Kickers are typically the last position selected in college fantasy football drafts even though kicker’s average points per game are on par with the majority of tight ends and defenses. Part of the reason that kickers are valued less in the rankings is because they are so inconsistent. Sure, you can land a solid point producer from a good offense, but if they have accuracy issues, they will frustrate you to no end.
We consisder the top-five kickers below to be in the "top tier" of CFBDynasty’s 2018 college fantasy football rankings.
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2018 College Fantasy Rankings:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST
College Fantasy Rankings: Kicker
*Strength of schedule based on ESPN's FPI
| Rank | Player | Team | Conf. | Class | Bye | SOS | Fantasy Playoffs |
| 1 | Matt Ammendola | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Jr | 8 | 45 | @ Oklahoma, v West Virginia, @ TCU |
| 2 | Matt Gay | Utah | Pac-12 | Sr | 4 | 22 | vs Oregon, @ Colorado, vs BYU |
| 3 | Austin Seibert | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Sr | 7 | 25 | vs Oklahoma State, vs Kansas, @ West Virginia |
| 4 | Jameson Vest | Toledo | MAC | Sr | 2 | 107 | @ Nothern Illinois, @ Kent State, vs C Mich |
| 5 | Brandon Ruiz | Arizona State | Pac-12 | So | 7 | 11 | vs UCLA, @ Oregon, @ Arizona |
| 6 | Sean Nuernberger | Ohio State | Big Ten | Sr | 9 | 49 | @ Michigan State, vs Maryland, vs Michigan |
| 7 | Rodrigo Blankenship | Georgia | SEC | Jr | 8 | 43 | vs Auburn, vs UMASS, vd Georgia Tech |
| 8 | Matthew Wright | UCF | American | Sr | 9 | 86 | vs Navy, vs Cincy, @ USF |
| 9 | Louie Zervos | Ohio | MAC | Jr | 2 | 118 | @ Miami Ohio, vs Buffalo, vs Akron |
| 10 | Blanton Creque | Louisville | ACC | Jr | 8 | 39 | @ Syracuse, vs NC State, vs Kentucky |
| 11 | Haden Hoggarth | Boise State | MW | Sr | 4 | 80 | vs Fresno State, @ New Mex, vs Utah State |
| 12 | Daniel LaCamera | Texas A&M | SEC | Sr | 8 | 29 | vs Ole Miss, vs UAB, vs LSU |
| 13 | Sawyer Williams | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | Jr | 6 | 126 | @ Coastal Carolina, vs ULM, @ Texas State |
| 14 | Josh Pollack | Arizona | Pac-12 | Sr | 11 | 63 | vs Colorado, @ Washington State, vs Arizona State |
| 15 | Rafael Gaglianone | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Sr | 5 | 64 | @ Penn State, @ Purdue, vs Minnesota |
| 16 | Dominik Eberle | Utah State | MW | Jr | 5 | 105 | vs San Jose State, @ Colorado State, @ Boise State |
| 17 | Jet Toner | Stanford | Pac-12 | Jr | 7 | 13 | vs Oregon State, @ California, @ UCLA |
| 18 | JJ Molson | UCLA | Pac-12 | So | 4 | 1 | @ AZ St, vs USC, vs Stanford |
| 19 | Quinn Nordin | Michigan | Big Ten | Jr | 9 | 8 | @ Rutgers, vs Indiana, @ Ohio State |
| 20 | Justin Yoon | Notre Dame | FBS Indep. | Sr | 8 | 19 | @ Northwestern, vs Florida State, vs Syracuse |
| 21 | Tucker McCann | Missouri | SEC | Jr | 5 | 40 | vs Vanderbilt. @ Tennessee, vs Arkansas |
| 22 | Riley Patterson | Memphis | American | So | 9 | 97 | vs Tulsa, @ SMU, vs Houston |
| 23 | Josh Grant | Western Michigan | MAC | So | 11 | 103 | Bye, @ Ball State, vs Northern Illinois |
| 24 | Connor Martin | Baylor | Big 12 | Jr | 8 | 35 | @ Iowa State, vs TCU, vs Texas Tech |
| 25 | Jake Verity | East Carolina | American | Jr | 9 | 71 | @ Tulane, vs UCONN, @ Cincinnati |