2026
2026 season · K · #3 · 3rd season
Spencer Shrader
Age 27 · 6'2" · 200 lb · Notre Dame; University of South Florida · Undrafted (2024). The Colts' kicker on the depth chart, 8 games this season.
- How good+2.3 makes over what an average kicker would make from his distances, 3rd of 31.
- RangeHis misses came from 48 and 56.
- Under pressureIn the fourth quarter or overtime of a one-score game: 4 of 5.
- Fantasy10.9 points a game, K3 of 32. Scoring is the same in every format.
- This weekWeek 9: the Cowboys visit, Sunday.
How good is hehis kicks against the league, distance for distance
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field goal %made of tried | 90% | T-8th of 31 | 74th | |
| Over expectedmakes vs the league curve | +2.3 | 3rd of 31 | 92nd | |
| Over expected / tryper attempt | +0.11 | 6th of 31 | 82nd | |
| From 50+made | 6 | T-1st of 31 | 95th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg tryyards | 44.7 | 4th of 31 | 89th | |
| Extra point %made of tried | 93% | 21st of 31 | 34th | |
| Kickoffstheir start, lower is better | 31.7 | T-25th of 31 | 19th | |
| Points a gameFG and extra points | 8.9 | 6th of 31 | 82nd |
| Yards | Made | His % | Expected | League | Over exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 3/3 | 100% | 97% | 98% | +0.1 |
| 30–39 | 3/3 | 100% | 91% | 97% | +0.3 |
| 40–49 | 7/8 | 88% | 83% | 79% | +0.4 |
| 50–54 | 2/2 | 100% | 70% | 67% | +0.6 |
| 55+ | 4/5 | 80% | 60% | 66% | +1.0 |
Expected is the chance an average kicker makes each of his tries, from a curve fitted to every field goal try of the three seasons before this one. A block counts as a miss. Over expected is his makes minus those chances added up.
Every kickwhere each try came from, and the ones that swung a game
19 of 21, and his tries average 44.7 yards, 4th-longest among qualifying kickers. The ones that got away came from 48 and 56.
- 1OT 3:15INDWeek 2 at the Chiefs: 38 yards, good, down 317% → 66%
- 2Q4 0:21INDWeek 3 vs the Texans: 53 yards, good, down 146% → 82%
- 3Q4 4:27INDWeek 7 at the Vikings: 48 yards, no good, down 337% → 19%
- 4Q2 0:03INDWeek 4 at the Commanders: 48 yards, good, up 150% → 60%
- 5Q3 2:19INDWeek 7 at the Vikings: 56 yards, no good, up 469% → 59%
The change in his team's chance to win from the snap to the next play, from nflverse's model. A made kick can lower it: three points can be worth less than the touchdown chances the drive had.
Week by weekthe game log, with the conditions he kicked in
| Game | FG | Long | XP | Pts | Fant. | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 vs BAL | 1/1 | 58 | 2/3 | 5 | 6 | indoors |
| Wk 2 at KC | 3/3 | 49 | 3/3 | 12 | 14 | 71°, wind 10 |
| Wk 3 vs HOU | 4/4 | 58 | 1/1 | 13 | 17 | roof open |
| Wk 4 at WAS | 3/3 | 52 | 3/3 | 12 | 16 | 70°, wind 7 |
| Wk 5 at PIT | 5/5 | 57 | 1/1 | 16 | 21 | outdoors |
| Wk 6 vs TEN | 2/2 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 | 9 | roof open |
| Wk 7 at MIN | 1/3 | 43 | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | indoors |
| Wk 8 at JAX | 0/0 | – | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | outdoors |
Fantasy is ESPN standard: 3 points for a field goal up to 39 yards, 4 from 40–49, 5 from 50–59, 6 from 60+, minus 1 for a miss; 1 for an extra point, minus 1 for a miss. The same in every format.
Career3 seasons, 2 teams
His best year was 2025, 13 of 14 (93%) with a long of 52. This season he is 19 of 21 on field goals and 14 of 15 on extra points.
| Season | G | FG | % | Long | 50+ | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 KC | 4 | 5/5 | 100% | 45 | 0/0 | 9/9 |
| 2025 IND | 5 | 13/14 | 93% | 52 | 1/2 | 14/14 |
| 2026 so far IND | 8 | 19/21 | 90% | 58 | 6/7 | 14/15 |