Kickers & Special Teams (7)
Note that over the last fifteen years, there was only one Place Kicker and Punter and no Special Teamers, thus we elected not to feature that average and input based on our elective opinion.
Modern Positional Average
Stats
- Games 0
- Approximate Value 0
- AV/G 0
- Pro Bowls 0
- First Team All-Pros 0
#29 Overall, Justin Tucker: Baltimore Ravens, Place Kicker, #1 Special Teams
2021 Pre-Season Rank #42, 2020 Pre-Season Rank Rank #50.
Tucker can make a claim as the best Kicker in the NFL over the past ten years, but Place Kickers always face an uphill climb for the Hall. That being said, Tucker was named the 2010s All-Decade Team player, and his five First Team All-Pros could be added to in the future. With a powerful Ravens team, he might get a chance to use his leg to gain a second Super Bowl, and he got his signature moment last year by setting the longest Field Goal record with a 66-Yard cannon. He will be our highest ranked Special Teams player until he retires.
Stats
- Games 161 (+161)
- Approximate Value 52 (+52)
- AV/G 0.3230 (+0.323)
- Pro Bowls 5 (+5)
- First Team All-Pros 5 (+5)
- Field Goals Made 291 (+291)
- Field Goals Attempted 321 (+321)
#34 Overall Matthew Slater: New England Patriots, Special Teams, #2 Kickers and Special Teams
2021 Pre-Season Rank #49, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #60.
Slater is the only non-kicking Special Teamer on this list and we all know how difficult a path that means for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is an ten-time Pro Bowl Selection and three-time Super Bowl Champion so this means something, or it could mean that he is the next Steve Tasker.
Stats
- Games 206 (+206)
- Approximate Value 0
- AV/G 0.0000
- Pro Bowls 10 (+10)
- First Team All-Pros 2 (+2)
#45 Overall, Stephen Gostkowski: Free Agent, Place Kicker, #3 Special Teams
2021 Pre-Season Ran #45, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #43.
Gostkowski, who was named to the All-Decade Team, signed with the Titans in 2020, as the Patriots did not resign him, but that lasted only one year. As of right now, he is a He is at present 13th all-time in Field Goals and 9th all-time in Field Goal Percentage, but it does not look like his career will continue, though we will keep him here for one more year at least. He has his Super Bowl rings to comfort him should the Hall never call.
Stats
- Games 219 (+219)
- Approximate Value 49 (+49)
- AV/G 0.2337 (+0.2337)
- Pro Bowls 4 (+4)
- First Team All-Pros 1 (+1)
- Field Goals Made 392 (+392)
- Field Goals Attempted 452 (+452)
#64 Overall, Johnny Hekker: Los Angeles Rams, Punter, #4 Kicker
2021 Pre-Season Rank #62, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #65
Punters face a long road to Canton but if any current one could get there it is Hekker, who was a First Team All-Pro three years in a row from 2015 to 2017. He was also named to the 2010s All-Decade Team.Stats
- Games 161 (+161)
- Approximate Value 28 (+28)
- AV/G 0.1739 (+0.1739)
- Pro Bowls 4 (+4)
- First Team All-Pros 4 (+4)
- Punts 608 (+608)
- Punt Yards 28600 (+28600)
#80 Overall, Cordarelle Patterson, Atlanta Falcons, Returner, #5 Special Teams
2021 Pre-Season Rank #91, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #99.
Patterson is here primarily because he was the All-Decade selection as a Returner. Sadly, more prominent All-Decade returners failed to make it a s even a Semi-Finalist. The four-time First Team All-Pro is in his second year in Atlanta after two years with Chicago.
Stats
- Games 143 (+143)
- Approximate Value 41 (+41)
- AV/G 0.3083 (+0.3083)
- Pro Bowls 4 (+4)
- First Team All-Pros 4 (+4)
#109 Overall, Andy Lee: Arizona Cardinals, Punter, #6 Special Teams
If Hekker doesn’t get in, Lee has no shot. He is fourth all-time in Punts and third all-time in Punting Yards, and could pass Shane Lechler for second this year.
Stats
- Games 280 (+280)
- Approximate Value 53 (+53)
- AV/G 0.1893 (+0.1893)
- Pro Bowls 3 (+3)
- First Team All-Pros 3 (+3)
- Punts 1229 (+1229)
- Punt Yards 57234 (+57234)