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COMING SOON: 2008 kICKERS

Jeff Wilkins XR: 1 CR: 4 BW: 9

Wilkins has averaged 33 attempts per season over the last four years and has converted just under 30 of those 33 kicks. Of particular interest is his performance from over 50yds. where he is an impressive 15 of 17 since 2003. He has the advantage of playing for a high energy offense which provides him with plenty of opportunities. In addition he kicks indoors for 9 of his 16 games this year including an extremely favorable stretch to end the season with 5 of his final 8 games in a dome and the other three games in San Francisco, Cincinnatti, and Arizona.

Matt Stover XR: 2 CR: 7 BW: 8

Like Wilkins, Stover has also averaged 33 attempts and 30 FGs over the last four years but his over 50yd. numbers have been far less impressive (3 of 6). The disparity in 50 yard attempts is a reflection of the dominance of the Ravens defense with HC Brian Billick more often electing to punt and try to pin a team deep in it's own end. The schedule is favorable in that the most difficult kicking road games (Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo) all come before winter weather becomes a factor. Stover will rarely put up monster weeks, but for a consistent point producer he's tough to beat.

Neil Rackers XR: 3 CR: 10 BW: 8

After an unbelievable season in 2005, Rackers came crashing back to earth last year and will be under-valued in most drafts. Of his 9 misses last year, 6 of them came from beyond 50yds which means he was a very acceptable 27 of 30 from 49yds. and in. (Wilkins for instance was 29 of 34 from 49yds. and in.) We look for the Cardinal offense to be improved this year which should mean less 50yd. attempts (he's had 23 such attempts over the last three years) but should also mean more points. Kicking in Arizona greatly reduces any weather related problems and 2 of his 8 road games are in domes. Over the last six weeks of the season he plays 4 games at home and one in a dome, leaving only the game at Seattle in Week 14 as a potential weather problem.

Jason Hanson XR: 4 CR: 13 BW: 6

Hanson had what was arguably his best season last year and we think he will top it this year. The reason? Mike Martz. The "Mad Scientist" has always produced offenses that can move the ball up and down the field, but they never have the ground game to just pound it in down close. As a result, kickers in Martz's system are guaranteed plenty of opportunities. Given those chances, we look for Hanson to convert more often than not considering that he has only missed twice inside 40yds. since 2001. Hanson also has the added advantage of playing nine of his games indoors, but he does play in Green Bay on Week 17.

Joe Nedney XR: 5 CR: 17 BW: 6

OK, some of these CRs are just ridiculous. Are we ranking the best kickers or the best fantasy kickers? Look, Nedney kicks for a team with a young QB and a new OC, now doesn't that sound like a lot of drives stalling to you? Adam Vinatieri (the # 1 CR) on the other hand plays for a team that scores TDs more often than not and hasn't had a 50yd. FG since 2003. Now that we've got that out of the way, Nedney's numbers dropped slightly last year (including 3 misses from inside 40yds.) but we expect him to rebound this year. Nedney's second half schedule is kicker friendly but he faces a difficult final game (Week 17) in Cleveland.

Jason Elam XR: 6 CR: 5 BW: 6

Elam is just one of those guys who quietly piles up fantasy points year after year. He has made at least 24 FGs every year since 2001 averaging over 27FGs per year during that period. He is no longer a "home run" threat as reflected in his 2 for 5 over 50yds. over the last two seasons but the Broncos offense gives him plenty of opportunities inside 40yds. where he was a perfect 20 for 20 last year. As with Nedney, Elam should benefit from playing on a team with a young QB. (Last year over 40% of his FG attempts for the season came in the 5 games started by Cutler.)

Jay Feely XR: 7 CR: 22 BW: 9

Only St.Louis and Arizona attempted more FGs than Miami did last year and considering their problems in the red zone there's no reason not to expect that again this season. Feely's numbers were down last year but that was more a result of limited opportunities than it was a problem with his performance. He is just one year removed from a 35FG season in 2005 that included 3 of 5 from over 50yds. while playing in the Meadowlands which is not exactly a kicker friendly stadium. The road schedule is not kind to Feely and includes trips to Cleveland and Pittsburgh (both tough places to kick) and then he is in Buffalo for Week 14 and New England Week 16 so weather could be a factor for him down the stretch.

