Tier rankings: Kicker
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Sep. 9, 2009 1:16 a.m. ET
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Rotter's tier rankings:QB | RB | WR | TE | K | D/ST
Tier rankings: Kickers | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Field Goals | Extra Pts | |||||||||
Rk | Player | Tm | FGM | FGA | Att | Made | Att | Made | Att | Made | Long | 2-Made | XPM | XPA |
1 | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | 36 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | He led the NFL in XPs in 2007. Last year he kicked the most FGs, making 90 percent. Either way, he'll be among the top again. | |||||||||||||
2 | Rob Bironas | TEN | 29 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 40 | 40 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | Was first in FGs in 2007 and eighth last year. Solid defense and run-first offense lead to big days, kicking four FGs three times | |||||||||||||
3 | Robbie Gould | CHI | 26 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 41 | 41 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | Is nearly automatic, missing just three FGs last season and owning an 88 percent accuracy for past three years. | |||||||||||||
4 | Jason Elam | ATL | 29 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 42 | 42 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | He's still a top 10 kicker after making at least 26 FGs for the 8th straight year. Atlanta can improve in Ryan's second year, too. | |||||||||||||
5 | John Kasay | CAR | 28 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 46 | 46 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | He was a top 5 kicker despite attempting only one FG from 50-plus yards. Set a career high FG accuracy rate in 18th season. | |||||||||||||
6 | David Akers | PHI | 33 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 11 | 45 | 45 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 1) | Despite missing seven attempts, he still made third-most FGs last year. To be fair, three misses came from 50-plus yards. | |||||||||||||
7 | Nate Kaeding | SD | 27 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 46 | 46 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 2) | He placed among top 10 kickers after making the most XPs. However, he missed five of eight attempts from 40-49 yards. | |||||||||||||
8 | Ryan Longwell | MIN | 29 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 2) | He remains accurate and kicks in a dome. He missed only five FG attempts and made all six kicks from 50-plus yards. | |||||||||||||
9 | Neil Rackers | ARI | 25 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 44 | 44 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 2) | Had only two chances from 50-plus yards after trying nine in 2004. Still, has kicked 91 XPs in past 2 years with better offense. | |||||||||||||
10 | Mason Crosby | GB | 27 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 9 | 46 | 46 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 2) | Will have plenty of FG and XP chances in Green Bay's strong offense and is set to improve in third season. | |||||||||||||
11 | Kris Brown | HOU | 29 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 11 | 37 | 37 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 2) | Improved offense helped him make at least 2 field goals in 11 games last year. Is on the rise with potent offense. | |||||||||||||
12 | Adam Vinatieri | IND | 20 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 43 | 43 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 3) | Overrated in fantasy as he's averaged only 23 FGs in first three years with Colts. Was only 4-for-9 from 40-49 in last 2 years. | |||||||||||||
13 | Nick Folk | DAL | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 42 | 42 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 3) | Dallas drafted a rookie kicker, and field goals dropped significantly from 31 to 22, and XPs fell nine, downgrading his value. | |||||||||||||
14 | Lawrence Tynes | NYG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 3) | If healthy, he'll have a chance to assume John Carney's 2008 stats as a top 5 kicker who made second-most FGs last year. | |||||||||||||
15 | Joe Nedney | SF | 29 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 8 | 34 | 34 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 3) | Made career high FGs after missing just four. If offense improves, could see more FG and XP attempts to boost value. | |||||||||||||
16 | Rian Lindell | BUF | 30 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 9 | 34 | 34 |
Round 15-16 (Tier 3) | Arrival of T.O. increases fantasy standing with more likely XPs. But must improve 66.7 percent accuracy from 40-49 yards. | |||||||||||||
17 | Matt Prater | DEN | 25 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 39 | 40 |
18 | Shaun Suisham | WAS | 26 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
19 | Jeff Reed | PIT | 27 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 36 | 37 |
20 | Sebastian Janikowski | OAK | 24 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 8 | 25 | 26 |
21 | Dan Carpenter | MIA | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 40 | 40 |
22 | Josh Scobee | JAC | 19 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 33 | 33 |
23 | Shayne Graham | CIN | 21 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
24 | Josh Brown | STL | 31 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
25 | Jay Feely | NYJ | 24 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 39 | 39 |
26 | Jason Hanson | DET | 21 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
27 | Phil Dawson | CLE | 30 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 10 | 18 | 18 |
28 | Mike Nugent | TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
29 | Olindo Mare | SEA | 24 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 8 | 30 | 30 |
30 | Garrett Hartley | NO | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 28 | 28 |
31 | Steve Hauschka | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Ryan Succop | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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