Week 5 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Chad Ryland In The Top 10

Michael Fabiano | Oct 2, 2025

Cardinals K Chad Ryland has a chance to post a solid stat line against the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

The fifth week of the fantasy football season is here, and with it come the first batch of byes. In fact, nine of the next 10 weeks on the league’s slate will include at least two teams on a bye. This week, the Bears, Falcons Packers, and Steelers are all off the board, so countless managers will need some lineup replacements.

The Week 5 kickers rankings will have a few new members among the top 10, including Chad Ryland and Jake Elliott, who have great matchups. I also have Spencer Shrader, who is in the midst of a breakout season, ranked near the top.  

On the flip side, kickers like Tyler Loop and Harrison Buker have slipped a bit this week, based on either a bad matchup, poor play or a combination of both scenarios. The same goes for Daniel Carlson and Evan McPherson.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football kicker rankings for the fifth week of the NFL season.

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Week 5 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	at NYJ
2	Spencer Shrader	IND	vs. LV
3	Jake Bates	DET	at CIN
4	Cameron Dicker	LAC	vs. WAS
5	Will Reichard	MIN	at CLE
6	Chad Ryland	ARI	vs. TEN
7	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	at BAL
8	Jake Elliott	PHI	vs. DEN
9	Matt Gay	WAS	at LAC
10	Nick Folk	NYJ	vs. DAL
11	Wil Lutz	DEN	at PHI
12	Joey Slye	TEN	at ARI
13	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. SF
14	Matt Prater	BUF	vs. NE
15	Jason Myers	SEA	vs. TB
16	Chase McLaughlin	TB	at SEA
17	Tyler Loop	BAL	vs. HOU
18	Eddy Piniero	SF	at LAR
19	Harrison Butker	KC	at JAC
20	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	vs. MIA
21	Daniel Carlson	LV	at IND
22	Riley Patterson	MIA	at CAR
23	Jude McAtamney	NYG	at NO
24	Cam Little	JAC	vs. KC
25	Blake Grupe	NO	vs. NYG
26	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. DET
27	Andres Borregales	NE	at BUF
28	Andre Szmyt	CLE	vs. MIN