Adam Vinatieri XR: 8 CR: 1 BW: 10

It goes without saying that if we were building a real NFL team Vinatieri would be our # 1 guy too, but this is fantasy football and as we pointed out above Vinatieri is not in a strong fantasy position. Vinatieri's true value is his ability to make the clutch kick, but there are no fantasy points awarded for that. Obviously he is extremely consistent, and should produce about 25FGs this year but there are others who will produce more and from a longer distance (Vinatieri hasn't made a 50yd. FG since 2002). Sure his numbers would have been higher if hadn't been injured last year, but the truth is that once the Colts got their offense in gear Vinatieri was only 11 of 14 for the months of November and December.

Robbie Gould XR: 9 CR: 3 BW: 9

The Bears finished 18th in red zone efficiency last year which resulted in Gould having plenty of opportunities. While he finished tied with Jeff Wilkins for the most FGs in the NFL (32) we are concerned with his less than stellar finish, (20FGs in the first 7 games but only 12 in the last 9 games) and the fact that he has not even attempted a 50yd. FG in his career. Obviously there are weather concerns in Chicago, but his road schedule is favorable except for a trip to Green Bay in Week 16.

Nate Kaeding XR: 10 CR: 5 BW: 7

Kaeding only missed three times last year and finished with 26FGs on the season but his upside is limited by the presence of LaDanian Tomlinson and his TD machine. Consider these numbers, in the month of November last year the Chargers were 4-0 and scored 137 points (almost 35 points per game) but Kaeding was limited to one FG for the entire month! While we don't expect Tomlinson to score at the same rate he did last year, he sure isn't going to slow down enough to allow Kaeding to put up the kind of numbers that would make him a top 5 kicker.

Olindo Mare XR: 13 CR: 11 BW: 4

It's hard not to like a kicker who plays 10 of his 16 games indoors and only plays one game outside north of the Mason-Dixon line (Week 17 vs. Chicago). Combine that with the fact that he now plays for a high scoring offense and you're probably wondering why we don't have him ranked higher. In a word: accuracy. Mare missed more FGs (10) than any other kicker in the NFL last year. Yeah we know that five of those misses were from over 50yds. but two of them were from 30-39yds. too. Over the last five years Mare has missed from inside 40yds. every season making just 26 of 36 from what we consider to be must make range. (By comparison, guys like Wilkins and Rackers haven't missed from that range in two years.)

Nick Folk XR: 12 CR: 34 BW: 8

As of now we expect Folk to win the starting job in Dallas and look for him to be a consistent point producer. While there's always risk involved in drafting a rookie kicker the Cowboys offense should provide him with ample opportunities and the schedule is favorable. (Weather should not be a major factor for him over the last 7 weeks of the season.) An added bonus will be that his rookie status makes him almost non-existent on most cheatsheets (check out that CR) so he will stay on the board for a long time. Of course if he doesn't show improvement in camp on that 50% accuracy in the 40-49yd. range that he had in college we'll need to re-evaluate. One other factor: his strong kick-offs will be a bonus to the Cowboys coverage teams.

Shayne Graham XR: 11 CR: 2 BW: 5

Graham's CR is a direct result of the lazy man's guide to drafting fantasy football kickers that says just take a guy from a high scoring team. The only problem with that theory is that it's absolutely worthless. Don't believe us? Consider this, of the top 5 FG kickers last year only one played on a top 5 scoring offense. The pattern continues through the top 10 with only two of them playing for top 5 scoring offenses. You can make an argument for Graham to be in the top 10, but not the top 5. We rank him here because he has never made more than 7 FGs between 40 and 49yds. in a season. (Which is over 30% fewer than the leaders will kick this year.) Also keep in mind that 3 of his last 5 games are on the road.

