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Don't Draft a Kicker
by Paul
Eide
Fantasy Football Director
8/14/08
This is a brief
summary of why you should not take a kicker until the final round of
your draft no matter what. Kickers are a flash in the pan from a
fantasy perspective because kickers have the least control of all
fantasy positions over their level of production.
Since 2005, no single kicker has finished in the top three beyond a
single season. Last year only four top ten kickers from 2006 (Brown,
Hanson, Gould and Graham) were able to replicate that feat 2007. In
2006 only four top ten kickers from 2005 (Rackers, Graham, Wilkins and
Brown) were able to repeat.
One more stat: since 2005 the previous season’s highest ranked
kicker has finished an average of 13th best the following year.
|
05 Rank
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Kicker
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Fantasy Points
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06 Rank
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Kicker
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Fantasy Points
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07 Rank
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Kicker
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Fantasy Points
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1
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Neil
Rackers
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165
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1
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Robbie
Gould
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155
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1
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Mason
Crosby
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156
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2
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Jay Feely
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162
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2
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Jeff
Wilkins
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148
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2
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Rob
Bironas
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150
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3
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Shayne
Graham
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138
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3
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Nate
Kaeding
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145
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3
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Nick Folk
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142
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4
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Jeff
Wilkins
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134
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4
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Josh
Scobee
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133
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4
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Josh
Brown
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141
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5
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John
Kasay
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133
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5
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Jason
Hanson
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130
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5
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Stephen
Gost
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140
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6
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Lawerence
Tynes
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133
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6
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Matt
Stover
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129
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6
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Jason
Hanson
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139
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7
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Mike
Vanderjagt
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128
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7
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Neil
Rackers
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125
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7
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Robbie
Gould
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138
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8
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Jason
Elam
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126
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8
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Shayne
Graham
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125
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8
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Shayne
Graham
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136
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9
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Rian
Lindell
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126
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9
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Joe
Nedney
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125
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9
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Kris
Brown
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132
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10
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Josh
Brown
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124
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10
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Josh
Brown
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124
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10
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Phil
Dawson
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129
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