2025 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Brandon Aubrey, Jake Bates Lead The Position

Kickers … love them or hate them, they’re still a part of most fantasy football leagues. They can sometimes be pretty valuable too … just ask anyone who had Brandon Aubrey in 2023 or Chris Boswell last season. So rather than overlook the position, fantasy fans should have at least some level of knowledge about how it has been affected in the offseason.
The biggest move was the Baltimore Ravens releasing Justin Tucker (he’s been suspended for the first 10 weeks due to off-field issues) and replacing him with a rookie in Tyler Loop. Another rookie, Andres Borregales, will compete with John Parker Romo for the top spot in New England. Matt Gay was released by Indianapolis and signed on with Washington.
The Jets released Greg Zuerlein, leaving a battle between Harrison Mevis and Caden Davis for the starting job. Also, the Packers signed veteran Brandon McManus to a three-year contract extension. He’ll be one of the first 10 fantasy kickers selected in many drafts.
Now that you’re caught up, here’s a look at my updated 2025 fantasy kicker rank lists.
2025 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings
All Positions: Top 200 | QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | DSTs
Rk | Player | Team | Bye |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brandon Aubrey | DAL | 10 |
2 | Jake Bates | DET | 8 |
3 | Cameron Dicker | LAC | 12 |
4 | Chris Boswell | PIT | 5 |
5 | Wil Lutz | DEN | 12 |
6 | Chase McLaughlin | TB | 9 |
7 | Tyler Bass | BUF | 7 |
8 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HOU | 6 |
9 | Matt Gay | WAS | 12 |
10 | Brandon McManus | GB | 5 |
11 | Tyler Loop | BAL | 7 |
12 | Will Reichard | MIN | 6 |
13 | Harrison Butker | KC | 10 |
14 | Jason Sanders | MIA | 12 |
15 | Jake Elliott | PHI | 9 |
16 | Younghoe Koo | ATL | 5 |
17 | Jake Moody | SF | 14 |
18 | Evan McPherson | CIN | 10 |
19 | Chad Ryland | ARI | 8 |
20 | Jason Myers | SEA | 8 |
21 | Joshua Karty | LAR | 8 |
22 | Daniel Carlson | LV | 8 |
23 | Spencer Shrader | IND | 11 |
24 | Cam Little | JAC | 8 |
25 | Matthew Wright | CAR | 14 |
26 | Cairo Santos | CHI | 5 |
27 | Blake Grupe | NO | 11 |
28 | Joey Slye | TEN | 10 |
29 | Graham Gano | NYG | 14 |
30 | Dustin Hopkins | CLE | 9 |
31 | Andres Borregales | NE | 14 |
32 | Nick Folk | NYJ | 9 |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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