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NFL Fantasy 2025 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Kickers for Week 5

Published: Oct 01, 2025 at 02:43 PM

Michael Florio

Fantasy Analyst

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Here are ALL of the kickers I feel strongly about starting or sitting in Week 5.

Start 'Em

Brandon Aubrey

Dallas Cowboys DAL

New York Jets

0-4

Chase McLaughlin

Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB

Seattle Seahawks

3-1

Harrison Butker

Kansas City Chiefs KC

Jacksonville Jaguars

3-1

Spencer Shrader

Indianapolis Colts IND

VS.

Las Vegas Raiders

1-3

Jake Bates

Detroit Lions DET

Cincinnati Bengals

2-2

Jason Myers

Seattle Seahawks SEA

VS.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3-1

Cameron Dicker

Los Angeles Chargers LAC

VS.

Washington Commanders

2-2

Matt Prater

Buffalo Bills BUF

VS.

New England Patriots

2-2

Joshua Karty

Los Angeles Rams LAR

VS.

San Francisco 49ers

3-1

Ka'imi Fairbairn

Houston Texans HOU

Baltimore Ravens

1-3

Tyler Loop

Baltimore Ravens BAL

VS.

Houston Texans

1-3

Will Reichard

Minnesota Vikings MIN

VS.

Cleveland Browns

1-3

Sit 'Em

Cam Little

Jacksonville Jaguars JAX

VS.

Kansas City Chiefs

2-2

Jake Elliott

Philadelphia Eagles PHI

VS.

Denver Broncos

2-2

Chad Ryland

Arizona Cardinals ARI

VS.

Tennessee Titans

0-4

Wil Lutz

Denver Broncos DEN

Philadelphia Eagles

4-0

Riley Patterson

Miami Dolphins MIA

Carolina Panthers

1-3

Daniel Carlson

Las Vegas Raiders LV

Indianapolis Colts

3-1

Andre Szmyt

Cleveland Browns CLE

VS.

Minnesota Vikings

2-2

Andres Borregales

New England Patriots NE

Buffalo Bills

4-0

Eddy Pineiro

San Francisco 49ers SF

Los Angeles Rams

3-1

Evan McPherson

Cincinnati Bengals CIN

VS.

Detroit Lions

3-1

Nick Folk

New York Jets NYJ

VS.

Dallas Cowboys

1-2-1

Ryan Fitzgerald

Carolina Panthers CAR

VS.

Miami Dolphins

1-3

Blake Grupe

New Orleans Saints NO

VS.

New York Giants

1-3

Joey Slye

Tennessee Titans TEN

Arizona Cardinals

2-2

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