Fantasy Upside
The future Hall of Famer is as consistent as they come, but like all fantasy kickers, he is a product of his team’s offense. In 2014, that meant finishing as the #3 kicker in fantasy, but without Andrew Luck for nine games in 2015, that meant dropping all the way to the #17 kicker. However, Luck is back and Vinatieri gets 10 dome games on the schedule, including weeks 14 and 15 of the fantasy playoffs.
Fantasy Downside
It’s Adam Vinatieri. Trying to find flaws in him as a kicker would be completely disingenuous. We’re not about to be the first in history to attempt that. Any fantasy downside comes with only external issues, like another injury to Andrew Luck.
Bottom Line
When it comes time to draft a kicker in 2016, keep Vinatieri in mind. He’s on a mission to keep chasing down NFL records after re-signing with the Colts. We have him as a top-12 option for 2016.