Wed Oct 29 09:40:00 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a summary of the text followed by a news article based on that information:

Summary:

Footballguys is a long-standing, award-winning source for fantasy football advice, offering podcasts, daily updates, and DFS analysis. They cover a wide range of topics including rankings, mock drafts, NFL Draft coverage, dynasty leagues, and DFS strategy. A recurring segment, “Rent-a-Kicker,” focuses on identifying and recommending widely available kickers with favorable weekly matchups, often outperforming highly drafted kickers. This strategy emphasizes the high volatility and low predictability of the kicker position in fantasy football, advocating for streaming kickers based on matchups. The piece analyzes past “Rent-a-Kicker” recommendations and their success, and discusses factors for selecting kickers, including strong offenses and long-term potential.

News Article:

Fantasy Football Streamers Score Big: Footballguys’ “Rent-a-Kicker” Strategy Proves Effective

For years, fantasy football general managers have wrestled with the perplexing problem of kickers. Is it even worth it to draft a kicker in the early to mid rounds? According to Footballguys, the answer is no. A recurrent segment of the podcast recommends widely available kickers based on weekly matchups.

The Footballguys, a long-established authority in fantasy football analysis since 2005, are making waves with their “Rent-a-Kicker” strategy. This approach, highlighted in their popular podcast and online content, focuses on streaming kickers available on waivers, selecting them based on favorable matchups rather than relying on pre-season draft rankings.

The analysis highlights the unpredictable nature of kickers, showing how the position has low correlation between draft position and end-of-season performance, as well as between weekly projections and actual points scored.

The “Rent-a-Kicker” approach identifies top 5 kickers, and so far this season, their weekly recommendations are outperforming the average of the top 12 kickers drafted based on preseason ADP (Average Draft Position), averaging .9 points per game more.

So, as your fantasy drafts come up this off season, don’t even think about touching a kicker until the very last round.

Read More