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The fantasy football championships are upon us, giving managers one final chance to stream a kicker in NFL Week 17.
If you’ve made it this far, you’re in it for all the marbles. Stress levels are at an all-time high, but the good news is that there is less competition on the waiver wire, with many rival managers having already packed it in.
The NFL schedule can be tricky at this time of year in Week 17, with several teams having nothing to play for after getting eliminated from the playoffs. That can make the fantasy football kicker situation difficult to navigate due to a handful of players having their values directly linked to backup quarterbacks and injury-riddled offenses.
Nevertheless, that is part of the game, and it is what fantasy football managers live for. Before the bulk of the action unfolds, take a look at the top three fantasy football kickers to start and which to sit one final time for Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season.
Andy Borregales has quietly been one of the hottest kickers in the league over the last month. The rookie has missed two kicks in his last five games, but he has scored 10 or more fantasy points in three of his last four outings.
Although Borregales is owned in only roughly a quarter of fantasy football leagues, he has been a top-12 kicker all season. He has been a top-six option since Week 12, averaging 12.5 fantasy points in his last four games. Borregales was the No. 1 kicker in fantasy football with 18 points in Week 12 and No. 3 with 15 points in Week 13.
Coming off a 10-point game in Week 16, Borregales now draws a golden matchup against the New York Jets, who have allowed the most points to kickers all season. The Jets are the only team allowing double-digit points per game to kickers in 2025, ceding 10.0 points per game.
Borregales enters Week 17 attempting 3.0 field goals per game in his last four outings, largely based on the Patriots’ 50.94 percent red zone conversion rate, which is seventh-worst in the NFL. He should get several more opportunities against the Jets.
Few kickers have been more consistent than Cameron Dicker in 2025. ‘Dicker the Kicker’ enters Week 17 as the fifth-best fantasy football kicker on the year, but he might disappoint managers who have been leaning on him all year.
Dicker has only missed two field goals all season, his last one coming in Week 10. His accuracy is nothing to worry about, but he could struggle to find opportunities against the Houston Texans’ defense, which allows the fewest fantasy points to kickers.
Although Houston has an elite defense, it actually struggles to get stops in the red zone. The Texans’ 40 percent red zone stop rate is the ninth-worst in the league, leading to their allowing just...
