Rodrigo Blankenship Fantasy

We have a kicker competition on our hands. The Colts have a pair of promising players competing for the starting job, with second-year kicker Rodrigo Blankenship trying to hold off Eddy Pineiro. Blankenship had a decorated college career at Georgia, then went 32-for-37 last season. But he was just 1-for-3 on kicks of at least 50 yards, which could be part of why the team brought in Pineiro, who kicked for the Bears in 2019, making both of his 50-plus yard attempts while going 23-for-28 overall. Blankenship should win the job, but the fact there's a competition at all is reason to not draft a Colts kicker in most formats.

Aug. 2nd • 11:25 AM

Rookie kicker Rodrigo Blankenship has beaten out Chase McLaughlin in the competition to be the kicker for the Indianapolis Colts. McLaughlin reportedly had a strong camp, but Blankenship's college resume helped him win the role, leading to the team releasing McLaughlin. Blankenship was a career 82.5 percent kicker in college and made all 200 of his extra points. He should be a solid fantasy kicker in 2020. Meanwhile, if McLaughlin lands a job, he can be a solid streaming option, but he also bounced around between three teams as a rookie and might not have much of a long term NFL future.

Sep. 5th • 1:51 PM

The Indianapolis Colts have agreed to a deal with undrafted free-agent kicker Rodrigo Blankenship. The former Georgia Bulldog made 82.5 percent of his field-goal attempts in his four years of college ball and was a perfect 200-for-200 on extra points. Blankenship will provide some needed competition with Chase McLaughlin, who bounced between three teams as a rookie and was 18-for-23 on field-goal attempts last year. Look for Blankenship to have a great shot at the starting kicker job for the Colts, where he could be a solid fantasy streaming option. This is, of course, assuming that Adam Vinatieri decides to move on and hang up his cleats.

Apr. 25th • 7:40 PM