When should you draft a kicker?
In the last round or at least that is for any kicker not named Stephen Gostkowski.
He has averaged over 150 fantasy points in the last three seasons truly claiming the title as #1 Fantasy kicker and he is worth the reach during your 2015 draft. While your league mates might wait until the 15th you will be snagging an every week advantage along with some peace of mind. Peace of mind that for two of the last three seasons has scored more fantasy points than every tight end but one. In that one year he scored more fantasy points than all of them.
| 2014 | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| Player | Bye | Pts* | Att | Cmp | Yds | TD | Int | 2Pt | Att | Yds | TD | 2Pt | Rec | Yds | TD | 2Pt | FL | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gronkowski, NE | 10 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1,124 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Gates, SD | 10 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 821 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Graham, NO | 6 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 889 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen Gostkowski, NE | 158 |
| 2013 | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| Player | Bye | Pts* | Att | Cmp | Yds | TD | Int | 2Pt | Att | Yds | TD | 2Pt | Rec | Yds | TD | 2Pt | FL | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham, NO | 7 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1,215 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Davis, SF | 9 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 850 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Julius Thomas, Den | 9 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 788 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Gostkowski, NE | 10 | 168 |
| 2012 | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| Player | Bye | Pts* | Att | Cmp | Yds | TD | Int | 2Pt | Att | Yds | TD | 2Pt | Rec | Yds | TD | 2Pt | FL | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Graham, NO | 6 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 982 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski, NE | 9 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 790 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Gonzalez, Atl | 7 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 930 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Gostkowski, NE | 157 |
Finishing as a top 2 kicker for the past three years running, his every week point advantage is hard to overstate. This year Rob Gronkowski is going in the first round for his week-to-week advantage. Now, while Stephen isn’t going to win you each week on his own his thrift store price is well worth his weight in gold.