Cairo Santos · Cameron Dicker · 2026 week 8

Cairo Santos or Cameron Dicker?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cairo Santos or Cameron Dicker? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Cairo Santos — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0 points. The matchup leans Cairo Santos (SEA allow the 29th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cairo Santos START	@ SEA	7.3	29th · tough	11	–	healthy
Cameron Dicker	@ LAR	7.3	8th · soft	8	–	healthy

Ks vs SEA recently: Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W5) · Wil Lutz 7 pts (W6) · Harrison Butker 3 pts (W7).

Ks vs LAR recently: Tyler Bass 12 pts (W5) · Chad Ryland 19 pts (W6) · Matt Gay 8 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

They carry identical projections — projection alone cannot separate them.
Cairo Santos has the higher floor (3.3) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Cameron Dicker has the higher ceiling (13.2) — the play if you need points.
Cairo Santos is steady — about 12% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Cairo Santos faces SEA, 29th most generous to Ks.
Cameron Dicker faces LAR, 8th most generous to Ks.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.