We’ve done at least one poll for every offensive and defensive position on the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders’ 2000s All-Quarter Century Team, so it’s time to give the specialists some love and vote on a kicker between Sebastian Janikowski and Daniel Carlson.
While the majority of other polls had three nominees, Janikowski and Carlson are the only kickers to play more than one season for the Raiders since 2000, so we’ll keep it simple on this one.
Sebastian Janikowski
Raiders Stats: 414 FGM (80.4%), 63 long, 557 XPM (98.5%) (17 seasons, 268 games)
Accolades: Pro Bowl (2011), 2nd-Team All-Pro (2011)
The Polish Cannon already owns a piece of NFL history as the first, and currently only, kicker to be drafted in the first round. Also, the 17th overall selection in the 2000 draft tied an NFL record at the time for the longest field goal ever made with his 63-yarder in 2011, and booted the league’s longest field goal three times (‘08, ‘09 and ‘11). Janikowski also owns the franchise records for field goals and extra points made.
Daniel Carlson
Raiders Stats: 202 FGM (88.6%), 57 long, 217 XPM (95.6%) (7 seasons, 110 games)
Accolades: 1st-Team All-Pro (2022), 2nd-Team All-Pro (2021)
The Raiders have a long history of getting the most out of other teams’ castaways, and Carlson is included on that list. He was a fifth-round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018, but was waived after just two games and eventually made his way to Oakland, becoming a mainstay in the Silver and Black’s kicking game ever since. Carlson led the league with 40 made field goals in 2021, and while he has a long way to catch Janikowski, the current Raider ranks second in franchise history for field goals made.
So, who are you going with for the kicker spot on the Raiders’ 2000s All-Quarter Century Team?
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