1 Garrett
Hartley NO (BYE: 10)
Kicks indoors? Check. High-powered offense? Check. Off of the PEDs? Check. (we hope)
2 Ryan
Longwell MIN (BYE: 4)
Pretty much the same thing as Garrett Hartley, minus the
PEDs.
3 Stephen
Gostkowski NE (BYE: 5)
His success rate dropped from 90% to 83.3, but he can still
ride the Pats offense to a productive season.
4 Rob Bironas
TEN (BYE: 9)
Solid field goal percentage in the 84-89% range for the past
3 years and he gets a decent amount of 50-yard attempts.
5 Nate Kaeding
SD (BYE: 10)
Probably the best regular season for a kicker in 2009, but
suffered a serious meltdown during the playoffs.
6 Mason Crosby
GB (BYE: 10)
Rodgers and Co. will provide plenty of scoring opportunities
for Crosby owners.
7 David Akers
PHI (BYE: 8)
If the Eagles' red zone inefficiency continues, Akers will
continue to be a top 10 kicker.
8 Robbie Gould
CHI (BYE: 8)
Very dependable kicker who should get 30+ attempts in Mike
Martz's revamped offense.
9 Dan Carpenter
MIA (BYE: 5)
Quietly posted a 89.3% rate last year and has the
possibility to increase his value if Miami's offense proves to be more stable
this season.
10 David
Buehler DAL (BYE: 4)
He’s more of an optimistic choice to produce in a decently
potent Cowboy offense.