Streaming Kickers & D/STs For Week 5
Analysis 10/6/22
Let’s skip the fluff and get into it: if you’re here, you need a new kicker and/or D/ST to stream in Week 5. Just remember what to look for when streaming these positions.
Best Traits to Look For When Streaming Kickers
- Potentially high-scoring matchups
- Teams with good, but not great, redzone efficiency
- Domes or good weather
Best Traits to Look For When Streaming D/STs
- Potentially low-scoring matchups
- Slow-paced offenses
- Turnover-prone quarterbacks
- Bad weather
As a reminder, eligible kickers and defenses for this column must not be rostered in more than 50% of leagues, per FantasyPros’ rostership data.
Kickers to Stream in Week 5
Seahawks' Jason Myers at New Orleans
- Rostered in 1.5% of leagues
- Tied for kicker No. 16 in fantasy points
- Myers has scored 11 and 13 fantasy points in the last two weeks, respectively
- 6/7 in field goals
- 11/11 in extra points
- Seahawks are tied for the 18th-most field goal attempts per game
- Seahawks have scored the 11th-most points
- Saints defense has allowed the most field goal attempts this season
- Saints D/ST has allowed the most fantasy points to kickers this season
- They’ve also allowed 10+ fantasy points in each game
- That includes 18 points to Atlanta in Week 1 and 12 points to Carolina in Week 3
- Saints defense is tied for the 9th-most points allowed per game
- Vegas projects a close game (NO -4)
- Indoor game
Cowboys' Brett Maher at Los Angeles Rams
- Rostered in 18.9% of leagues
- Kicker No. 3 in fantasy points
- Excluding Week 1, he’s scored 11+ points every week
- 10/11 in field goals
- 5/6 in extra points
- 4/5 in field goals 50+ yards
- Cowboys are tied for the second-most field goal attempts per game
- Cowboys are tied for the 27th-most points scored
- Rams D/ST has allowed 10+ fantasy points to kickers only once (14 points to Arizona in Week 3)
- Rams defense has allowed the 18th-fewest points per game
- Vegas projects a close game (LAR -4.5)
- Indoor game
Jaguars' Riley Patterson vs. Houston
- Rostered in 8.6% of leagues
- Tied for kicker No. 13 in fantasy points
- Excluding Week 4 at Philadelphia, Patterson has scored 8+ points in each game
- 7/8 in field goals
- 10/10 in extra points
- Jaguars are tied for the fourth-most red zone scoring attempts per game
- Jaguars are tied for the sixth-most points scored
- Texans D/ST has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to kickers
- They’ve also allowed an average of 11 fantasy points to kickers
- Texans defense has allowed the 17th-fewest points per game
Vikings' Greg Joseph vs. Chicago
- Rostered in 47% of leagues
- Tied for kicker No. 13 in fantasy points
- Scored 13 and 18 fantasy points in Weeks 1 and 4, respectively
- Scored three combined points in Weeks 2 and 3
- 8/10 in field goals
- 8/9 in extra points
- Vikings are tied for the second-most field goal attempts per game
- Vikings have scored the 15th-most points
- Bears D/ST has allowed 8+ fantasy points to kickers in each of the last three games
- Bears' defense has allowed the 11th-fewest points per game
D/STs to Stream in Week 5
Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST vs. Houston Texans
- Rostered in 31.8% of leagues
- Fifth-highest scoring D/ST in fantasy
- Only three teams have allowed fewer points per game than the Jaguars
- They’ve recorded at least one interception and sack in every game
- Opposing D/STs have scored the 12th-most fantasy points against the Texans
- Houston averages the sixth-fewest yards per game
- Davis Mills has three touchdowns and four picks over the last two games
Minnesota Vikings D/ST vs. Chicago Bears
- Rostered in 35.2% of leagues
- Vikings have allowed the 12th-fewest points this season
- They’ve recorded an interception in three of four games
- They’ve recorded multiple sacks in three of four games
- Opposing D/STs have scored the fourth-most fantasy points against the Bears
- Chicago averages 1.8 giveaways and 2.3 fumbles per game – both top-four metrics
- Chicago averages the second-fewest yards per game
- Vegas projects this to be the third-lowest scoring game of Week 5
Carolina Panthers D/ST vs. San Francisco 49ers
- Rostered in 3.1% of leagues
- Panthers D/ST has scored 22 points over the last two weeks
- Panthers have allowed the 13th-fewest points this season
- They’ve recorded at least one sack in every game
- They’ve scored a defensive touchdown in each of the last two games
- Opposing D/STs have scored the 10th-most fantasy points against the 49ers
- San Francisco is just below league average in total yards per game
- Vegas projects this to be the lowest-scoring game of Week 5