Kicker Rankings: Draft Day 2008

KICKERS

TIER ONE
[24] Adam Vinatieri IND 35
[24] Nick Folk DAL 24
[23] Stephen Gostkowski NE 24
[21] Nate Kaeding SD 26
[18] Mason Crosby GB 24

TIER TWO
[14] Josh Brown STL 29 - Dome field advantage is great; will offense bounce back?
[14] Shayne Graham CIN 30 - Cincy offense giving plenty of reason for concern
[12] Josh Scobee JAX 26 - Showing improvement every year
[11] Jeff Reed PIT 29
[11] Phil Dawson CLE 33
[10] Rob Bironas TEN 29 - Staying with Titans; long-term deal?

TIER THREE
[7] Mike Nugent NYJ 26
[7] Ryan Longwell MIN 34
[7] Neil Rackers ARI 32
[6] David Akers PHI 33
[6] Jason Elam ATL 38
[5] Kris Brown HOU 31

TIER FOUR
[4] Trevor Mehlhaff NO 23®
[4] Rian Lindell BUF 31
[4] Robbie Gould CHI 25 - Above average from closer than 44 yards, below average from long distance; the Bears offense is going to struggle to get into scoring position in '08
[4] Matt Stover BAL 40
[4] Joe Nedney SF 35
[3] Jason Hanson DET 38
[3] Brandon Coutu SEA 23®
[3] Lawrence Tynes NYG 30
[3] Matt Bryant TB 33
[2] John Kasay CAR 38
[2] Matt Prater DEN 24
[2] Sebastian Janikowski OAK 30
[2] Jay Feely MIA 32
[2] Shaun Suisham WAS 26

TIER FIVE
[1] Martin Gramatica NO 32
[1] #Olindo Mare SEA 35
[0] Billy Cundiff KC 28
[0] Justin Medlock STL 24
[0] Dave Rayner MIA 25
[0] Nick Novack KC 27
[0] E.J. Cochrane BAL 27
[0] Josh Huston UFA 26
[0] Morten Andersen UFA 48
[0] John Carney UFA 44

TOP KICKER PROSPECTS:
1. Brandon Coutu - Georgia
2. Art Carmody - Louisville
3. Trevor Mehlhaff - Wisconsin
4. Alexis Serna - Oregon St.
5. Shane Longest - St. Xavier
6. Steven Houschka - N.C. State
7. Connor Barth - North Carolina
8. Jeremy Ito - Rutgers
9. Chris Gould - Virginia
10. Chris Nendick - Northern Illinois

Draft Day Movers:
Moved Martin Gramatica down