I don’t know why, but that picture cracks me up!
I can’t say I really know much about kickers. I know when it comes to Fantasy Football I’ve never really kept a kicker more than 2 or 3 consecutive weeks. I do the same with defenses unless they happen to be super awesome (rare for me that I get that lucky, though). The Jets defense this last week was firing on all cylinders with five interceptions and two defensive touchdowns. Yikes. Can’t argue with that. Just unfortunate that my model says they’ll only score 4 points this week.
In any case, here’s the latest predictions for Kickers and Team Defenses:
Top 12 Kickers Week 2 Fantasy Predictions
| Player | Team | Week 1 Fantasy Points | Week 2 Fantasy Predictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Butker | KC | 8 | 17 |
| Stephen Gostkowski | NE | 9 | 12 |
| Jason Sanders | MIA | 9 | 12 |
| Wil Lutz | NO | 6 | 11 |
| Justin Tucker | BAL | 11 | 11 |
| Chris Boswell | PIT | 3 | 10 |
| Caleb Sturgis | LAC | 6 | 9 |
| Matt Bryant | ATL | 6 | 9 |
| Dustin Hopkins | WAS | 6 | 9 |
| Mason Crosby | GB | 6 | 8 |
| Josh Lambo | JAC | 8 | 8 |
| Graham Gano | CAR | 4 | 8 |
Top 12 Defenses Week 2 Fantasy Predictions
| Team | Week 1 Fantasy Points | Week 2 Fantasy Predictions |
|---|---|---|
| GB | 5 | 18 |
| CHI | 14 | 18 |
| BAL | 10 | 16 |
| PHI | 6 | 16 |
| MIN | 17 | 15 |
| NE | 7 | 15 |
| ARI | 5 | 15 |
| DEN | 12 | 11 |
| BUF | 4 | 11 |
| KC | 11 | 11 |
| CAR | 8 | 10 |
| NYG | 3 | 9 |
The predictions for this model comes from statistics tables scraped from The Huddle from 2006-2018. As usual I used the Fantasy Points-Per-Reception (PPR) scores for my predictions which comes from the following:
- 1 point per 25 yards passing
- 4 points per passing touchdown
- -2 points per interception thrown
- 1 point per reception
- 1 point per 10 yards rushing/receiving
- 6 points per TD
- 2 points per two-point conversion
- -2 points per fumbles lost