Wondering who you should start this week — Cairo Santos or Tyler Loop? 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 0.1 points. The matchup leans Cairo Santos (GB allow the 25th-most K points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 5
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Cairo SantosSTART
@ GB
7.6
25th · tough
8.3
–
healthy
Tyler Loop
@ ATL
7.5
27th · tough
8
–
healthy
Ks vs GB recently: Jason Sanders 5 pts (W2) · Nick Folk 10 pts (W3) · Chase McLaughlin 2 pts (W4).
Ks vs ATL recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 10 pts (W2) · Trey Smack 1 pts (W3) · Daniel Carlson 5 pts (W4).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Cairo Santos has the higher floor (3.4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Cairo Santos has the higher ceiling (12.6) — the play if you need points.
Cairo Santos is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Tyler Loop is steady — about 8% less volatile week to week than a typical K projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Cairo Santos faces GB, 25th 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.