Over the past few weeks here at CBSSports.com, we've been putting out our annual top-10 ranking for each position group in the NFL.From to to to , we Sterling Sharpe Jersey 've been ranking everyone, and as we do every year, we've saved the best for last: kickers and punters. At least, I think that's why we saved them for last. No one was really clear about it, so I'm just going to a sume this is a cla sic "save the best for last" scenario. We've got our ranking of kickers coming at you first, and then later this week, we'll be unveiling our list of the top 10 punters.Ranking kickers is pretty easy -- at least at the top -- because all you have to do is put at No. 1 and then go from there. Tucker is actually one of three kickers from the AFC North that cracked the top 10 this year, which basically means that if you need a fantasy kicker this year, you should probably look to the AFC North. They know what they're doing there.Alright, let's get to the rankings. NE K #6 Some players get worse with age, but not Folk, who arguably had the best year of his career with the Patriots in 2021, despite the fact it was his 15th season. Folk hit 92.3% of his kicks in 2021, which made him the fifth-most accurate kicker in the NFL last year. That followed a 2020 season where he hit 92.9% of his field goals, which makes him one of just three kickers in the NFL to hit 92% of his field goals in each of the past two seasons ( and are the others)Folk showed off his value last season during a Week 15 Aaron Rodgers T Shirts game against the , when he kicked five field goals en route to scoring 18 of New England's 36 points in a 36-13 win. At 37, Folk might not last much longer in the NFL, but he could extend his NFL career if he keeps playing like he did last season when he went a perfect 35-for-35 from inside 53 yards. (Folk only mi sed three kicks on the season and they were all from 54 yards or longer.) SF K #9 Gould has been so good for so long that it's impo sible to keep him off this list. Over the course of his 17-year career, Gould has made 86.6% of his field goals, which makes him the seventh-most accurate kicker in NFL history. Although he mi sed four games due to injury in 2021, which caused him to slightly struggle, it should be noted that he's one of the most clutch postseason kickers in NFL history. Gould has attempted 21 career field goals in the playoffs and he's MADE THEM ALL, which means he holds the NFL record for most postseason field goals without a mi s.If you watched the 49ers in the playoffs last season, then you know why Gould is so valuable. In the divisional round, he booted the 49ers to a stunning win over the with a 45-yard field goal as time expired. GOULD IS GOOD.THE WIN IN LAMBEAU TO ADVANCE TO THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP. NFL (@NFL) Although Gould's accuracy numbers have slightly waned in the regular season over the past few years, he continues to be as good as Gould in the playoffs. CIN K #2 There's only one kicker on this list who's coming off his rookie season and that's McPherson, who just completed po sibly the most impre sive rookie year in NFL history.McPherson might have been the most clutch kicker in the NFL last year and he proved that in the playoffs when he hit 14 field goals, which tied record for most field goals ever in a single postseason. However, McPherson's playoff performance was arguably even more impre sive because he didn't mi s a single kick (Vinatieri went 14-for-15 during his postseason run).Of those 14 makes, two were game-winners, including a field goal against the that sent the Bengals to their first in 33 years. EVAN MCPHERSON SENDS CINCY TO THE SUPER BOWL. NFL (@NFL) McPherson's 14 postseason field goals are the third most in NFL playoff history without a mi s (only Robbie Gould and have more).One reason the Bengals love McPherson is because of his booming leg. During the 2021 season, McPherson hit nine field goals of 50 yards or more. Not only Henry Black Jersey did that lead the NFL, but it was just one off the NFL record for most field goals of 50 yards or more in a single season.If McPherson did have one weakne s in 2021, it was hitting kicks from between 40 and 49 yards. Of the 17 kickers who attempted at least nine field goals from that range, McPherson had the second-worst conversion percentage (66.7%). Of course, he was just a rookie, so it won't be surprising if he improves upon that number in 2022. The good news for the Bengals is that he's still hitting clutch kicks for them even though it's the offseason. Evan McPherson nailed 63-yard field goal to end Bengals OTAs Opening Day Game (@OpeningDayNFL) Including the playoffs, the Bengals kicker hit a total of five game-winning field goals last season.McPherson set several franchise records during his rookie season. Not only did he hit the longest field goal in team history (58), but he also broke the record for most CAREER playoff field goals at 14. Before McPherson came along, no Bengals kicker had ever hit more than nine career playoff field goals. PHI K #4 The Eagles kicker is cracking this list for the first time after a career-best year in 2021. Last season, Elliott was one of just three kickers in the NFL who hit at least 90% of Green Bay Packers Sleepwear Underwear his field goals while making every single one of his extra point attempts (Justin Tucker and Younghoe Koo were the others).The bounce-back season was huge for Elliott, who wasn't very popular in Philadelphia following a 2020 season where he hit just 73.7% of his field goals. Fortunately for Elliott, that's really the only bad season he's had in his five-year career.The most impre sive part of Elliott's 2021 season might have been the fact that he didn't mi s a single kick on the road, going a perfect 15-for-15. LAR K #8 If last season proved one thing, it's that having a clutch kicker can play a large part in whether a team gets to the Super Bowl. A big reason the Bengals made the Super Bowl was because of Evan McPherson, and a big reason the Rams made it was because of Matt Gay. Don Hutson Jersey During the Rams' run to the Super Bowl, Gay kicked not one, but two game-winning field goals during the playoffs. First, he beat the with a 30-yard field goal as time expired in the divisional round, then followed that up with another 30-yard game-winner against the 49ers that came with under two minutes to play in the NFC title game.Gay's playoff performances capped off a 2021 season where he was one of the best kickers in the NFL. During the regular season, Gay hit 94.1% of his field goals, which ranked second in the NFL, behind only Justin Tucker. Gay also made 98% of his extra points (48 of 49), which was the second-highest total out of the group of 11 kickers who attempted 45 or more on the season. Although Gay struggled during his rookie year with the Buccaneers in 2019, he's slowly put that behind him to become one of the best kickers in t