Like most pretend football impresarios, The Loop rarely spends much time scouting kickers who, for the most part, have relatively little effect in deciding fantasy contests. Until this year.

Sam LaPorta hopes to shake his slow start, Dalton Kincaid fights for looks in the Bills’ remade skill corps, and Hunter Henry reminds fantasy managers he exists.

With injuries besetting some of the league's superstars, a number of available players are set up for lucrative roles in the coming weeks.