Week 18 Kicker Rankings for Fantasy Football: Brandon Aubrey, Tyler Bass, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Jason Sanders, Matt Gay, Cairo Santos

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RotoBallers, the final week of the NFL regular season has arrived. The fantasy football season is over for most leagues. However, for fantasy managers who are still playing for something, we are here to help you set those league-winning lineups with our NFL team's Week 18 fantasy football kicker rankings for the 2023 fantasy football season.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey has already made history by going a perfect 35-for-35 in field goal attempts in his rookie season. The 28-year-old is two points shy of setting the new rookie season record. Aubrey has the best kicker in fantasy and will look to stay perfect in the Week 18 matchup versus the Washington Commanders. Find out where Aubrey and other vital kickers like Tyler Bass, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Jason Sanders, Matt Gay, and Cairo Santos rank this week.

Our Week 18 kicker fantasy football rankings are put together by NFL lead analysts Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchinson, Andersen Pickard, and Scott Engel. Below, you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for kickers, which are accounted for within these updated draft rankings.

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Week 18 Kicker Fantasy Football News and Injuries

Ka'imi Fairbairn A Solid Start In Week 18
Dustin Hopkins Won't Kick In Week 18
Eddy Pineiro Doubtful To Kick In Season Finale
Brandon Aubrey A Strong Kicking Option In Week 18
Cameron Dicker A Solid Kicker In Week 18 Lineups

Week 18 Fantasy Football Kicker Outlooks and Rankings Analysis

A new feature has been added to our weekly fantasy football rankings article. Below, you will find our fantasy football outlooks for key options in Week 18, which gives readers a matchup preview of that player and advice on whether to start or avoid for the upcoming week. We provide outlooks for all 32 NFL teams, which can be found on our player profile pages and our fantasy football news desk.

Jason Sanders, K, Miami Dolphins
Week 18 Kicker Rank: 8

Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders has been on a bit of a hot streak since starting the season off very slowly. In Week 16, he posted his best fantasy performance of the season after making three 50-yarders, one 30-yarder, and then icing the game on a 29-yarder while adding an extra point. After two double-digit fantasy outings in the first nine games, he now has five such performances in the last six games.

The offense is going up against the Baltimore Ravens, who have given up some big fantasy weeks to opposing kickers since the defense tends to force opposing offenses to stall in the red zone and field goal range. Sanders can be considered a strong streaming option in Week 17.

Jake Moody, K, San Francisco 49ers
Week 18 Kicker Rank: 9

San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody will finish out his rookie season in a meaningless game at Levi's Stadium on Sunday versus the Los Angeles Rams. Moody has had a solid, if unspectacular start to his career, hitting 21 of 24 field goal attempts and making all 58 of his league-leading extra-point tries. He ranks as the overall K17 while ranking 27th in field goal attempts as a result.

Los Angeles is the 11th-most generous defense to opposing fantasy kickers this year and the weather forecast looks mild for Sunday. Moody is downgraded a bit this week mostly because San Francisco's offense is expected to be diminished with backup quarterback Sam Darnold slated to start, although Moody remains a decent option for week 18 championships and DFS plays.

Wil Lutz, K, Denver Broncos
Week 18 Kicker Rank: 13

Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz has had his moments in his first year with the Broncos as a stream-worthy kicker in fantasy lineups, but the Week 18 regular season finale on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders won't be one of them. Lutz has made 88.2 percent of his field goals (30-for-34) this year and has missed two of his 29 extra-point attempts. He also made three of four field-goal opportunities in last week's win over the Los Angeles Chargers in quarterback Jarrett Stidham's first start.

The Broncos will face a stiffer defensive matchup in the Raiders this weekend, and Vegas has allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game (4.8) to opposing kickers in the last five weeks. Fantasy managers shouldn't want to trust a kicker in lineups in a meaningless game in an offense run by Stidham.