Fantasy Football Week 9 Rankings: Top 15 Kickers

It’s always important to have a good kicker for fantasy football owners.  There are weeks that they make the difference between winning and losing.  Last week, there were six kickers who earned at least 12 points, certainly helping their owners to victory.

With that said, let’s see how they stack up for Week Nine:

1. Stephen Gostkowski - New England Patriots - vs. Miami
2. Matt Stover - Indianapolis Colts - vs. Houston
3. Robbie Gould - Chicago Bears - vs. Arizona
4. Mason Crosby - Green Bay Packers - at Tampa Bay
5. Steven Hauschka - Baltimore Ravens - at Cincinnati
6. Olinda Mare - Seattle Seahawks - vs. Detroit
7. Josh Scobee - Jacksonville Jaguars - vs. Kansas City
8. David Akers - Philadelphia Eagles - vs. Dallas
9. Nick Folk - Dallas Cowboys - at Philadelphia
10. Lawrence Tynes - New York Giants - vs. San Diego
11. Nate Kaeding - San Diego Chargers - at New York Giants
12. Kris Brown - Houston Texans - at Indianapolis
13. Matt Prater - Denver Broncos - vs. Pittsburgh
14. John Carney - New Orleans Saints - vs. Carolina
15. Jason Elam - Atlanta Falcons - vs. Washington

Thoughts:

• Matt Stover has only been back in the league for two weeks, but he kicks for one of the most potent offenses in the league.  He also proved last week that he was extremely accurate, going 4-4 on field goals.  He’s likely to be one of the best available until Adam Vinatieri is ready to return.
• John Carney has missed a field goal each of the past two weeks.  He’s kicking for his job at this point, but it’s tough to trust him as a top option when he is 4-7 on kicks of 30 yards or more.
• As good as Nate Kaeding and Lawrence Tynes are, kicking in the swirling winds of Giants Stadium in November have to knock them down slightly.  Still, both are usable in all formats.

What are your thoughts?  Who was left off the list?  Who should be higher?  Who should be lower?

Other Week 9 Rankings:

• Quarterbacks
• Running Backs
• Wide Receivers
• Tight Ends
• Defenses

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