Below you’ll find my defense/kicker tiers for Week 4 fantasy football. These are based on standard scoring.
As a reminder, these tiers are not updated after publication. If you want my most up-to-date rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR leagues, check out this post.
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Koerner's Kicker Tiers
Tier 1
Harrison Butker (@ DEN)
Matt Bryant (vs. CIN)
Caleb Sturgis (vs. SF)
Justin Tucker (@ PIT)
Stephen Gostkowski (vs. MIA)
Tier 2
Sam Ficken (vs. MIN)
Chris Boswell (vs. BAL)
Mason Crosby (vs. BUF)
Wil Lutz (@ NYG)
Adam Vinatieri (vs. HOU)
Tier 3
Brandon McManus (vs. KC)
Cody Parkey (vs. TB)
Randy Bullock (@ ATL)
Matthew McCrane (vs. CLE)
Josh Lambo (vs. NYJ)
Brett Maher (vs. DET)
Jake Elliott (@ TEN)
Ka'imi Fairbairn (@ IND)
Dan Bailey (@ LA)
Aldrick Rosas (vs. NO)
Tier 4
Matt Prater (@ DAL)
Sebastian Janikowski (@ ARI)
Chandler Catanzaro (@ CHI)
Greg Joseph (@ OAK)
Ryan Succop (vs. PHI)
Jason Sanders (@ NE)
Robbie Gould (@ LAC)
Steven Hauschka (@ GB)
Phil Dawson (vs. SEA)
Tier 5
Jason Myers (@ JAX)
Defense
Tier 1
Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. NYJ)
Green Bay Packers (vs. BUF)
Tier 2
Los Angeles Chargers (vs. SF)
Seattle Seahawks (@ ARI)
Tier 3
Philadelphia Eagles (@ TEN)
Chicago Bears (vs. TB)
Los Angeles Rams (vs. MIN)
Dallas Cowboys (vs. DET)
Indianapolis Colts (vs. HOU)
Arizona Cardinals (vs. SEA)
Oakland Raiders (vs. CLE)
New England Patriots (vs. MIA)

Tier 4
Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. BAL)
Houston Texans (@ IND)
New Orleans Saints (@ NYG)
Tennessee Titans (vs. PHI)
Cleveland Browns (@ OAK)
Atlanta Falcons (vs. CIN)
Kansas City Chiefs (@ DEN)
New York Jets (@ JAX)
Detroit Lions (@ DAL)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@ CHI)
Tier 5
Baltimore Ravens (@ PIT)
Minnesota Vikings (@ LA)
Buffalo Bills (@ GB)
San Francisco 49ers (@ LAC)
Cincinnati Bengals (@ ATL)
Miami Dolphins (@ NE)
New York Giants (vs. NO)
Denver Broncos (vs. KC)