Ka'imi Fairbairn

Ka'imi Fairbairn

30-Year-Old KickerK
Houston Texans
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Fairbairn was fantastic last season and didn't miss a game, yet he only tied for 17th in fantasy scoring because of a lack of PAT volume. He made 29 of his 31 FGAs, including all six from 50-plus yards, lifting his career rate on field goals to 85.5 percent. He also hit all 24 of his PATs, giving him a career rate of 92 percent. A return to fantasy relevance could be coming in the not-so-distant future if No. 2 overall pick C.J. Stroud pans out at quarterback, but it's a longshot for Fairbairn this season with the rookie throwing to a subpar group of pass catchers and likely experiencing some growing pains. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $15.9 million contract with the Texans in March of 2024.
Staying in Houston
KHouston Texans
March 6, 2024
Fairbairn agreed Wednesday with Houston on a three-year contract, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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According to Wilson, Fairbairn's deal is expected to be worth $5.3 million annually, which would place him fourth in the league among all kickers. The 30-year-old has spent his entire professional career with the Texans, converting 87.1 percent of field-goal attempts and 92.4 percent of extra-point tries. Fairbairn has attempted exactly six field goals of 50-plus yards in six consecutive seasons, making at least three of those tries each season and 72.5 percent of them for his career. Fairbairn finished third among kickers in fantasy points per game in 2023, though he missed five games in November and December with a quadricep injury.
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Set to return
KHouston Texans
December 12, 2023
Fairbairn is expected to return from a quadriceps injury for a Week 15 matchup against the Titans, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 reports.
ANALYSIS
Fairbairn has been sidelined since Week 9 with Matt Amendola filling in at kicker in his absence. However, the Texans parted ways with Amendola on Tuesday, suggesting Fairbairn will be back Sunday against Tennessee. He has yet to be formally designated to return from injured reserve and will have to be activated in order to suit up. Prior to the injury, Fairbairn made 18 of his 19 field-goal attempts and all 14 of his extra-point attempts.
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2021 represented the worst season of Fairbairn's five-year career as the veteran converted just 79 percent of his attempts across 13 games. The Texans as a team combined for the third- fewest field-goal attempts of any team last season, and it could be more of the same this season with Davis Mills in line for most of the QB snaps. The one thing working in Fairbairn's favor, seemingly, is job security.
Fairbairn led the NFL in both field goals made and attempted back in 2018, but he's otherwise finished 13th or lower in kicker fantasy scoring each year, making 84.8 percent of field-goal tries and 91.9 percent of PATs. He's a solid kicker with strong job security in the second season of a four-year, $17.65 million contract, but there's not a ton of fantasy upside given the limitations of Houston's roster.
Fairbairn fell way off from his 2018 production, losing both volume and accuracy in 2019. Houston's offense didn't progress the way many expected, but it did improve in the red zone, thereby dropping Fairbairn from the No. 1 fantasy spot in 2018 to No. 19 last year. He should split the difference in 2020, but he's essentially a league-average kicker attached to an offense looking for an identity change.
An unexpected scoring leader last year, Fairbairn benefited from a Houston offense ranked 15th in yards (363 per game) and 27th in red-zone TD rate (50 percent). Harrison Butker was the only kicker with more cumulative opportunities between field goals and extra points, with Fairbairn getting a boost from Houston's strong play on defense. Accuracy helps his cause, but some of 2018's FGs will become PATs.
Fairbairn beat out Nick Novak in a kicking battle last season, then had a quiet debut campaign on a miserable team. The 24-year-old did enjoy a couple big games before Deshaun Watson was injured, and he made nine of 11 attempts from 40 yards or longer. The downside was a trio of misses from inside 40 yards and three more misses on PATs. Fairbairn could become a productive option if Watson returns healthy and proves to be a star.
Fairbairn surprisingly beat out incumbent Nick Novak to win the kicking battle in Houston. This is not an insignificant development. Novak finished second in the NFL with 41 field-goal attempts in 2016. Much of that had to do with a Texans' offense that had difficulty finishing drives. Houston's quarterback play this season may only be marginally better as an untested Tom Savage directing the offense, meaning Fairbairn's leg could be an important part of the offense.
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Misses first kick since Week 2
KHouston Texans
January 7, 2024
Fairbairn converted his lone field-goal attempt and two of three extra-point kicks in Saturday's 23-19 win over the Colts in Week 18.
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Logs 14 points in win
KHouston Texans
January 1, 2024
Fairbairn converted all four field-goal attempts and both extra-point kicks in Sunday's 26-3 win over Tennessee in Week 17.
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Not needed in blowout loss
KHouston Texans
December 26, 2023
Fairbairn did not attempt a field goal and converted both extra-point kicks in Sunday's 36-22 loss to the Browns in Week 16.
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Returns, makes impact
KHouston Texans
December 18, 2023
Fairbairn converted four of four field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point kick in Sunday's 19-16 overtime win over the Titans in Week 15.
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Ready to kick Sunday
KHouston Texans
December 16, 2023
Fairbairn (quadricep) was activated from injured reserve and will serve as the Texans' kicker Sunday against the Titans.
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