Marquee positions like running back and wide receiver get all the love in fantasy football. And for being a "start one" position, quarterbacks get mountains of analysis. Tight end even gets plenty of attention at this point, especially now that there are a lot of new faces in the top of the tight end rankings.
But defense and kicker always seem to be afterthoughts. Relegated to selection in the last couple of rounds, most people fully expect to drop the defense or kicker that they draft soon, so they just don't pay much attention.
