Cairo Santos · Zane Gonzalez · 2026 week 9

Cairo Santos or Zane Gonzalez?

Wondering who you should start this week — Cairo Santos or Zane Gonzalez? 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 1 point. The matchup leans Cairo Santos (TB allow the 3rd-most K points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cairo Santos START	vs TB	8.1	3rd · soft	11	–	healthy
Zane Gonzalez	vs DET	7.1	31st · tough	6	–	healthy

Ks vs TB recently: Brandon Aubrey 5 pts (W5) · Chris Boswell 17 pts (W6) · Nick Folk -1 pts (W8).

Ks vs DET recently: Ryan Fitzgerald 7 pts (W4) · Chad Ryland 2 pts (W5) · Trey Smack 4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Cairo Santos projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Cairo Santos faces TB, 3rd most generous to Ks.
Zane Gonzalez faces DET, 31st 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.