2019 NFL Draft – Kicker Rankings

Complete NFL Draft Rankings – K:

You are currently viewing the best kickers in the 2019 NFL Draft. Our top kicker prospects are selected after thousands of hours carefully scouting the best place kickers in college football. Even though no more than 3 will get selected in the draft, several more are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite. Find who might be worthy of a draft pick, and who is nothing more than a training camp body. Find draft sleepers, draft stars, who will be a bust, and who is being undervalued.

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(Last Updated: April 24, 2019)

2019:  | QB | WR | RB | FB | TE | OT | G | C | DT | DE | OLB | ILB | S | CB | K | P | LS | OVERALL |

I am a firm believer in the idea that power legs are more important than accurate legs. After all, you can’t teach power but can teach accuracy with repetition. Matt Gay has an incredibly powerful leg and really good accuracy. He has hit 19 field goals of at least 40 yards over his 2 years as Utah’s kicker, including a career long of 56 yards and several other 50+ kicks. He was also a very good kick off specialist.

2018 Stats

26-for-31 field goals, 16-for-16 from <39, 7-for-10 from 40-49, 3-for-5 from 50+, 55 long, 71% touchbacks on kickoffs [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="817662"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="929305"][kc_column_text _id="167140"]

Cole Tracy doesn’t look like a power kicker, but he’s got a lot of leg. He hit 9-of-12 attempts from 40+ yards, including a career long 54 yarder. Tracy is as accurate as any kicker, hitting 29-of-33 this past year and 27-of-29 the year before that when he played for Division-II Assumption. One thing to note is he didn’t handle kickoffs for LSU, and struggled with accuracy as a sophomore.

2018 Stats

29-for-33 field goals, 20-for-21 from <39, 6-for-7 from 40-49, 3-for-5 from 50+, 54 long [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="586830"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="71623"][kc_column_text _id="698913"]

Austin Seibert didn’t get to show his power too often in college, but you could see the leg strength in his kickoffs. Seibert caused a touchback on 84% of his kickoffs this past year, which was the highest in the class. He only attempted two kicks of over 40 yards, only one of which he made. The previous year he hit a few more, but he really struggled from 40+ as a sophomore and hasn’t shown the ability to hit them in game since then due to lack of opportunity.

2018 Stats

17-for-19 field goals, 16-for-17 from <39, 1-for-1 from 40-49, 0-for-1 from 50+, 42 long, 84% touchbacks on kickoffs [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="300175"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="927897"][kc_column_text _id="667257"]

John Baron also has a big leg, and got a lot more chances to showcase it as a senior. Despite only being 5’9", Baron was 5-for-5 from beyond 50, including a 54 yard make. He missed a couple of kicks this last year, but has been accurate throughout his 3 year career.

2018 Stats

17-for-22 field goals, 11-for-14 from <39, 1-for-3 from 40-49, 5-for-5 from 50+, 54 long, 73% touchbacks on kickoffs [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="773617"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="97185"][kc_column_text _id="470538"]

McLaughlin has flown under the radar, but he had a phenomenal senior season. Along with being a good kickoff specialist, the Illinois kicker hit 4-of-6 from beyond 50 yards, including a 54 yarder. McLaughlin has a big leg and showed much improved accuracy this past season.

2018 Stats

20-for-25 field goals, 11-for-12 from <39, 5-for-7 from 40-49, 4-for-6 from 50+, 54 long, 67% touchbacks on kickoffs [/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="995199"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="374816"][kc_column_text _id="936317"]

Complete draft rankings for 2019 – Kicker

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2019:  | QB | WR | RB | FB | TE | OT | G | C | DT | DE | OLB | ILB | S | CB | K | P | LS | OVERALL |

There aren’t any elite kickers in this class, which is incredibly unfortunate because a lot of teams are looking for a kicker right now. There appears to be average depth in the group, but mediocre kickers aren’t surviving in the league very long. Expect a large number of kickers to be in training camps, as most teams will want to pressure their kicker to be great by keeping two on the 90-man roster. Matt Gay and Cole Tracy are almost certainly the top kickers, with guys like John Baron and Austin Seibert expected to be in play for a draft pick too.