Matthew

Wright

Matthew Wright was signed to the Titans practice this week and will kick for the Titans on Sunday. Fantasy managers should look elsewhere for streaming upside.

Wright was a serviceable replacement while the Chiefs had multiple kickers on injured reserve in Harrison Butker and Spencer Shrader. He was waived because Butker was activated, but with Shrader still on injured reserve, it wouldn’t be surprising for the Chiefs to re-sign Wright to the practice squad assuming he clears waivers.

The journeyman kicker made four of his five field goal tries last week in a win against the Raiders and will get at least one more start before Harrison Butker returns from a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve. The Chiefs put K Spencer Shrader on IR this week. Wright is a solid fantasy option with the Chiefs sporting an implied Vegas total of 23.5 points against LA.

Wright will kick in place of injured backup K Spencer Shrader (right hamstring). Wright was a reliable extra-point kicker for the Chiefs in 2022 but his leg became a little more erratic in the 30-to-49-yard field goal depths, averaging an 80.0 percent conversion rate. His abilities should be sufficient for K1 streaming viability. The Chiefs are likely to move the ball effortlessly against a Raiders defense missing its top two cornerbacks.

Shrader was unable to practice at all this week, even in a limited capacity, and starting K Harrison Butker remains on injured reserve. Matthew Wright will kick for the Chiefs this week, and possibly next. Wright kicked for the Chiefs in 2022, going 15-of-15 on point-after attempts but his accuracy dipped on field goals from the 30-to-49-yard range (12-of-15). He did convert 2-of-2 from 50-plus yards though. Wright is a viable streamer for Week 13.

With Spencer Shrader not practicing due to a hamstring injury, the Chiefs could turn to Wright as their kicker on Black Friday against the Raiders. Wright went 3-for-3 for the 49ers earlier this year and has a career 86.0 percent success rate on field goals in five seasons.

The team is also expected to elevate Anders Carlson from the practice squad on Sunday. The 49ers’ kicker injury luck has been terrible thus far but hopefully, Carlson can provide some stability.

It’s looking like it will be Anders Carlson kicking against the Chiefs on Sunday. That will probably be formalized with the release of Friday’s injury report.

Wright injured his shoulder in last week’s win against the Seahawks. Meanwhile, Jake Moody is expected to still be out due to an ankle injury. With neither in line to play this week, the 49ers signed Anders Carlson earlier in the week. Carlson previously started for the Packers and will now take on the job for a high-scoring 49ers offense as the kicking carousel turns again.

Jake Moody is expected to miss more time with a serious ankle injury and Matthew Wright hurt his shoulder in the fourth quarter of last week’s win over the Seahawks. That might leave the Niners no choice but to roll with Carlson in Week 7 against the Chiefs. Carlson made 27 of his 33 field goal tries last season and missed five extra points for the Packers and lost his starting job in the 2024 preseason. The 49ers average three field goal tries per game, the second highest mark in the NFL this season.