Early Week 1 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings (2025) - Brandon Aubrey, Evan McPherson, Cameron Dicker, Wil Lutz, Tyler Loop, Will Reichard, Jake Bates

July 31, 2025

RotoBaller's kicker fantasy football rankings for Week 1 (2025). Set winning fantasy lineups with our Week 1 kicker rankings for fantasy football leagues.

While kickers don't make the headlines, they can make the difference between winning and losing matchups. That said, we're here to assist your early Week 1 start-sit calls with our fantasy football kicker rankings for Week 1. Starting the season with a loss is never fun, so we're here to help.

In our Week 1 kicker rankings for fantasy football below, you'll see where key fantasy options such as Brandon Aubrey, Evan McPherson, Cameron Dicker, Wil Lutz, Tyler Loop, Will Reichard, Jake Bates, and more stand for the initial slate of the 2025 NFL season.

Our kicker fantasy football rankings for Week 1 are assembled by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, be sure to check out Nick's fantasy football outlooks for several key early-round players in 2025.

Week 1 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, and Standard rankings.

2025 Fantasy Football Outlooks

Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson just ran roughshod over the NFL, totaling 1,456 yards and 14 touchdowns on 304 carries. The versatile back also brought in 61 of his 72 targets for another 431 yards and a score, making him the RB4 in half-PPR and RB3 in PPR scoring. After flashing plenty of promise with 16 touches per game as a rookie, he performed even better while averaging 21.5 touches as a sophomore. His success rate jumped from 43.5% to 60%, per Pro Football Reference.

The phenom also cut four rookie fumbles down to just one on his 365 touches. Still only 23 years old, Robinson should enjoy plenty of work in the next-generation Atlanta attack alongside Michael Penix Jr. and Drake London. With his ADP and fantasy rank holding around the first three picks, the bar is set high to match the trending potential.

Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown enjoyed an efficient 2024 season as a top-three WR, scoring a career-high 12 TDs with a pristine 81.6% catch rate. He is locked in as the go-to wideout on one of the best offenses in the NFL. And while he shares touchdown equity with the running backs, Jared Goff isn't eating up TDs or yardage with his legs.

The two-time All-Pro was also a top-three WR in 2023, with an established floor on a potent offense that plays in a dome, giving fantasy managers the confidence to take ARSB in the first round. He was the best wide receiver outside of Ja'Marr Chase from Week 6 on as well. Few can boast a similar set of circumstances within a prime age window for performance, even if a true WR1 finish atop the leaderboard feels unlikely. Most will be thrilled to have him available when their first pick comes around!

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers crushed NFL rookie records thanks to 112 receptions, 1,194 yards, and five touchdowns. The catches were the most by any rookie ever, regardless of position, which speaks to how well the Raiders were able to scheme him right out of the gate. And now the offense will have a stable quarterback situation under Geno Smith after hoping that Gardner Minshew II, Aidan O'Connell, or Desmond Ridder could excel. The team drafted three receivers in the hopes that someone could break out alongside Jakobi Meyers.

And top 2025 pick Ashton Jeanty is a massive threat out of the backfield, so we shouldn't rely on record-breaking target attention moving forward. However, the overall potency of the offense should easily exceed that of last year and give the 6-foot-3 TE a good chance at topping five TDs. The excitement of a sophomore surge makes Bowers the first TE off the board, usually within the first 20 picks, which aligns with our RotoBaller rank.

Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey just blew away expectations with 82 catches for 1,149 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie. His 73.2% catch rate ranked 16th among qualified wideouts, and his 14 yards per reception ranked 21st, so he wasn't simply leaning on easy, short routes. McConkey was a clear favorite of Justin Herbert as the team needed someone to step up in the first year of Jim Harbaugh's LAC era.

Moving forward, Quentin Johnston's inconsistency is a concern, and Mike Williams has injury concerns, with second-round pick Tre Harris ideally helping to draw attention away from McConkey. The team still lacks a clear receiving threat at tight end, which helps McConkey's primary slot usage (72% last year) feast in the middle of the field. If his 22.9% target share creeps up and he sees more than six targets in the end zone (Johnston had seven), then there's room to grow past his top-24 ADP and RotoBaller rank.

Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins remains a key piece of the best passing offense in the NFL, which provides a top-25 rank and ADP. Over 12 games, Higgins caught 73 passes for 911 yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns on 109 targets. Despite the injury, that is wildly close to his 16-game totals from 2022 (74-1,029-7 on 109 targets), which speaks to Cincy's potency with Joe Burrow at the helm. Ja'Marr Chase remains the top WR, but Higgins was nearly even with Chase's target share in the games where they both played.

We won't expect the TD rate of 10 scores in 12 games to carry forward in 2025, but this offense needs to put up numbers to stay in the game. The Bengals did not make significant additions to their vulnerable defense this offseason, and may be even worse if they don't reach an extension agreement with Trey Hendrickson. Higgins has only played in 12 games in each of the last two seasons, but he's only entering his age-26 season and is one of the best WRs in the game, even when overshadowed by Chase.

CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had another top-10 fantasy finish despite the second half of his season being ruined and prematurely ended by a shoulder injury. The wideout was the No. 4 WR in half-PPR scoring through Week 8, but endured a sprained AC joint in Week 9, which was the same week Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring tear. Going from Prescott to Cooper Rush hurt the offense, even though Prescott was battling a career-worst 3.8% touchdown rate.

And those Trey Lance reps sure didn't do him any favors. Still, the star WR made it work through volume and remained the No. 4 WR through Week 16 before being shut down as his condition deteriorated. Lamb says he's feeling good after five months of recovery and rehab, which is encouraging going into the 2025 season with a healthy Prescott and a new teammate.

George Pickens steps into Brandin Cooks' No. 2 WR role, but is a vertical threat and shouldn't interfere with Lamb's alpha status. Perhaps he can keep the safeties from bracketing Lamb, who remains a healthy first-round pick in fantasy drafts.

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