Jake Moody Kicker Option No. 2 In Super Bowl LVIII

Jake Moody Kicker Option No. 2 In Super Bowl LVIII

10 months ago

San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody will become the third rookie kicker in the past decade to start a Super Bowl when the team faces the Kansas City Chiefs indoors at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday. Moody has struggled at times during his first year in the league, finishing 20th among all qualifiers in field goal percentage at 84%, even though he was near the bottom of the league in attempts longer than 39 yards with nine. For context, Jacksonville's Brandon McManus led the league with 23 such attempts. Moody has had a rocky road in the postseason as well, missing two of five attempts. It hasn't been all bad though, Moody set the NFL record for most consecutive extra points made (60) since the try was moved back to the 15-yard line in 2015. While fantasy managers may be reluctant to trust a rookie kicker in the biggest game of the year, it's worth noting that the last two rookies in the Super Bowl -; Jake Elliott and Evan McPherson -; went a combined five-for-five on field goals in their games. In what figures to be a close, relatively high-scoring contest Moody will cede the top option to KC's Harrison Butker but Moody could bring value to DFS players who would rather spend more cash on other positions.

Source: Pro Football Reference