Novak Is Not The Answer!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by That Guy

unfortunately that's not really true. last year only one good kicker came from college, and he went in the 4th round (but vinetari and longwell were available!). this year's draft is quite a bit deeper, but good kickers aren't easy to find... there were a couple decent punters last year though, and there'll be about 3 more this year. sepulveda being the best at punter, and crosby at kicker (possible 2nd rounder)

It's definitely a better idea to go with a proven kicker in free agency.

Young kickers coming out of college are such a crapshoot. So many times they don't really develop until a few years down the road.

How many kickers each year taken in the draft become a teams' regular kicker? Maybe 1 or 2 per year at the most?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

It's definitely a better idea to go with a proven kicker in free agency.

Young kickers coming out of college are such a crapshoot. So many times they don't really develop until a few years down the road.

How many kickers each year taken in the draft become a teams' regular kicker? Maybe 1 or 2 per year at the most?

yeah, it really depends on the year though. and kickers taken before the 5th tend to stick around pretty well (nugent, kaeding, gostkowski, etc), though almost all rookie kickers have a couple rough years to start.