Folk Back at the Top: Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings for Week 11

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Nick Folk was pretty much the consensus number one kicker this preseason, no matter where you looked. I have had the pleasure of avoiding the disappointment of owning him, because he was pretty much always taken before the last round and I thankfully have a rule against that.

This week, though, he's back. The Cowboys are coming off a bye week in which they got nearly all their weapons healthy, most importantly Tony Romo. I expect the scoreboard operator to be busy in Washington, and we can't expect the Cowboys to totally be firing on all cylinders, which means a few stalled drives mixed in with the multiple TDs. Plus, Folk's just the best kicker in the league when given the chance to be.

More analysis after the rankings.

1. Nick Folk, at WAS
2. Jason Elam, at ATL
3. Matt Prater, vs. DEN
4. Rob Bironas, at JAX
5. Matt Bryant, vs. MIN
6. Neil Rackers, at SEA
7. John Kasay, vs. DET
8. Stephen Gostkowski, vs. NYJ
9. David Akers, at CIN
10. Joe Nedney, vs. StL
11. Rian Lindell, vs. CLE
12. Dan Carpenter, vs. OAK
13. Phil Dawson, at BUF
14. John Carney, vs. BAL
15. Mason Crosby, vs. CHI
16. Robbie Gould, at GB
17. Ryan Longwell, at TB
18. Jeff Reed, vs. SD
19. Nate Kaeding, at PIT
20. Shaun Suisham, vs. DAL

- As I've mentioned in the WR rankings, I believe there are going to be a lot of high scoring games this week ... so good luck finding the kickers who actually mix in multiple field goals with their extra point kicking.

- I would like Mason Crosby and Robbie Gould a lot more, but the weather report in Green Bay is not favorable right now.

- Ditto for Nate Kaeding and Jeff Reed in Pittsburgh.

- Jason Elam and Matt Prater, however, are quality kickers in a most-certainly high-scoring game ... and it's being played indoors. Gotta love that.