late in your drafts
We're ranking kickers for 2026 Fantasy Football leagues in tiers, but beware drafting one too early
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Brandon Aubrey has been a force at the kicker position since emerging on the stage in 2023, and that has made him an easy player to put at the top of Fantasy rankings at the position the last few years. However, in 2025 he finished well behind two other kickers in points per game, with Houston's Ka'imi Fairbairn scoring 1.5 points per game more than the Cowboys kicker.
Before you rush to draft Fairbairn rounds before you complete your bench, note that 2025 was also his first season scoring more than 10 points per game since 2018, and that he has as many seasons below eight points per game than he does above that mark in his career. That speaks to the volatility at the kicker position, and it's why you shouldn't draft any of them before the last round of your draft.
That said, if you have a sleeper at another position that you are absolutely sure will be available in the last round, go ahead and grab the top guy in our rankings one round early. I'll probably shake my head when you do, as there's more potential for a player in any of the tiers below to finish as the top Fantasy kicker than there is at any other position.
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