Week 17 rankings: Kickers
Top 20 kickers for Week 17
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Akers | SF | @StL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Dan Bailey | DAL | @NYG | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 3 | John Kasay | NO | Car | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | Buf | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Sebastian Janikowski | OAK | SD | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 6 | Mason Crosby | GB | Det | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Robbie Gould | CHI | @Min | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6.8 |
| 8 | Neil Rackers | HOU | Ten | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Rob Bironas | TEN | @Hou | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Mike Nugent | CIN | Bal | 14 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Jason Hanson | DET | @GB | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10.3 |
| 12 | Alex Henery | PHI | Wsh | 9 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Nick Novak | SD | @Oak | 16 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12.5 |
| 14 | Matt Bryant | ATL | TB | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Dan Carpenter | MIA | NYJ | 18 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14.5 |
| 16 | Nick Folk | NYJ | @Mia | 13 | 17 | 12 | NR | 15.8 |
| 17 | Matt Prater | DEN | KC | 15 | 15 | 18 | NR | 17.3 |
| 18 | Steven Hauschka | SEA | @Ari | 17 | NR | NR | 14 | 18.3 |
| 19 | Graham Gano | WSH | @Phi | NR | 16 | NR | 20 | 19.5 |
| 19 | Shaun Suisham | PIT | @Cle | 19 | 19 | NR | 19 | 19.5 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 17 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Tristan H. Cockcroft's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 17 can be viewed by clicking here.
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