Andy Borregales · Cairo Santos · 2026 week 9
Andy Borregales or Cairo Santos?
Wondering who you should start this week — Andy Borregales or Cairo Santos? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Cairo Santos — barely This one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Cairo Santos (TB allow the 3rd-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player Wk 9 Proj (PPR) Matchup Form L3 Trade value Status
Andy Borregales
vs GB
7.6
29th · tough
6.3
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healthy Cairo Santos START
vs TB
8.1
3rd · soft
11
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healthy
Ks vs GB recently: Brandon Aubrey 1 pts (W6) · Jake Bates 9 pts (W7) · Ryan Fitzgerald 9 pts (W8).
Ks vs TB recently: Brandon Aubrey 5 pts (W5) · Chris Boswell 17 pts (W6) · Nick Folk -1 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Cairo Santos has the higher floor (3.7) — the safer start if you are favoured. Cairo Santos has the higher ceiling (12.9) — the play if you need points. Cairo Santos is steady — about 14% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling. Andy Borregales faces GB, 29th most generous to Ks. Cairo Santos faces TB, 3rd most generous to Ks.
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Who wins a straight-up trade?
Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.
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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.