Cairo Santos · Evan McPherson · 2026 week 6

Cairo Santos or Evan McPherson?

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

Start Evan McPherson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Evan McPherson (BAL allow the 15th-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 6	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cairo Santos	@ ATL	7.9	21st	8.3	–	healthy
Evan McPherson START	@ BAL	8.1	15th	7.7	–	healthy

Ks vs ATL recently: Trey Smack 1 pts (W3) · Daniel Carlson 5 pts (W4) · Tyler Loop 14 pts (W5).

Ks vs BAL recently: Brandon Aubrey 10 pts (W3) · Joey Slye 4 pts (W4) · Nick Folk 12 pts (W5).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cairo Santos faces ATL, 21st most generous to Ks.
Evan McPherson faces BAL, 15th 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.