Week 7 vs. Carolina Panthers
The Eagles have an implied team total of 25.25 at home in Week 7. Elliott is averaging more than nine fantasy points in his last three games as Carson Wentz has returned to form. Elliott can be started with confidence for Week 7. High winds are in the forecast though. Monitor that on Sunday.
Week 6 at New York Giants (Thursday)
The Eagles and Giants have the fifth lowest over/under in Vegas for Week 6, but the Giants are just 31st in aFPA to kickers this season. Elliott has point totals of 8, 11 and 7 this season with Carson Wentz at QB. He's a safe low-end starting option for Week 6.
Week 5 vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Eagles have an average implied team total this week, but the Vikings are 32nd in aFPA to kickers this season. Elliott maintains low-end starting kicker status for Week 5.
Week 4 at Tennessee Titans
Carson Wentz's return isn't impressing Eagles projections this week. In Vegas, this game has the third-lowest total, implying a low-scoring game. Philly's offense still keeps him on the edge of starting consideration for Week 4 in deeper leagues, though.
Week 3 vs. Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia has an attractive 27-point implied team total this week. Jake Elliott, with Carson Wentz back at quarterback, should be a top-five kicker for Week 3.
Week 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay-Philadelphia game has a low implied team total of 44 points, but the Eagles are favored and projected to score 23.75 points. With a good offense and backup quarterback at the helm, that should lead to multiple field goal attempts.
Week 1 vs. Atlanta Falcons (Thursday)
The Eagles have an implied team total in Vegas Thursday night of 22.5 points. That's outside the top 10 for Week 1. With back-up QB Nick Foles getting the start, the Eagles may struggle to pick up where they left off in the postseason and potentially have drives stall in the red zone. For that reason, Elliott gets bumped down from his elite kicker perch to more of a low-end kicker option for Week 1.
Super Bowl vs. New England Patriots
What matters in this different one-game format is not so much how many points we project each player for but how much each player costs per point. In FanDuel's half-point PPR format, here's how we value the kickers, strictly in terms of dollar/FanDuel point: Stephen Gostkowski>Jake Elliott.
As for DraftKings, that site does not use kickers.
NFC Conference Championship vs. Minnesota Vikings
The Eagles have the lowest implied team total in Vegas this week. That's a risky venture to pick a kicker on a team like that; however in a two-game slate, an argument can be made for any kicker. YOLO.
Divisional Round vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Eagles have the third-lowest implied team total in Vegas this week at 19 points as an underdog. That means you should probably look to choose a kicker with more scoring opportunities in the divisional round.
