Four teams have a bye in Week 5, so you may need a replacement kicker. The Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans are all off this week. This means Jake Bates, Cameron Dicker, Jake Elliott, and Nick Folk need to be out of your starting lineup.I have some solid streaming options if you are searching for a consistent kicker or just a reliable bye week fill-in. Whether your kicker has the week off or is struggling with consistency, now is the perfect time to ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates is a perfect 5-for-5 on his field goal attempts so far this season but none have come from more than 35 yards out. He did miss an extra point last week at Arizona. He has a decent matchup in Week 4 against the Seahawks at Ford Field but until he proves himself on a long kick it is tough to trust him as a fantasy kicker option. The Lions have a good offense which would seem to suggest plenty of opportunities for Bates but Dan Campbell's propensity to go for it on ...

Many fantasy managers underestimate how much kickers can affect a matchup, and we've already seen week-winning performances from the position this season. That said, we're here to help you find the top kicker option with our Week 4 fantasy football kicker rankings for the 2024 NFL season. Let's see where key kicker options like Ka'imi Fairbairn, Justin Tucker, Chris Boswell, Blake Grupe, Tyler Bass, Jake Bates, and Greg Zuerlein rank this week.Our kicker fantasy football rankings are put ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has hovered around the middle of the pack for kickers so far after two weeks. In the Lions' Week 2 loss, Bates converted on all three of his field goals and his lone extra point. So far, he hasn't missed a field goal or extra point through two games, but he hasn't attempted a field goal longer than 35 yards. The Lions' offense is good enough to move the ball down the field to get into Bates' range, but their aggressive play calling has seen more touchdown-or-bust...

Detroit Lions Kicker Jake Bates will face the Los Angeles Rams at home in Week 1. Bates had a good season in the UFL earlier this year, kicking a 64-yard field goal and two other field goals of 60 or more yards. The 25-year-old had never attempted a field goal in his football career until earlier this year, but he proved during his time in the UFL that he could hang with the best. He signed a two-year deal with the Lions this offseason and could be considered to start just because of how ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates "had a rotten day [on a Friday in early August], missing at least a half-dozen field goals," according to Dan Graziano of ESPN.com, who attended training camp that day. (It bears mentioning that he converted his lone attempt in Week 1 of the preseason from 53 yards out.) Bates latched on with the Lions after an impressive run in the UFL, and while he's currently Detroit's only kicker, the team could look to bring in competition or a replacement. As Graziano ...

The Detroit Lions signed big-footed UFL kicker Jake Bates to an undisclosed two-year deal this week, according to his agent, Marty Magid. The 24-year-old ranked second in the UFL this year with 17 field goals for the Michigan Panthers, which included a 64-yard game-winning kick in the season opener against the St. Louis Battlehawks. The former soccer player didn't turn to football until his senior year in high school and was a kickoff specialist in college at Texas State and Arkansas. Bates will...

The injuries have been brutal. Dean Blandino has been insufferable. The Showboats ran ashore and collapsed under the wacky 4th and 12 pressure. Birmingham continues, and probably will continue to roll. The Battlehawks are packing the venue with rowdy die-hards. The Michigan Panthers remain a quarterback (or a second quarterback) away from true contendership. Jake Bates has accomplished what few kickers in the history of professional football ever have kicking from 60+ yards. My God, what fun it ...

Well, the Brahmas and Showboats are looking like two of the best teams in the league, the two best 2023 XFL teams ended up getting worked, the Birmingham Stallions continue to roll, and Jake Bates kicked his way 64 yards into legendary status--all in Week 1.I never should have faded the Birmingham Stallions (even though I think that game was a lot closer than people are giving it credit for), and I guess we all grossly overestimated where the St. Louis Battlehawks are--or at least where the ...

Houston Texans kicker Jake Bates has been waived by the organization on Saturday. The 23-year-old was brought in this offseason to give some competition to Ka'imi Fairbairn at the kicker spot. Bates connected on 2-of-3 extra point attempts during Thursday's preseason opener. It appears the Texans have seen enough as they've decided to move on from the undrafted rookie. Possibly, Bates gets another chance in camp with a different organization. The assumption is that Fairbairn will be the team's...