Michael Badgley

Michael Badgley

30-Year-Old KickerK
Indianapolis Colts
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Michael Badgley in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
Signed a contract with the Colts in October of 2025.
New kicker in Indy
KIndianapolis Colts
October 7, 2025
Badgley agreed to a contract with the Colts on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
With Spencer Shrader (knee) suffering a season-ending injury in Sunday's 40-6 win over the Raiders, the Colts worked out Badgley and Dustin Hopkins on Tuesday. The former ultimately emerged from the tryout with a contract, and he'll now have the opportunity to kick for a Colts squad that has fielded a surprisingly prolific offense through the first five weeks. Despite having his day cut short by the injury in Week 5, Shrader had racked up an NFL-high 53 points while knocking down 13 of 14 field-goal tries on the season. With a career 82.4 percent success rate on field goals over stops with five different teams in his career, Badgley can't be counted on to match the accuracy Shrader had displayed, but the 30-year-old should at least benefit from playing his home games indoors. Badgley looks like a worthy pickup in fantasy leagues for managers seeking a fill-in for Shrader or a replacement for a kicker who is on bye or isn't tethered to as formidable of an offense as Indianapolis.
Read More News
NFL Stats
Loading NFL Stats...
Fantasy Stats
Loading Fantasy/Red Zone Stats...
2024 NFL Game Log
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2024 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2023 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2022 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2021 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2020 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2019 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
2018 NFL Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
Standard
PPR
Half PPR
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Loading Game Log...
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Michael Badgley See More
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Michael Badgley See More
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2021
2020
2019
Badgley was the Chargers' kicker from 2018 to 2020, then bounced around to four different teams in 2021 and 2022, eventually landing in Detroit where he subsequently spent most of 2023 on the practice squad. He finally got another chance late in 2023, replacing a struggling Riley Patterson in Week 15 and making all seven of his field-goal attempts (plus 24 of 26 PATs) across four regular-season games and three playoff appearances. Badgley looked like the favorite to handle Detroit's kicking work heading into training camp, but he then suffered a season-ending hamstring tear during the first week of summer practice. He'll focus on rehab this fall and hope to bounce back in 2025.
Badgley had a nice run as the Chargers' placekicker in 2018 and 2019 before a poor 2020 sent him on a journey from Indianapolis to Tennessee to Chicago to Detroit. It was at the last destination where he thrived, and he re-signed this offseason after going 20-for-24 on field-goal tries and 33-for-33 on PATs in 12 games last year. However, the Lions cut him a few months later, electing instead for a battle between Riley Patterson and John Parker Romo. Badgley's career FG conversion rate of 81.7 percent screams mediocre -- and his 5-of-13 record from 50-plus yards worse than that -- but he's on track to enter Week 1 as the Titans' kicker after signing with them Aug. 22.
Badgley missed only five kicks in 18 games between 2018 and 2019, but he took a sharp downward turn in 2020 with an NFL-high nine missed FGs. Even with 19 of his 33 tries covering 40 or more yards, Badgley's 72.7 percent conversion rate was unacceptable by modern standards. He then lost a summer job competition to Tristan Vizcaino, with the Chargers placing Badgley on waivers at the end of the preseason.
Badgley's emergence in 2018 appeared to solve the Chargers' infamous kicking woes, but the team's problems returned in 2019 when he missed the first two months of the season with a groin injury. Badgley came back in November and stabilized the situation, likely doing enough to lock down the job for this year. The offense is now the big concern, with Philip Rivers gone and the line still looking shaky.
Badgley ended the Chargers' kicking curse last year, but his fantasy output (7.9 ppg) was modest as the team ranked 10th in red-zone TD percentage (64.2). The Chargers finished 11th in yards and sixth in points but only 17th in FG attempts - partially a product of not trusting Caleb Sturgis, whom Badgley replaced for good after Week 9. Badgley might still be on a short leash, but the Chargers will score plenty of points.
More Fantasy News
Entering free agency healthy
KDetroit Lions
March 4, 2025
Detroit cleared Badgley from the groin injury that landed him on the injured reserve list for the entire 2024 season, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Moves to IR
KDetroit Lions
Hamstring
July 27, 2024
The Lions placed Badgley (hamstring) on injured reserve Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Suffers season-ending injury
KDetroit Lions
Hamstring
July 26, 2024
Badgley suffered a season-ending hamstring injury during Thursday's practice, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Re-signs with Lions
KDetroit Lions
February 22, 2024
Badgley is re-signing with the Lions on a one-year contract, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Converts four field goals in 2023
KDetroit Lions
February 11, 2024
Badgley converted four of four field-goal attempts and 13 of 15 PATs over four games in 2023.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Team adds big-legged kicker
KDetroit Lions
June 16, 2024
Badgley faces additional competition for a roster spot, as Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that kicker Jake Bates signed a two-year contract with the Lions on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Bates has been impressive kicking in the UFL, where his first kick was a game-winning 64-yard field goal. He has made three kicks of 60-plus yards and 17 of 22 field-goal attempts overall. Badgley made all four of his field-goal attempts in four games with the Lions in 2023 but missed two of 15 PAT tries. Bates' bigger leg could give the newcomer the advantage in a kicking competition that may not be decided until after the preseason.
See All NFL Rumors