BEST IN BOOTS
STEWART MANDEL
August 16, 2012
They are tried and true, all but automatic after a touchdown and dead solid in the clutch. Here, in alphabetical order, are the nation's top kickers
BRETT BAER
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE SENIOR
The only kicker in the country to make 90% of his field goal tries in 2011, Baer has missed only two of 27 career attempts; as the Ragin' Cajuns' punter in '11, he averaged 40.3 yards.
ANDRE HEIDARI
USC SOPHOMORE
Stocky (5' 10", 210 pounds) and strong-legged, the highly regarded 2011 recruit earned All--Pac-12 honors as a true freshman, making 15 of 17 attempts, among them a 50-yarder against Stanford.
MICHAEL HUNNICUTT
OKLAHOMA SOPHOMORE