2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kicker

I’d like to tell you that there’s some unknown formula to finding value at the kicker position, but there’s not. It tends to be a crap-shoot most years, which is why fantasy drafters understandably leave them on the board till the end of their drafts. However, it’s generally a good idea to grab kickers from high-powered offenses, as you’ll see below. One guy that looks a little too low for me is Alex Henery. David Akers has been a fantasy mainstay at the kicker position for years, partly due to his talent but largely due to scoring opportunities provided by the Eagles offense. Those aren’t following him to San Francisco; instead, they’ll be inherited by Henery, who seems to me to be a lock for the top-10. I generally don’t draft kickers, but Henery will be the first guy I look for when I’m making a kicker add right before the season starts.

QB | RB | WR | TE | PK | DF | IDP

Rank	Kickers	Team	Avg
1	Nate Kaeding	SD	1.88
2	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	4.00
3	Matt Bryant	ATL	4.75
4	Neil Rackers	HOU	5.75
5	Mason Crosby	GB	6.63
6	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	7.75
7	Garrett Hartley	NO	8.63
8	Josh Brown	STL	9.75
9	Nick Folk	NYJ	10.38
10	Adam Vinatieri	IND	10.50
11	David Akers	SF	12.25
12	Alex Henery	PHI	12.50
13	Robbie Gould	CHI	12.50
14	Billy Cundiff	BAL	12.75
15	Rob Bironas	TEN	15.75
16	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	15.88
17	Dan Carpenter	MIA	16.75
18	Ryan Longwell	MIN	17.63
19	David Buehler	DAL	17.63
20	Jay Feely	ARI	17.88
21	Shaun Suisham	PIT	20.38
22	Matt Prater	DEN	21.25
23	Josh Scobee	JAC	22.88
24	Jeff Reed	SEA	24.00

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