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Gostkowski ranked in the top five in field goal attempts (40) and conversions (37) last year. He ranked second in fantasy points and has finished first or second during five of the past six years. His 91.4 percent field goal conversion rate over the past five years is tops in the league. Gostkowski has also ranked in the top three in extra point attempts each of the past three seasons. The 34-year-old is one of the league's best kickers in one of the league's best offenses. He remains an elite, high-floor fantasy option in 2018.
Bryant was fantasy's No. 5 kicker in 2017 and has now finished top-five in three of the past four years (including first in 2016). Bryant's average field goal attempt of 40.4 yards was third highest last season. He converted on 87.2 percent of the tries after nailing 91.9 percent of his 2016. Bryant has missed only one extra point (91 of 92) since the new rules were put in place in 2015. Bryant is now 42 years old, but is still one of the game's top kickers. He's a fringe top-five fantasy option.
Tucker finished fourth in fantasy points last season and has now posted six consecutive top-11 seasons. Tucker's production was down last year (91.9 field goal conversion rate), but he's still the league's best pure kicker. In 2016, he nailed all but one of 39 attempts despite a 41.9-yard average distance (third highest). He's converted 15 of 17 attempts from 50-plus yards over the past two years. Tucker is the only kicker who has made 100 percent of his extra point attempts all three seasons since the new rules were enforced in 2015. Baltimore's weak offense hurts Tucker a bit, but he overcomes it with his elite leg. Lock him in as a top-five fantasy kicker.
Zuerlein was fantasy's top-scoring kicker last season after posting an average finish of 23.6 at the position during the first five seasons of his career. His 2017 production was helped by the Rams ranking second in the NFL with 43 field goal attempts, but Zuerlein also connected on a career-high 95 percent of his kicks. It's fair to wonder whether Zuerlein's efficiency will take a dive after a shaky first four years in the league, but with Sean McVay running the show, the Rams figure to again rank among the league's top-scoring teams. That will allow Zuerlein plenty of opportunities, meaning he is a top-end fantasy kicker.