September 11, 2009, 1:07 PM
Rackers top kicker option for Week 1
Week 1 kicker rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. |  Berry |  Harris |  Kuselias |  Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | Buf | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Neil Rackers | ARI | SF | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Ryan Longwell | MIN | @Cle | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Mason Crosby | GB | Chi | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Lawrence Tynes | NYG | Was | 1 | NR | 3 | 5 | 7.5 |
| 6 | John Carney | NO | Det | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 7 | David Akers | PHI | @Car | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Kris Brown | HOU | NYJ | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Nate Kaeding | SD | @Oak | 16 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Joe Nedney | SF | @Ari | 2 | NR | 13 | 9 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Nick Folk | DAL | @TB | NR | 12 | 11 | 4 | 12.0 |
| 12 | Jason Elam | ATL | Mia | 17 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 13 | Robbie Gould | CHI | @GB | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Steven Hauschka | BAL | KC | 4 | 11 | NR | 13 | 12.3 |
| 15 | Josh Brown | STL | @Sea | 10 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 13.3 |
| 16 | Josh Scobee | JAC | @Ind | 7 | 17 | 14 | NR | 14.8 |
| 17 | Shayne Graham | CIN | Den | NR | 9 | NR | 11 | 15.5 |
| 18 | Olindo Mare | SEA | StL | NR | 10 | 15 | NR | 16.8 |
| 19 | Sebastian Janikowski | OAK | SD | 12 | NR | 18 | 16 | 16.8 |
| 20 | Jay Feely | NYJ | @Hou | 14 | 16 | NR | NR | 18.0 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 1 can be viewed by clicking here.
