Justin Tucker or Chris Boswell: Who should I start in Week 5 Fantasy Football?

Justin Tucker or Chris Boswell is a great doubt to have.

You don't care about kickers in your fantasy football team until your team needs one. Boswell and Tucker are widely considered two of the best kickers in the league, but the start of the season has been vastly different for them.

Is Chris Boswell a great fantasy pick in Week 5?

He's a great pick as one of the best and most consistent kickers in the league. Boswell has missed just one kick in the first four games, and it was a kick over 50 yards against the Los Angeles Chargers in a game that they were comfortably winning by two possessions.

He's consistent, he has a great leg and is in another great season. The Pittsburgh Steelers also don't have the greatest offense in the world and they're always struggling to advance in the red zone. He's still one of the best in the league.

Is Justin Tucker a great fantasy pick in Week 5?

Perhaps you should use a "wait-and-see" approach with him, as he has already missed three field goals this season and seems to be struggling a bit. Of course, he'll have all the opportunities in the world to get back to his level, but this is not the same Tucker we've expected to see.

Indeed, he didn't miss a kick in Week 4, but all he did was kick PATs as the Baltimore Ravens scored touchdowns in five different possessions. He's still a good option, but be wary of him and don't be attached if there's no improvement.

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Sportskeeda's Start/Sit Optimizer confirms that this is going to be a close battle between the two of them and, surprisingly, has Justin Tucker ranked above. It's still banking on the Ravens' kicker due to his leg power, and also because plenty of opportunities to score against this Bengals' defense are going to come.

But any of the options are good – you just have to pay a bit more attention in case the veteran continues to struggle. After all, nobody has ever complained about having Justin Tucker on his team.