Fantasy football sleepers: PK - Week 1

September 9, 2009 @ 00:00:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Tim Heaney

In this article KFFL breaks down the fantasy football sleepers of the week. We will avoid marquee names because players of that caliber are rarely benched, regardless of their matchup. Instead, we will focus on the players that make your fantasy lineup decisions stressful each week. Read on to learn which midrange to low-end players that you wouldn't necessarily consider that you need to get into your lineup.

QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DT

Jay Feely, New York Jets at Houston Texans

Fantasy value: Strong No. 1

• Feely has connected on at least 85.2 percent of his kicks over the last four seasons. The vet averaged 7.4 kicking points per game last year (tied for 15th in the league).
• Houston allowed the 12th most points per game to opposing kickers last year (7.4). Those points came on an average of 1.81 field goal attempts per game (tied for 18th) and 2.69 extra point attempts (tied for sixth most).

NEW - Steven Hauschka, Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Fantasy value: Strong No. 1

• Hauschka won his battle over Graham Gano for the kicking duties in Baltimore.
• The second-year kicker connected on six of his seven field goal attempts and all five of his extra point attempts this preseason.
• Kansas City tied for the fourth most points allowed (9.0) to opposing kickers per game last year. They were tied for seventh in the league with 2.25 field goal attempts allowed per game.

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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