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TOP 30 KICKERS |
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| 1 | Martin Gramatica, TB | Field Goal chances and scheduling give Gramatica the edge as the #1 K in 2003 | |||||
| 2 | David Akers, PHI | Could arguably be the best kicker on the board averaging 123 points a year | |||||
| 3 | Jason Elam, DEN | We said it before and we'll say it again, consistently among K's ranks Elam #3 | |||||
| 4 | Jay Feely, ATL | Leading scorer in 2002 along with kicking in a dome makes Feely a Top 5 K. | |||||
| 5 | John Carney, NO | One of the top kickers the last half of 2002 could compete for the title this year | |||||
| 6 | Sebastian Janikowski, OAK | Consistently scores 110 points/year and will rank among the best again in 2003 | |||||
| 7 | Jeff Reed, PIT | Reed will be the main man in Pittsburgh and that should equal about 122 points | |||||
| 8 | Ryan Longwell, GB | Poor kicking conditions in Green Bay move Longwell down to #8 | |||||
| 9 | Adam Venatieri, NE | New England's offense will decide if Venatieri kicks into the top 5 in 2003 | |||||
| 10 | Mike Hollis, NYG | Moving to NY and a better offense than Buffalo will boost Hollis to the top 10 | |||||
| 11 | Olinde Mare, MIA | Too few chances away from Pro Player stadium moves Mare out of the top 10 | |||||
| 12 | Jeff Wilkins, STL | The Rams offense is still loaded but Wilkins XP's dropped off last year | |||||
| 13 | Mike Vanderjagt, IND | A career low 103 points moves Vanderjagt down, but don't count him out | |||||
| 14 | Jeff Chandler, SF | Chandler will be full time in SF in 2003 and this will improve his stats to 115 pts | |||||
| 15 | Joe Nedney, TEN | Nedney hasn't been known for his high point total but 2003 may be different | |||||
| 16 | John Hall, WAS | Hall was inconsistent throughout the year but was great in the playoffs | |||||
| 17 | Ryan Lindell, BUF | Lindell's inconsistency from long range pushes him down the rankings | |||||
| 18 | Phil Dawson, CLE | Cleveland's offense make Dawson a risky pick due to lack of opportunities | |||||
| 19 | Matt Stover, BAL | Stover had a bad year in 2002 but expect more production in 2003 | |||||
| 20 | Jason Hanson, DET | A 2-14 team doesn't bode well for a kicker and Hansen is not exception | |||||
| 21 | Morton Anderson, KC | Anderson racked up 117 points despite missing the last two games to injury | |||||
| 22 | Paul Edinger, CHI | Edinger and Chicago will only go as far as Stewart and Co. take them | |||||
| 23 | Hayden Epstein, MIN | Look for the Minnesota offense to improve and Epstein to settle in at kicker | |||||
| 24 | Steve Christie, SD | SD averages 107 kicking points a year and Christie isn't getting younger | |||||
| 25 | Billy Cundiff, DAL | Cowboys offense will have to improve dramatically for Cundiff to improve | |||||
| 26 | Josh Brown, SEA | With Seattle's offense, Brown could be a sleeper kicker in the year 2003 | |||||
| 27 | John Kasay, CAR | Injuries kept Kasay out most of 2002 so don't expect too much from him in 2003 | |||||
| 28 | Bill Gramatica, ARI | The Arizona offense will need a facelift if the younger Gramatica is ever a force | |||||
| 29 | Danny Boyd, JAX | Boyd faces a mediocre offense and Seth Marler as stiff rookie competition | |||||
| 30 | Kris Brown, HOU | A young offense isn't going to give Brown the opportunities to be in the elite | |||||