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Tucker remains one of the best Fantasy kickers, and he's worth drafting first at his position with a late-round pick in all leagues. In 2023, Tucker made at least 30 field goals for the third year in a row and ninth time in 12 seasons. He also made at least 50 PATs for the third time in his past five seasons. Tucker has made 90.2 percent of his field goals and 98.7 percent of his PATs in his career. The Ravens will continue to give Tucker plenty of chances to score, and he should be the first kicker drafted in most formats.
With the Texans offense expected to take another step forward in 2024 after adding Stefon Diggs, Fairbairn will likely be one of the highest-scoring kickers again and should be one of the first kickers selected in Fantasy drafts.
Elliott wasn't given much to do in a flat performance by the Eagles, who ended the year with five losses in their final six games. Elliott didn't attempt more than two field goals in any of those losses, meaning he finished the year a modest 16th in field-goal attempts with 32. 17 of those attempts came in the first five weeks, with just 15 coming in the team's final 12 games. We view Elliott as a borderline top-12 kicker who is worth a pick in the final round of Fantasy drafts. Elliott had a spectacular year in terms of accuracy last year, making a career-high 93.8% of his field goals. The problem for Elliott hasn't been accuracy but volume as the Eagles score a lot more touchdowns than they attempt field goals. Last year, Elliott finished sixth in Fantasy points but 16th in field goal attempts. The year before Elliott only attempted 23 kicks and didn't rank as a top-12 kicker. That type of volume impacts his upside if it continues.
Sanders has been a borderline top-12 kicker each of the past two seasons and that's how we feel about him entering 2024. Last year's 85.7% field goal percentage and 98.3% extra point percentage in 2023 were his highest marks since his career year in 2020. The difference was that Sanders made five of seven kicks from beyond 50 yards last year after making just four of 12 the two prior years combined. Still, he hasn't attempted more than 32 field goals in a season since 2020 and we don't expect that to change with Mike McDaniel still in charge. If you want to bet on Sanders, just make sure you do so with a pick in the final round.
Aubrey took the Fantasy world by storm in 2023 and is in the conversation to be the top kicker taken on Draft Day. Because he's a kicker, we'd still prefer to wait until the final three rounds before drafting him. Last year Aubrey led the NFL in field goal makes and made first-team All-Pro as a rookie. He also made every kick he attempted beyond 40 yards. He plays on one of the best offenses in the NFL and only seven of his games are truly outdoors in the elements. Justin Tucker is the only kicker we would consider drafting before him.