Cairo Santos · Matt Gay · 2026 week 3

Cairo Santos or Matt Gay?

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

Start Matt Gay — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Matt Gay (NO allow the 22nd-most K points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Cairo Santos vs PHI 7.6 25th · tough 8 – healthy
Matt Gay START @ NO 7.7 22nd 9 – healthy

Ks vs PHI recently: Drew Stevens 4 pts (W1) · Joey Slye 8 pts (W2).

Ks vs NO recently: Jake Bates 7 pts (W1) · Tyler Loop 5 pts (W2).

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.