2017 NFL Draft Prospects: Kickers

By Charlie Campbell.
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The top 2017 Kicker prospects available for the 2017 NFL Draft. * – denotes 2018 prospect. ** – denotes 2019 prospect.

This page was last updated April 26, 2017. Follow Walter @walterfootball for updates.

1. Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona State
   Height: 6-1. Weight: 190.
   Projected Round (2017): 4-6.
   4/26/17: Gonzalez was extremely accurate in 2016, connecting on 23-of-25 field goal attempts. He also was very good from long range, hitting 6-of-9 from 50+ yards. One of those was a 59-yard field goal. Gonzalez wasn’t as accurate as a junior (26-of-34), but he had good seasons as a sophomore (22-of-27) and a freshman (25-of-30). He kicked well at the Senior Bowl.





2. Jake Elliott, K, Memphis
   Height: 5-10. Weight: 176.
   Projected Round (2017): 5-7.
   4/26/17: Elliott was 21-of-26 in 2016 with a long of 50 yards twice. He also was 10-for-12 in the 40-yard range.
   
   8/20/16: Elliott hit on 82 percent of his field goals in 2015 (23-of-28) with a long of 52 yards. He was 21-for-32 as a sophomore and 16-for-18 as a freshman. The senior has never missed an extra point during his collegiate career, making 144.



3. Andy Phillips, K, Utah
   Height: 5-10. Weight: 205.
   Projected Round (2017): 6-FA.
   4/26/17: Phillips was 21-of-25 this season with a long of 47 yards. One miss came in the 30-yard range. The other three were in the 40s. He didn’t attempt a kick in the 50-plus-yard range.
   
   8/20/16: Phillips has been extremely accurate during his collegiate career as he has three seasons of hitting over 80 percent on his field goals. Phillips was 23-of-27 in 2015 with a long of 53 yards. In 2014, the sophomore was 23-of-28. He hit on 85 percent of his field goals as a freshman. Of his 133 extra point attempts during his collegiate career, Phillips has only missed one.





4. Adam Griffith, K, Alabama
   Height: 6-1. Weight: 204.
   Projected Round (2017): 7-FA.
   4/26/17: Griffith was 21-of-28 in 2016 with a long of 48 yards. He went 3-of-7 in the 40-yard range.
   
   8/20/16: Griffith was 23-of-32 in 2015 with a long of 55 yards. He was 12-of-19 in 2014. Griffith has attempted 121 extra points in college and only has missed one.



5. Eric Medina, K, Texas Southern
   Height: 5-11. Weight: 195.
   Projected Round (2017): FA.
   4/26/17: Medina is an accurate kicker who hit on 94 percent (15-of-16 attempts) in 2016. He had a long of 51 yards, but also hit multiple kicks from 48 yards or beyond.



6. Tyler Rausa, K, Boise State
   Height: 6-1. Weight: 189.
   Projected Round (2017): FA.
   4/26/17: Rausa was 9-of-13 in 2016.
   
   8/20/16: Rausa hit on 25-of-30 field goals in 2015. He displayed nice accuracy with a long field goal of 51 yards in his first season kicking for the Broncos. Out of his 62 extra point attempts, Rausa has missed two.

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