Rest-of-Season Kicker Rankings — Half-PPR

By Red Zone Rank engine · Rankings as of Tue, Oct 13, 5:32 AM ET (v6)

Jake Bates is our K1 for the rest of the season in Half-PPR, ahead of Spencer Shrader and Evan McPherson. The biggest riser since the last publish is Andy Borregales (K27→K14); the biggest faller is Chad Ryland (K14→K22).

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Rankings table

Rest of season (Weeks 6–17) K · Half-PPR · Proj = expected points over the horizon (each week's mean line scored × P(active), byes at zero) · Range = 20th–80th percentile of the summed weekly outcomes · each future week uses that week's opponent; an injured player's return is priced by P(active)
Rank	Player	Team	Proj	Verdict	Note
Tier 1
1	Jake Bates DET · up 1 2→1	DET	106.3	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 106 points · 20–80 range 90–122.
2	Spencer Shrader IND · up 4 6→2	IND	104.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 105 points · 20–80 range 86–120.
3	Evan McPherson CIN · up 1 4→3	CIN	101.9	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 102 points · 20–80 range 86–117.
4	Tyler Bass BUF · up 3 7→4	BUF	100.1	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 83–115.
5	Tyler Loop BAL · down 2 3→5	BAL	99.8	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 82–114.
6	Will Reichard MIN · up 6 12→6	MIN	99.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 99 points · 20–80 range 80–115.
7	Brandon Aubrey DAL · down 6 1→7	DAL	98.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 98 points · 20–80 range 83–115.
8	Ka'imi Fairbairn HOU	HOU	97.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 98 points · 20–80 range 80–113.
9	Eddy Pineiro SF · up 4 13→9	SF	96.2	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 96 points · 20–80 range 81–112.
10	Jason Myers SEA · down 1 9→10	SEA	96.0	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 96 points · 20–80 range 79–110.
11	Cam Little JAX · down 6 5→11	JAX	95.7	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 96 points · 20–80 range 78–110.
12	Harrison Mevis LA · up 3 15→12	LA	95.4	Start	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 95 points · 20–80 range 81–111.
13	Dominic Zvada NYG · up 3 16→13	NYG	94.6	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 95 points · 20–80 range 79–112.
14	Andy Borregales NE · up 13 27→14	NE	93.7	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 94 points · 20–80 range 79–109.
15	Cairo Santos CHI · down 5 10→15	CHI	92.1	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 92 points · 20–80 range 77–107.
16	Nick Folk ATL · up 5 21→16	ATL	92.1	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 92 points · 20–80 range 77–107.
17	Chris Boswell PIT · up 11 28→17	PIT	90.7	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 91 points · 20–80 range 75–106.
18	Matt Gay LV	LV	90.5	Flex	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 75–106.
19	Chase McLaughlin TB	TB	90.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 73–104.
20	Trey Smack GB · up 3 23→20	GB	90.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 75–106.
21	Drew Stevens WAS · down 4 17→21	WAS	89.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 74–105.
22	Chad Ryland ARI · down 8 14→22	ARI	89.7	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 14; expected 90 points · 20–80 range 74–104.
23	Blake Grupe LA · up 1 24→23	LA	87.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 10 games, bye Week 13; expected 88 points · 20–80 range 71–102.
24	Daniel Carlson NO · down 2 22→24	NO	87.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 8; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 72–103.
25	Jake Elliott PHI · up 4 29→25	PHI	87.1	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 71–101.
26	Charlie Smyth NO	NO	86.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 10 games, bye Week 8; expected 87 points · 20–80 range 72–103.
27	Wil Lutz DEN · up 5 32→27	DEN	86.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 10; expected 86 points · 20–80 range 71–103.
28	Andre Szmyt CLE · down 3 25→28	CLE	85.5	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 11; expected 86 points · 20–80 range 69–101.
29	Jason Sanders NYJ · up 2 31→29	NYJ	85.0	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 85 points · 20–80 range 68–99.
30	Cameron Dicker LAC	LAC	83.8	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 84 points · 20–80 range 68–98.
31	Riley Patterson MIA · new	MIA	80.3	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 80 points · 20–80 range 65–94.
32	Joey Slye TEN · new	TEN	77.6	Sit	Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 9; expected 78 points · 20–80 range 64–92.

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Key changes since the previous publish

Andy Borregales up 13 to K14
Chris Boswell up 11 to K17
Will Reichard up 6 to K6
Nick Folk up 5 to K16
Wil Lutz up 5 to K27
Jason Myers down 1 to K10
Tyler Loop down 2 to K5
Daniel Carlson down 2 to K24
Andre Szmyt down 3 to K28
Drew Stevens down 4 to K21
2 new to the board.

Generated from the diff between published versions; reasons are the engine's.

The engine's read on the rest of the season

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Engine-generated rest-of-season board: the same projection sources as the weekly boards, rolled forward week by week with each week's opponent, byes at zero and P(active) from the injury report, summed to the fantasy playoffs' end. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Tiers 1–2 in depth

Jake BatesK1 · DET

Median 106.3 · 20–80 range 90.0–122.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 106 points · 20–80 range 90–122.

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Spencer ShraderK2 · IND

Median 104.7 · 20–80 range 86.0–120.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 105 points · 20–80 range 86–120.

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Evan McPhersonK3 · CIN

Median 101.9 · 20–80 range 86.0–117.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 102 points · 20–80 range 86–117.

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Tyler BassK4 · BUF

Median 100.1 · 20–80 range 83.0–115.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 7; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 83–115.

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Tyler LoopK5 · BAL

Median 99.8 · 20–80 range 82.0–114.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 13; expected 100 points · 20–80 range 82–114.

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Will ReichardK6 · MIN

Median 99.0 · 20–80 range 80.0–115.0. Weeks 6–17: 11 games, bye Week 6; expected 99 points · 20–80 range 80–115.

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Common questions about rest-of-season K rankings

Who is the top kicker in Half-PPR?

Jake Bates, our K1 with a 106.3-point median; Spencer Shrader is K2.

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