Quote:Several potential candidates on this list:

 

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/tracker#dt...pecialists

• Josh Lambo is the Chargers kicker. He replaced Nick Novak who is now the Texans kicker replacing Bullock.
  
  
• Justin Manton's bio out of Louisiana-Monroe fails to sell me. His negatives mention a slow approach to the ball that could lead to blocked kicks, his power is listed as "marginal", and his hang-time on kickoffs is pathetic. Overall he was 36 of 56 (64.3%) on field goals and 148 of 152 (97.4%) extra points in college, but he had a breakout senior season going 20 of 24 (83.3%) on field goals and 23 of 23 (100%) on extra points with a long of 51 yards. The Ravens signed him as an undrafted rookie, but he was waived in the cut-downs and is currently available. He can also punt in case of emergency. There's a chance he might be more accurate than Myers under 50 yards, but he's worthless over 50 yards and would represent a substantial loss of leg power on kickoffs.
  
  
• Tom Obarski (Concordia-St. Paul) has shown the ability to kick long FGs nailing 5 of 8 in college over 50 yards including two from 56 and a long of 59. As a senior he hit 9 of 10 over 40 yards, but what's scary is that as a junior he went 0 of 7 in the 40-49 yard range. In the Senior Bowl he nailed one from 49 but then missed from 44 and 43. He was 44 of 63 overall in college (69.8%) on FGs and 118 of 122 on XPs (96.7%), As a senior he was 18 of 21 (85.7%) on FGs. Despite a strong leg, he's said to lack depth on kickoffs. Obarski signed with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent, but was waived in the final cut-down to 53 and is available.
  
  
• Kyle Brindza (Notre Dame) made only 58.3 percent of his field goals as a senior and is not considered a legitimate prospect as a place kicker. He might be a good kickoff specialist. The grades keep going down from here.
  
  
• Sam Ficken (Penn State) had a long of 54 yards in 2013, but otherwise is not a legitimate prospect with a leg strength well below NFL standards, a low trajectory, and a pathetic hangtime on kickoffs. Ficken was 1 of 2 as a rookie on FGs plus made his lone XP. In the three years since he was 53 of 73 (72.6%) on FGs and 108 of 111 on XPs (97.3%). This includes a breakout senior season where he went 24 of 29 (82.8%) on FGs and 28 of 28 (100%) on XPs.  Aside from a tryout at the Chiefs minicamp, he hasn't had a whiff from NFL teams, although he did tweet the Steelers that he's available after Scobee was waived.
  
  
• Jared Roberts (Colorado State) fell off the grid after a disastrous senior season where he connected on 12 of 20 FGs (60%) including a mere 3 of 7 (42.9%) from 40 to 49 yards with a more impressive 3 of 4 (75%) over 50 yards. His kickoff strength improved to marginal as a senior and that was largely due to high altitude. On his Pro Day he showed up ready to kick for NFL scouts after the other position drills concluded, but not a single scout stuck around to watch.