Fantasy Football 2014 rankings and stat projections: Kickers

You're not going to select a kicker in the first round of your fantasy football draft. Quite frankly, nobody is. But grabbing the right kicker can make a

You're not going to select a kicker in the first round of your fantasy football draft. Quite frankly, nobody is. But grabbing the right kicker can make a difference for your team.

POSITION PRIMERS: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST

In general, you want a kicker tied to a good offense. Seven of the top 12 fantasy kickers from last year were on teams that were in the top 12 in the NFL in scoring. Focus on the offenses that are projected to be among the best in the league, and chances are you will find a good kicker who will score with regularity.

Find all our kicker fantasy rankings -- as well as stat projections -- below.

FANTASY FOOTBALL POSITION RANKINGS AND PROJECTIONS:

• TOP 300
• QB
• RB
• WR
• TE
• K
• DST

	Player	team	bye	AUCTION	FGs	50-yd+	XPs	tier
1	Matt Prater	DEN	4	$2	29	6	60	1
2	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	10	$2	31	4	48	1
3	Steven Hauschka	SEA	4	$2	31	5	43	1
4	Justin Tucker	BAL	11	$2	33	6	34	1
5	Dan Bailey	DAL	11	$2	28	5	45	1
6	Phil Dawson	SF	8	$1	28	3	43	2
7	Blair Walsh	MIN	10	$1	30	4	35	2
8	Matt Bryant	ATL	9	$1	28	4	40	2
9	Alex Henery	PHI	7	$1	26	3	47	2
10	Nick Novak	SD	10	$1	29	3	37	2
11	Mason Crosby	GB	9	$1	25	3	50	2
12	Shayne Graham	NO	6	$1	25	3	49	2
13	Robbie Gould	CHI	9	$1	26	2	47	2
14	Ryan Succop	KC	6	$1	26	3	40	3
15	Adam Vinatieri	IND	10	$1	28	3	34	3
16	Graham Gano	CAR	12	$1	25	4	34	3
17	Connor Barth	TB	7	$1	24	5	35	3
18	Greg Zuerlein	STL	4	$1	24	4	30	3
19	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	5	$1	26	3	31	3
20	Kai Forbath	WAS	10	$1	21	2	39	3