Monday, August 30, 2010

2010 Place Kicker Draft Rankings

A good kicker can mean the difference between a win and a lose. Obviously, you will want to find the kicker that kicks the most field goals. But the difference between a great kicker last year and a average kicker isn't that great.

Last year, Nate Kaeding had the most Fantasy Football points with 146 while the average for a decent kicker was 120 points (this is relative because different league score FGs differently).

Your going to find that you can get a place kicker with a good matchup on most weeks. Good matchups for a kicker are matchups against either very week defenses or against strong team defenses that hold teams from scoring TDs.

In any event, you should never select a kicker before the 15th or 16th round of a typical 18 round fantasy football draft.

Dynamic offenses like NO are likely to move the ball down the field often. Even when they don't score a touchdown, they are often in the position for an easy field goal.

Of course, accuracy counts for a great deal. That's why I have Mason Crosby so far down the list. Great offense, but he missed 9 FGs last year or about a 75% accuracy.

Every year, there is a team that will have the capability of moving the football but also seem to fizzle out near the goal line. I have Robbie Gould ranked that high for this very reason. I think Chicago will be able to move the ball, but Matt Forte and Jay Cutler will struggle to convert the TDs in games this year.

Rank Kicker Team Bye
1 Garrett Hartley NO 10
2 David Akers PHI 8
3 Stephen Gostkowski NE 5
4 Nate Kaeding SD 10
5 Jay Feely ARI 6
6 Robbie Gould CHI 8
7 Mason Crosby GB 10
8 Rob Bironas TEN 9
9 Ryan Longwell MIN 4
10 Dan Carpenter MIA 5
11 Matt Prater DEN 9
12 Lawrence Tynes NYG 8
13 David Buehler DAL 4
14 Jeff Reed PIT 5
15 Matt Bryant ATL 8


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