53rd percentile
K GRADE RECEIPT
Ka'imi Fairbairn
Houston Texans / K / Healthy
Model version: player-forecast-v24 Data updated: August 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM EDT
NFSMELL RATING95.1S
POSITION RANK#1of 32 rated Ks
WHY THIS RATING
Grade components
Quality starter forecastconservative one-season specialist projection
Current form87.0
Player-created value95.1
Next-season projection81.0
Production forecast81.0
Position-relative forecast grade95.1
Model receipt
Kicker production uses sample-shrunk accuracy by distance band, extra points, workload, and range.
The displayed performance component is recency-weighted across qualifying 2025, 2024, 2023 seasons.
OVR uses the conservative one-season specialist projection because it outperformed the prior composite in the 2024-2025 walk-forward audit.
The non-QB forecast target is next-season position-relative production, not an independent film or talent grade.
OVR preserves that forecast ordering on the common position-relative grade scale; the separately displayed projection stays regressed for uncertainty and team impact.
2025 PERFORMANCE
Position-specific metrics
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95.1 season score76 qualifying plays