Wil Lutz Fantasy

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz(core) was placed on Injured Reserve on Monday. The kicker has been dealing with a core muscle injury and is recovering from surgery. At this point, Lutz must miss three games, but he is likely to miss more given that his timetable was eight weeks after the surgery, which was scheduled in early August. Aldrick Rosas will now start for the Saints at kicker while Lutz is out. In six games with the Jaguars last season, Rosas went 8-for-11 on field goals and 9-for-9 on his extra points. There are plenty of more reliable and proven kickers you can consider for fantasy instead of Rosas.

Sep. 6th • 9:32 PM

New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz (core) could miss eight to 12 weeks with a core muscle injury, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Lutz was dealing with a groin injury at the beginning of camp- though he was able to practice Wednesday before leaving Saturday's session early with the core issue. The veteran kicker is slated to visit Dr. William Meyers in the next few days to be evaluated for surgery, which generally requires an eight-to-12 week recovery, a timeline that would begin after he gets the surgery. The Pro Bowler will be sorely missed, as he has routinely ranked among the league leaders in points while finishing among the top-12 fantasy kickers in each of his five seasons in New Orleans. Expect the Saints to sign a free agent kicker to hold down the fort until Lutz is healthy.

Aug. 9th • 11:18 AM

The New Orleans Saints restructured kicker Wil Lutz's contract on Thursday to create $1.74 million in salary cap space, according to a source. New Orleans continues to maneuver around the lowered 2021 salary cap, but they still have plenty of work left to do as the new league year approaches on March 17. The 26-year-old kicker made 23 of his 28 field-goal tries in 2020 and also was successful on 57 of his 58 extra points last season. The Saints offense should be pretty solid under either Taysom Hill or Jameis Winston in 2021, which should at least make Lutz a low-end fantasy kicking option. Lutz finished as the No. 9 fantasy kicker in most leagues in 2020.

Mar. 4th • 10:56 AM