Matt Gay

Matt Gay

31-Year-Old KickerK
San Francisco 49ers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Colts kept Gay busy after signing him to a big contract during the 2023 offseason, but he didn't exactly reward them, missing half of his attempts from 50-plus yards (11-of-22) en route to an 82.1 field-goal percentage overall. He missed just one PAT and three field-goal attempts inside of 50 yards, but that ultimately wasn't enough to justify his salary, so the Colts released him in April. The Commanders then signed Gay to a one-year, $4.25 million contract and released fellow kicker Zane Gonzalez, setting up Gay in what should be a high-volume role for a team that scored the fifth most points in the league last season. Read Past Outlooks
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Released by the Commanders in November of 2025.
Returns to practice squad
KSan Francisco 49ers
December 1, 2025
The 49ers reverted Gay to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
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With Eddy Pineiro missing the past two weeks due to a hamstring injury, Gay has stepped in and gone 4-for-4 on field goals as well as 4-for-4 on PATs. San Francisco is on bye Week 14 and Pineiro is trending toward active status when the team returns to action Week 15, so Gay's tenure as the club's kicker may have come to an end.
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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.
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 on four kicks in win
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 30, 2025
Gay converted both of his field-goal attempts and both extra-point tries in the 49ers' 26-8 win over the Browns on Sunday.
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Elevated for Week 13
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 29, 2025
The 49ers elevated Gay from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday, and he will serve as the 49ers' starting kicker against the Browns on Sunday.
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Reverts to practice squad
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 25, 2025
Gay reverted to the 49ers' practice squad Tuesday, per the NFL transaction log.
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Makes all four kicks in 49ers debut
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 24, 2025
Gay converted both of his field-goal tries and both of his point-after attempts in Monday's 20-9 Week 12 win over Carolina.
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Elevated for Monday Night Football
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 24, 2025
San Francisco has elevated Gay from the practice squad to the active roster to start versus the Panthers on Monday,
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Likely to kick for SF on Monday
KSan Francisco 49ers
November 20, 2025
Gay signed with San Francisco's practice squad Wednesday and is likely to kick for the 49ers against the Panthers in Week 12, as David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports that Eddy Pineiro is considered week-to-week due to a hamstring injury.
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Pineiro was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain after San Francisco's Week 11 win over the Cardinals. Even though Pineiro has an extra day to recover, Gay will likely get a chance to make his 49ers debut against the Panthers on Monday Night Football in Week 12. Gay connected on 13 of 19 field-goal attempts and all 22 of his PAT attempts in 10 games with the Commanders prior to being waived Monday.
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