Kickers

By Office of the Commissioner, Editor-in-Chief

Week 7 Newsletter

With the 125th overall pick in the 13th spot of the 9th round, owner Trey Kennedy of team Cucker Carlson selected future Hall of Famer and first kicker-off-the-board Justin Tucker. This stalwart of the Baltimore Ravens holds two NFL records for best FG accuracy (90.4% with min 100 attempts) and longest field goal (66 yards). The former Texas Longhorn has thrived in 2023, amassing an impressive 57.2 points thanks to the new yardage-based scoring system. He’s outscored athletes like Ekeler, Jones, and Harris.

Our office secured an exclusive interview with Trey Kennedy, owner of Cucker Carlson, comedian, and pumpkin spice enthusiast. Kennedy had this to say about Tucker:

A lot of my peers are judgmental of taking a K so early, notably John Gilmore who dropped his 4th round pick. We know Tucker is capable of even more and we expect it moving forward. I will bet anyone in the league $20 Tucker outscores every single starter on Oneils’ team. 

Tucker is K16 on the season and has been outscored by free agents like Blake Grupe, Matt Gay, Matt Parker, Carlos Santos, and Jason Myers. Despite having missed a PAT and 2 FGs this season, he out paces significant starters shown in the graph below.

Notable Players Justin Tucker Has Outscored this Season:

PlayerRound DraftedDrafted By
Austin Ekeler1st RoundJordan Bosch
Najee Harris4th RoundJohn Gilmore
Damien Pierce4th RoundMatthew O’Neil
Aaron Jones4th RoundSpencer Mobley
Christian Watson5th RoundConnor Lamb
Javonte Williams5th RoundZane Callister
Dionate Johnson6th RoundJohn Gilmore
Jahan Dotson6th RoundSpencer Mobley
David Njoku7th RoundChris Wahrman
AJ Dillion7th RoundRyan Zisman
Deshaun Watson8th RoundJohn Gilmore
Elijah Moore8th RoundTravis Cotton

Thank you,

Office of the Commissioner