Should Fantasy Owners Consider Cameron Dicker as a Kicker?

After a stellar performance in 2023, Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker has major fantasy football potential this year, according to CBS Sports’ Brandon Howard.

“Dicker…is in the running to be a starting Fantasy option,” Howard posits. “He finished 12th among placekickers last season with 31 of his 33 field goals and a 100 percent rate on 35 extra points. The Bolts are conservative offensively, which allows Dicker to have even more opportunities This year it helps the easier matchups for the offense are at the top of the schedule, making Dicker worthy of a late round pick.

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Last season, that kick rate was a solid 93.9 percent, ninth-best in the NFL. The only kick attempts he missed were from beyond 50 feet, where he still shot a very respectable 7-of-9. After spending one game with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, he played 10 games with the Bolts to finish that season 10-7. In 2022 with Los Angeles, Dicker went 19-of-20 (95 percent) on field goal attempts and 22-of-22 on extra-point attempts, for a total of 79 points.

The Bolts under new head coach Jim Harbaugh and new offensive coordinator Greg Roman are looking for a heavier offense, and will likely need Dicker to perform even more in the clutch than they did in the during his final two seasons under former head coach Brandon. Staley.

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