Oh I agree....those 2nd round kickers.....and there's more than one may think, are all busts.
I'm saying you can usually get the best kicker on the board in round five....think Tyler Bass and Evan McPherson....instead of having to fight for them as UDFA.
I know what you mean though. Those kickers who attract attention in college usually don't pan out in the NFL.
Bailey was a priority UDFA. Folk was a 6th I believe.
Edit....I'm all old...not sure about you, but you've got me remembering Steve Little and Russell Erxleben.
i still remember the Radas taking Sebastian J. in the very first round, and he never came close to living up to that kind of kicker.
- Al Davis must've thought Sebastian was Ray Guy de ja vue strike gold all over again.
- Bucs took a FG kicker in 3rd round.. bust city
- Cardinals taking John Lee in the 2nd rd .. total bust
If i liked a FG kicker that much, i'd rather aim for the 7th round at the least, no more than 6th rd, so he would not have to be a undrafted bidding war for him.
But usually 9 out of 10 times, they all end up being in the same graded group.