September 18, 2009, 10:42 AM
Gostkowski tops Week 2 kicker ranks
Week 2 kicker rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. |  Berry |  Harris |  Karabell |  Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | @NYJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 |
| 2 | David Akers | PHI | NO | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Nate Kaeding | SD | Bal | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Rob Bironas | TEN | Hou | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Mason Crosby | GB | Cin | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Ryan Longwell | MIN | @Det | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Matt Prater | DEN | Cle | 5 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Neil Rackers | ARI | @Jac | NR | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11.3 |
| 9 | John Carney | NO | @Phi | NR | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Jason Elam | ATL | Car | NR | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 11 | Nick Folk | DAL | NYG | NR | 13 | 15 | 2 | 12.8 |
| 12 | Shaun Suisham | WAS | StL | 6 | NR | 7 | NR | 13.8 |
| 13 | Robbie Gould | CHI | Pit | 13 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Sebastian Janikowski | OAK | @KC | 10 | NR | 6 | NR | 14.5 |
| 15 | Jeff Reed | PIT | @Chi | 11 | 10 | 18 | NR | 15.0 |
| 16 | Dan Carpenter | MIA | Ind | 9 | NR | NR | 10 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Rian Lindell | BUF | TB | 7 | NR | 20 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Lawrence Tynes | NYG | @Dal | 20 | NR | 4 | NR | 16.5 |
| 19 | Kris Brown | HOU | @Ten | 17 | 15 | NR | 13 | 16.5 |
| 20 | Josh Scobee | JAC | Ari | 4 | NR | NR | NR | 16.8 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 2 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 2 can be viewed by clicking here.
