Under-the-Radar Fantasy Football Kickers

Looking for sleepers in your draft come August?  Bruno Boys Greg will analyze who he feels should have a strong fantasy football showing in 2009, giving you his position-by-position, under-the-radar picks over the next few weeks.  These are players who won’t be highly touted on draft day but should produce at a level higher than their average draft position.  This week, he covers the KICKER position.

Shayne Graham (Cincinnati Bengals) — Graham only finished with 78 points last year because of a nagging injury and lack of offensive efficiency by his team.  The previous five seasons, Graham has had over 100 points and been a top-flight kicker in fantasy football leagues across America.  With the Bengals getting their offense back, and Graham being healthy, you can get a seven-plus-point kicker in the last round of your draft (where kickers belong to be chosen).

Nate Kaeding (San Diego Chargers) — No, Kaeding is not a sleeper, so don’t bombard my inbox with vulgar comments asking why he is considered under the radar.  But odds are he will be chosen behind five or six kickers and that isn’t warranted.  Mark my words, Kaeding will finish in the top three in points at the kicker position by season's end.  In 2008, he put up 127 points with a team that struggled for much of the first half of the season.  San Diego has a lot of talent and Kaeding has always finished as a top kicking option before last season.  You should get good value for him in your fantasy football draft.

Robbie Gould (Chicago Bears) — Gould tied for 15th last year in points for kickers with 119 total.  This year, that number should change.  Jay Cutler takes over the offense and should help Chicago get more points on the board, which means more opportunity for Gould to rack up the points.  He can be another kicker you could grab in the last round and get good production out of him throughout the year.  Expect Gould to finish the season as a top ten kicker, but make sure to monitor the weather in Chicago as the season winds down.  You never want to start a kicker who is playing in a bad weather game, especially if your fantasy football season is on the line.

This article was written by Bruno Boy Greg Warnock .  For more fantasy football insight and advice, click the link below...

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