Ka'imi Fairbairn Fantasy

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn remains out with a soft tissue injury that cost him the chance to play in Saturday's preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers. Texans head coach Bill O'Brien does not have a timetable for Fairbairn's return, but the team does have a backup plan in recent signing Nick Rose. If Fairbairn is back by the time the regular season rolls around, he presents some intriguing upside for the Texans and for fantasy owners -- Houston should have a strong offense this season with quarterback Deshaun Watson back, giving Fairbairn chances to kick extra points and increasing his chances of getting field goal attempts on drives into the opponent's territory.

Aug. 21st • 4:27 AM

The Houston Texans have cut veteran kicker Nick Novak and given the kicker job to second-year player Ka'imi Fairbairn. Fairbairn, who kicked above 80 percent in both of his final two seasons at UCLA, has a stronger leg than Novak and showed improved accuracy during the preseason. Houston's offense isn't expected to be prolific this season, so Fairbairn likely isn't a strong own except in deeper leagues because he likely won't see as many field goal opportunities as other kickers around the league.

Sep. 2nd • 10:33 AM