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.

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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 Up 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
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