Matt Gay

Matt Gay

30-Year-Old KickerK
Indianapolis Colts
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Gay cashed in big after his impressive showings for the Rams in 2021 (94.1 FG percentage) and 2022 (93.3 percent), signing a four-year contract with the Colts last spring that made him the second-highest-paid kicker in terms of average annual value. He ended up tying for second among kickers in fantasy points thanks to his 41 field-goal attempts (second most), but he also had the second most FG misses (eight). To be fair, five of those misses came from 50-plus yards, and Gay also had eight makes in that range, making him more of a slight disappointment than a disaster. The contract should give him job security for 2024, and there's a chance for the Colts offense to take a big step forward with second-year QB Anthony Richardson at the helm. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a four-year, $22.5 million contract with the Colts in March of 2023.
Imperfect in loss
KIndianapolis Colts
November 4, 2024
Gay made two of his three field-goal tries and converted his only extra-point attempt during Sunday's 21-13 loss at Minnesota.
ANALYSIS
Gay made multiple field goals for his sixth consecutive game in Week 9, but the struggles from long range he dealt with early in the season resurfaced Sunday when he hooked a 53-yard try left late in the second quarter. He'll be kicking in a dome again in Week 10 when Indianapolis hosts the Bills.
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The Colts made Gay one of the highest-paid kickers in league history this offseason, apparently impressed by his 92.5 percent conversion rate on field goals the last three years with the Rams. Gay also made 97.9 percent of his PATs for Los Angeles, and he went 12-for-15 from 50-plus yards. The issue is the team, not the player, as the Colts' offense was miserable last season and might need time to improve under incoming first-round pick Anthony Richardson, who had only one full season as the starting QB at Florida.
Gay built off his strong half-season with the Rams in 2020, missing just three kicks over a full year in 2021. On top of the accuracy, he has a powerful leg, though the Rams haven’t depended on it (six 50-plus-yard attempts in 24 games). Even so, Gay was the No. 3 fantasy kicker last year, and he should have plenty of chances again with the 2022 iteration of the Rams offense looking like one of the best yet under Sean McVay.
A 2019 fifth-round pick, Gay lasted just one season with the Bucs before landing on his feet last November, missing only two kicks for the Rams in their final seven games. It remains to be seen if his accuracy holds up long term, but leg strength is not a question, and it's mostly been chip shots that've given him trouble. Gay will need to fend off competition from Austin MacGinnis this summer.
Despite missing eight field goals and five extra points, Gay finished last year as the No. 4 kicker in fantasy scoring, tying for third in both FG and PAT attempts. He went 11 of 14 in the 40-49-yard range and five of eight from 50-plus yards, arguably atoning for his short-range inconsistency. However, the Bucs brought in Ryan Succop in September and he quickly supplanted Gay as Tampa Bay's kicker.
The Buccaneers at least were smart enough to wait until Round 5 in their most recent attempt to draft a kicker. Gay won't have the same leash we saw with 2016 second-round pick Roberto Aguayo, but the rookie does figure to have an edge over veteran Cairo Santos in training camp. Fantasy relevance can't be ruled out after the Bucs finished third in the NFL with 416 yards per game last season.
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Perfect in Week 8
KIndianapolis Colts
October 27, 2024
Gay went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts and made both of his extra-point tries in the Colts' 23-20 loss to the Texans on Sunday.
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Busy in close win
KIndianapolis Colts
October 21, 2024
Gay made all three of his field-goal attempts and converted his only extra-point try in Sunday's 16-10 win versus the Dolphins.
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Does job in win
KIndianapolis Colts
October 14, 2024
Gay made both of his two field-goal attempts and both of his extra-point tries in Sunday's 20-17 win at Tennessee.
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Stays busy in loss
KIndianapolis Colts
October 6, 2024
Gay made four extra-point tries and both of his field-goal attempts in Sunday's 37-34 loss to the Jaguars.
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Misses one in win
KIndianapolis Colts
September 30, 2024
Gay made all three of his extra-point tries but missed one of his three field-goal attempts in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Steelers.
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Historic performance in OT win
KIndianapolis Colts
September 24, 2023
Gay became the first kicker in NFL history to make at least four field goals of 50-plus yards in one game in Sunday's 22-19 overtime win over the Ravens, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
All four makes from long distance came after halftime. Gay made a 53-yard, game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter, then won the game with a 53-yard field goal in overtime. When the Colts gave Gay the largest free agent contract for a kicker in NFL history -- $22.5 million over four years -- this past offseason, it was with performances like this one in mind.
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