The fantasy football season is moving towards Week 7 and with one more game left to play on Monday night with the Indianapolis Colts and the San Diego Chargers, one position that team owners often overlook is the kicker and this season some players to watch include Steven Hauschka, Blair Walsh, Mason Crosby, Nick Novak and Matt Prater.
The Seattle Seahawks have been a high scoring team this season and one fantasy player that has been able to contribute to fantasy owners has been kicker Steven Hauschka, but after he left the game against the Tennessee Titans with a possible concussion, he could miss time in the future. Hauschka had two field goals made in the game on Sunday along with two extra points and he contributed eight points on the day for the Seahawks and this season he is hitting 93 percent of his kicks, going 14 of 15 from field goal range and he could be a loss for the Seahawks if he misses any time. He made four field goals against the Colts and now he has only missed one kick over his first five games.
Blair Walsh was dealing with an injury this week and while he played on Sunday, he only made on field goal and was held out of the extra point game, as he was the only one to score for the team in the loss to the Panthers. This season he has connected on nine of 10 field goals and he has scored 41 points while not missing any one of his 14 extra points. Walsh has missed just one field goal over the past two games and having an extra day to rest heading into the Giants game on Monday night football could be the time he needs to heal.
Nick Novak is playing against the Colts on Monday night and he is coming into the game after missing one of his two field goal attempts against the Raiders last week and he comes in after hitting nine of 11 field goals this season. He hit three against the Cowboys against Dallas and earlier in the season he had a four field goal game and he has scored 41 points this season as a reliable fantasy option. Mason Crosby has been having a rebound season and he connected for four field goals on Sunday and has made 13 of 14 this season while recording 53 points this season. He has missed on field goal over the past three weeks and he made five field goals last week against the Lions.
