Place Kickers

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Legend

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Elite/Franchise Players

	>Matt Stover, BAL – One of the more reliable kickers in the league, and can hit long FG’s
	>Mike Nugent, NYJ – Should break out this season as the offense improves as well
	>Nate Kaeding, SD – Will likely have more opportunities to score than any other kicker
	>Robbie Gould, CHI – Has a strong leg and is one of the league’s most consistent from 50+

Impact Players

>Adam Vinatieri, IND – Still one of the best, but starting to lose some of the accuracy

>David Akers, PHI – Injury should be healed; Deadly accurate kicker when healthy

>Josh Brown, SEA – Good kicker seems to always be near the top in league’s scoring

>Neil Rackers, ARI – Has been consistent and the offense should score more often this year

>Shayne Graham, CIN – Offense should provide plenty of opportunities for FG’s this year

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Solid Players

>Jason Elam, DEN – Future Hall-of-Famer is still reliable from inside the 50

>Jason Hanson, DET – Long-timer that can consistently put up decent numbers every year

>Jeff Wilkins, STL – Another veteran kicker that can hit from distance and has accuracy

>John Kasay, CAR – Long-time Panther has been solid for the past decade

>Rian Lindell, BUF – Strong and accurate leg, but offense doesn’t provide too many chances

>Sebastian Janikowski, OAK – Could rate higher if porous offense can add any firepower


Average Players

>Billy Cundiff, ATL – Former Cowboy has a strong leg, but can get a bit erratic at times

>Jay Feely, MIA – Can add distance in his kicks, but is one of the more reliable kickers

>Joe Nedney, SF – Has strong leg from distance, but isn’t quite as accurate

>Josh Reed, PIT – Falters in clutch at times, but can hit deep ones on occasions

>Olindo Mare, NO – Good kicker will have more chances to post numbers in NO

>Phil Dawson, CLE – Can hit the occasional deep ones, but offense falters too often

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FFL Backup Material Players

>Josh Scobee, JAX – Poor offense won’t allow him to post big numbers this season

>Kris Brown, HOU – Has a strong leg, but doesn’t get the chances due to lack of offense

>Lawrence Tynes, NYG – Strong kicker may not get too many opportunities this season

>Martin Gramatica, DAL – Hanging on to the Dallas roster, but could face challenges

>Rob Bironas, TEN – Could be rated higher if offense can muster up more scores

>Stephen Gostkowski, NE – Has big shoes to fill in NE, but is getting more comfortable


Bye-Week Fill-ins at Best Players

>Dave Rayner, GB – Faces a battle against Crosby for the starting job this season

>Justin Medlock, KC – Good rookie will probably lack opportunities due to weak offense

>Matt Bryant, TB – His 60-yarder opened eyes last year, but isn’t too consistent

>Ryan Longwell, MIN – Fairly decent over the years, but isn’t quite the strong kicker anymore

>Shaun Suisham, WAS – Accurate from inside 40, but lacks the deep-kick strength


Unproven/Rookie Players

>Mason Crosby, GB – Rookie can challenge for a starting spot in GB or elsewhere, if cut

>Nick Folk, DAL – The youngster could eventually replace Gramatica as the full-timer

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