Cairo Santos · Wil Lutz · 2026 week 8
Cairo Santos or Wil Lutz?
Wondering who you should start this week — Cairo Santos or Wil Lutz? 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 0.2 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
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healthy Wil Lutz vs KC
7.1 15th 10.3
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healthy
Ks vs SEA recently: Eddy Pineiro 6 pts (W5) · Wil Lutz 7 pts (W6) · Harrison Butker 3 pts (W7).
Ks vs KC recently: Matt Gay 16 pts (W4) · Cameron Dicker 6 pts (W6) · Jason Myers 8 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone. Cairo Santos has the higher floor (3.3) — the safer start if you are favoured. Wil Lutz has the higher ceiling (12.7) — 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. Wil Lutz faces KC, 15th most generous to Ks. 🔔 Ping me if Cairo Santos or Wil Lutz is ruled out
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.