Rian Lindell XR: 14 CR: 22 BW: 6

Considering the weather in Buffalo it's hard to rank Lindell this highly but numbers like 5 for 5 from over 50yds. over the last two seasons are hard to argue with. Actually Lindell is in the rare situation where he benefits from late season road games, and the Bills play 4 of their last 6 away from the potential bad weather in Buffalo. (Keep in mind that 4 of his 5 FGs over 50 yds. have come on the road.) The Bills play a brutal schedule this year so we expect their offense to struggle to find the end zone which should mean plenty of opportunities over 40yds. for Lindell.

Josh Scobee XR: 15 CR: 14 BW: 4

Since coming to Jacksonville three years ago, Scobee has finished in the top 10 in FG attempts twice - including last year when he also finished in the top 10 in FGs made. With Leftwich at QB and conservative HC Jack DelRio we expect Scobee to get his fair share of chances again this season. One particular area of weakness for Scobee however is the 50yd. range where he was 0-1 last year and is only 3 of 7 in his career. With a solid defense once again in place we look for Del Rio to continue to punt more often than he allows Scobee to try a long kick. The schedule is a favorable schedule for a kicker with the only potential weather problems coming in Week 15 in Pittsburgh.

John Kasay XR: 16 CR: 15 BW: 7

Kasay has been a consistent kicker for many years and his 4 FGs over 50yds. last year shows he still has plenty of leg strength but the problem has been and continues to be a lack of opportunities. Only once in the last ten years has he had double digit attempts in the 40-49yd. range and amzingly during that same time he has never attempted more than 8 FGs in the 30-39yd. range. Perhaps even more amazing is that since 1997 he has attempted as many FGs over 50yds. (37) as he has from 30-39yds. If you want to pick against a ten year pattern go ahead, but we're not going to. Kasay is a decent bye week or back up fantasy kicker, but nothing more.

Mike Nugent XR: 20 CR: 16 BW: 10

We never want to count on a kicker that has to play half of his games in the wind tunnel known as the Meadowlands. Not only that, but HC Eric Mangini was certainly less than anxious to attempt FGs last season. Nugent's total attempts in September, October, and November were 4, 6, and 5. Sure he finished strong with 12 attempts in December but by then everybody had given up on him. One more number to consider, for the season Nugent had a total of 4 (count 'em) 4 attempts from 40 - 49yds. We do expect the Jets offense to be slightly more consistent this year which should result in a few more attempts, but Nugent (despite the hype) is nothing more than a bye week option.

David Akers XR: 18 CR: 7 BW: 5

Aker's last two years have been forgettable but he remains highly ranked by many fantasy football sources, but obviously we're not one of them. While many say that a healthy Donovan McNabb should mean more opportunities for Akers, the numbers don't bear that out. In the nine full games before McNabb was injured last year Akers had attempted all of 10 FGs for the season. Actually, other than the Super Bowl season of 2004, Akers has never kicked double digit FGs in a season from beyond 40yds. The schedule finishes with 2 road games in the last three weeks but they're at Dallas and New Orleans so weather won't be a factor.

Josh Brown XR: 19 CR: 8 BW: 8

Brown is a strong-legged kicker that had the best year of his career last year which has resulted in him being vastly over-rated for fantasy football. What everybody seems to be forgetting is that RB ShaunAlexander is healthy this year which means many of those 20-29yd. FGs Brown made last year (10 of them) should be TDs this year. Just look at the numbers, last year was the first time he had double digit attempts from that range, matter of fact that's the only range he had double digit attempts in over the last three years. It's also worth noting that his 50yd. FGs last year were made in a dome, a dome, and Denver so don't get too carried away by that stat. (His 50 yarders the year before however were all outdoors.) Brown is a classic example of a guy you want if you're building an NFL team but not a fantasy team.

Justin Medlock XR: 17 CR: 24 BW: 8

Let's see now, an overly-conservative coach, a slightly downgraded ground game, and a rookie QB - yep sure sounds like a lot of red zone opportunities for the kicker. The only problem is we're talking about a rookie. However, Medlock had more FGs per game than anybody in Division1-A last year including two from over 50yds. Of concern to us was his 5 for 8 ratio from 40-49yds., a distance he figures to see a lot of this year. Other than a Week 17 trip to New York his schedule is favorable, so at this point in the draft he is worth a shot. He certainly seems to have more upside than many veterans.