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NFL Fantasy 2025 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Kickers for Week 16

Published: Dec 17, 2025 at 03:58 PM

Michael Florio

Fantasy Analyst

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Here are the kickers I feel strongly about starting or sitting in Week 16.

Start 'Em

Brandon Aubrey

Dallas Cowboys DAL

VS.

Los Angeles Chargers

10-4

Jason Myers

Seattle Seahawks SEA

VS.

Los Angeles Rams

11-3

Cameron Dicker

Los Angeles Chargers LAC

Dallas Cowboys

6-7-1

Ka'imi Fairbairn

Houston Texans HOU

VS.

Las Vegas Raiders

2-12

Chase McLaughlin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB

Carolina Panthers

7-7

Eddy Pineiro

San Francisco 49ers SF

Indianapolis Colts

8-6

Will Reichard

Minnesota Vikings MIN

New York Giants

2-12

Brandon McManus

Green Bay Packers GB

Chicago Bears

10-4

Cam Little

Jacksonville Jaguars JAX

Denver Broncos

12-2

Andres Borregales

New England Patriots NE

Baltimore Ravens

7-7

Harrison Mevis

Los Angeles Rams LAR

Seattle Seahawks

11-3

Tyler Loop

Baltimore Ravens BAL

VS.

New England Patriots

11-3

Evan McPherson

Cincinnati Bengals CIN

Miami Dolphins

6-8

Blake Grupe

Indianapolis Colts IND

VS.

San Francisco 49ers

10-4

Riley Patterson

Miami Dolphins MIA

VS.

Cincinnati Bengals

4-10

Sit 'Em

Chris Boswell

Pittsburgh Steelers PIT

Detroit Lions

8-6

Wil Lutz

Denver Broncos DEN

VS.

Jacksonville Jaguars

10-4

Charlie Smyth

New Orleans Saints NO

VS.

New York Jets

3-11

Harrison Butker

Kansas City Chiefs KC

Tennessee Titans

2-12

Jake Elliott

Philadelphia Eagles PHI

Washington Commanders

4-10

Cairo Santos

Chicago Bears CHI

VS.

Green Bay Packers

9-4-1

Joey Slye

Tennessee Titans TEN

VS.

Kansas City Chiefs

6-8

Ryan Fitzgerald

Carolina Panthers CAR

VS.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

7-7

Zane Gonzalez

Atlanta Falcons ATL

Arizona Cardinals

3-11

Andre Szmyt

Cleveland Browns CLE

VS.

Buffalo Bills

10-4

Chad Ryland

Arizona Cardinals ARI

VS.

Atlanta Falcons

5-9

Daniel Carlson

Las Vegas Raiders LV

Houston Texans

9-5

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