Will Reichard sits outside the story Sports Illustrated published, but the Week 4 fantasy football kicker rankings are the point. Michael Fabiano’s update pushes fantasy managers to reassess the position after three weeks, and the list is already creating more caution than urgency.
The Week 4 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings arrive with Spencer Shrader, Ryan Fitzgerald, Matt Gay and Chad Ryland in the current top-10 after three weeks. Fabiano’s read is plain: those names are notable, but they are not an automatic waiver-wire add just because they landed near the top.
Michael Fabiano and Week 4
Fabiano has become one of the most recognizable fantasy voices in the field, and his weekly rankings and Start ’Em, Sit ’Em columns are treated as must-reads for managers who are still sorting out kicker decisions. He joined Sports Illustrated in August 2020 after working for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM, and he also contributes to Westwood One Radio and the Locked on Dynasty Podcast.
That background helps explain why this update is landing now. He was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks, and he is also in the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame. In other words, this is not a casual list; it is the kind of ranking sheet fantasy players use when they are deciding whether a streamer is worth a roster spot.
Top-10 names after three weeks
Spencer Shrader, Ryan Fitzgerald, Matt Gay and Chad Ryland are the names that stand out most in the current top-10 after three weeks. Their presence signals that early-season kicker production can still be noisy, with recent scoring spikes lifting players who may not look like obvious long-term answers.
Cameron Dicker and Harrison Mevis make the opposite case. They are the current kicking duds singled out in the piece, which is exactly the sort of warning that forces fantasy managers to stop treating the position as set-and-forget after the first month of the season.
What fantasy managers should do
The practical read is simple: check the rankings, but do not treat a top-10 placement as a waiver-wire trigger by itself. Fabiano’s update points managers toward weekly flexibility, not a blind chase after whichever kicker happens to show up in the list after three weeks.
That is the useful part of this week’s update. The actual order still matters, and the rankings should be revisited as final injury reports come in later in the week, because kicker value can shift fast when team availability changes. For managers staring at Will Reichard and the rest of the position, the right move is to keep the rankings close and act on them, not on reputation.
