Chris Boswell — 2026 Fantasy Outlook

The case for drafting him

Chris Boswell has been one of the more productive kickers in the league over the past three seasons. In 2024 he connected on 41 of 44 field goal attempts, including 13 from 50-plus yards, and added 35 extra points for a clean, high-volume season. The three-year averages back that up: 32.3 made field goals and 34.7 extra points per season on 35.7 attempts. Pittsburgh keeps him busy, and his accuracy over that stretch, just 2.7 misses per season on average, reflects a kicker who rarely wastes opportunities. The 2025 season showed a different profile, with fewer field goal attempts (32) but a career-high 43 extra point attempts, demonstrating that his volume can come from multiple sources depending on how the offense performs. He sits at K8 and Tier 9, which tells you exactly where the model places him relative to the position.

What the model projects

The projection for Boswell is 135.6 half-PPR fantasy points this season. He is ranked #178 overall and K8 at his position, carrying a draft value of -38.4, which places him below replacement level at kicker in a 12-team half-PPR format. His bye week falls in Week 9. The median simulated season lands at 137.9 points, very close to the point estimate, suggesting the projection sits near the center of his realistic outcome distribution.

The range of outcomes

The simulated season band for Boswell runs from 74.8 points at the 10th percentile to 168.5 at the 90th. The 25th percentile is 110.3 and the 75th is 158.6. That bottom-10% outcome at 74.8 is a meaningful drop from the median, reflecting the real variance kickers carry from season to season. The top-10% outcome at 168.5 represents a ceiling that is achievable but requires a high-volume, high-accuracy season similar to his 2024 performance. The interquartile range, 110.3 to 158.6, is the most likely territory for a typical Boswell season.

How to draft him

Boswell's market ADP is 172.9, which works out to pick 15.05 in a 12-team draft, based on a median across two platforms. That means the market is taking him in the 15th round. His overall rank is #178, and his position rank is K8. Kickers are typically the last position filled in snake drafts, and Boswell is no exception. Plan to address him in the final rounds; his Week 9 bye is worth noting so you can manage your kicker slot accordingly during that week.

Over the 2023-2025 span he averaged 2.7 misses per season on 35.7 field goal attempts per year, making him one of the more reliable kickers by that measure in the data provided.

The 90th-percentile simulated outcome is 168.5 half-PPR points. His 2024 season, when he made 41 of 44 field goals including 13 from 50-plus yards, gives a real-world reference point for what a high-end Boswell season looks like.

His market ADP is 172.9, which translates to pick 15.05 in a 12-team draft. You are looking at a late-round, likely final-round selection.

The three-year averages show 32.3 made field goals and 34.7 extra points per season, with extra point attempts ranging from 28 in 2023 to 43 in 2025, so the volume has been consistent even when the mix shifts. The model ranks him K8, reflecting a mid-tier kicker projection of 135.6 points.