Power rankings for other positions

Here are the rankings for kickers going into the 2008 season. To be honest, don't expect me to update or change this list very much between now and the beginning of the season. I just don't care that much about kickers, and neither should you. In standard scoring leagues last season, the difference between the top kicker (Mason Crosby) and the fifteenth ranked kicker (Neil Rackers) was only 35 points, which comes out to a little over 2 points a game. I don't know about you, but there weren't that many games in my fantasy team's season that were determined by 2 points or less.

The majority of the kickers at the top of these rankings are on teams that score a lot (Patriots, Cowboys), or teams whose offenses are OK but can't get it into the endzone on a regular basis (Titans, Redskins). If the team can't even almost score on a regular basis, then you will find their kicker near the bottom of the rankings (Dolphins, 49ers).

Anyway, don't draft a kicker until your very last pick, if at all. I'd rather pick up an additional "sleeper" pick and wait until the beginning of the season to figure out which player I should drop in order to fill that "K" roster spot. The only exceptions to this rule would be leagues that force you to have all positions filled at all times or leagues where you have to pay some type of fee per transaction.

Bookmark this post, it's updated regularly! Last updated: 08/27/08
Rank	Team	Team
Tier 1
1	Gostkowski, Stephen	NE
2	Folk, Nick	DAL
Tier 2
3	Crosby, Mason	GB
4	Graham, Shayne	CIN
5	Bironas, Rob	TEN
6	Vinatieri, Adam	IND
7	Kaeding, Nate	SD
Tier 3
8	Brown, Josh	STL
9	Suisham, Shaun	WAS
10	Bryant, Matt	TB
11	Scobee, Josh	JAX
12	Dawson, Phil	CLE
13	Gould, Robbie	CHI
14	Nugent, Mike	NYJ	Favre at the helm most likely means more field goal range trips...let's see if Nugent can make the most of it.
15	Hanson, Jason	DET
Tier 4
16	Tynes, Lawrence	NYG
17	Rackers, Neil	ARI
18	Elam, Jason	ATL
19	Akers, David	PHI
20	Reed, Jeff	PIT
26	Kasay, John	CAR	The offense should be improved and Kasay should get more attempts this year.
21	Gramatica, Martin	NO
22	Mare, Olindo	SEA
23	Brown, Kris	HOU
Tier 5
24	Stover, Matt	BAL
25	Janikowski, Sebastian	OAK
27	Lindell, Rian	BUF
28	Longwell, Ryan	MIN
29	Prater, Matt	DEN
30	Nedney, Joe	SF