Fantasy kickers are people, my friend. (One of the players in our Super League, via Mitt Romney, pointed that out in his team name last year, and I’m repackaging that idea.)
Many don’t like them, but kickers are one of the represented positions in the little game that we play. In recent weeks, I’m been putting together rankings for dynasty leagues. I’ve already touched on quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers.
Today is the least respected of the positions. But one that’s scored.
There’s plenty of turnover at this point. Two of the best producers this year are guys that six months ago I didn’t believe would ever be in the league – Chandler Catanzaro and Cody Parkey. So I’m not getting too hung up on age. Phil Dawson and Adam Vinatieri are nearing the end of the road. They’re a combined 80. But they’re good right now, so I’m sticking them in the top 10, figuring that somebody with one of those guys will able to find a serviceable replacement by the team said player is needed.
The scoring system for these rankings is standard – 3 points for field goals, 1 for extra points. No bonuses for long field goals, and no negative points for missed kicks.
DYNASTY LEAGUE KICKER RANKINGS | |||
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Rk | Tm | Player | Age |
1. | NE | Stephen Gostkowski | 30 |
2. | BAL | Justin Tucker | 24 |
3. | SEA | Steven Hauschka | 29 |
4. | DAL | Dan Bailey | 26 |
5. | ARI | Chandler Catanzaro | 23 |
6. | GB | Mason Crosby | 30 |
7. | SD | Nick Novak | 33 |
8. | PHI | Cody Parkey | 22 |
9. | SF | Phil Dawson | 39 |
10. | IND | Adam Vinatieri | 41 |
11. | CAR | Graham Gano | 27 |
12. | BUF | Dan Carpenter | 28 |
13. | MIN | Blair Walsh | 24 |
14. | CHI | Robbie Gould | 32 |
15. | DEN | Brandon McManus | 23 |
16. | MIA | Caleb Sturgis | 25 |
17. | PIT | Shaun Suisham | 32 |
18. | NO | Shayne Graham | 36 |
19. | CIN | Mike Nugent | 32 |
20. | STL | Greg Zuerlein | 26 |
21. | HOU | Randy Bullock | 24 |
22. | KC | Cairo Santos | 22 |
23. | DET | Matt Prater | 30 |
24. | NYJ | Nick Folk | 29 |
25. | TEN | Ryan Succop | 28 |
26. | TB | Patrick Murray | 23 |
27. | JAC | Josh Scobee | 32 |
28. | NYG | Josh Brown | 35 |
29. | CLE | Billy Cundiff | 34 |
30. | OAK | Sebastian Janikowski | 36 |
31. | WAS | Kai Forbath | 27 |
32. | ATL | Matt Bryant | 39 |
33. | IND | Pat McAfee | 27 |
34. | UFA | Connor Barth | 28 |
35. | UFA | Jay Feely | 38 |
36. | UFA | Alex Henery | 27 |
37. | UFA | Nate Freese | 24 |
38. | UFA | Garrett Hartley | 28 |
39. | UFA | Dustin Hopkins | 24 |
40. | UFA | Lawrence Tynes | 36 |
—Ian Allan