Cairo Santos K

CHI — Week 9 vs TB, who allow the 3rd-most points to Ks — recently Chris Boswell put up 17 on them (W6), Nick Folk put up -1 on them (W8).

Week 8 recap: Cairo Santos

11.0 PPR points against SEA on 2/2 FG — beat his 7.3 projection by 3.7. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Cairo Santos this week?

Cairo Santos projects 8.1 PPR points in week 9 vs TB — the 3rd-ranked matchup for Ks, averaging 11 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at K — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

· No usage trend on file
Week 8 vs SEA: 11 pts
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 9 proj
8.1
PPR · 8.1 std
Matchup
3rd
TB vs Ks
Form
11
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 8 games): 0% offensive snaps · 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 0% offensive snaps, 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 9 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 3.7 · median 7.7 · ceiling 12.9 — 29% chance of 10+, 5% of 15+, 1% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W9vs TB Sun, Nov 8 8.18.18.1 3rd · soft
W11vs NO Sun, Nov 22 7.87.87.8 7th · soft
W12@ DET Thu, Nov 26 7.87.87.8 31st · tough
W13vs JAX Sun, Dec 6 7.87.87.8 30th · tough
W14@ MIA Sun, Dec 13 7.87.87.8 21st
W15@ BUF Sat, Dec 19 7.57.57.5 28th · tough
Free. Add your scoring and who else you have — the answer gets specific. 3 questions a day without an account, 30 with one.

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W8SEA2/2 FG 11.011.011.0
W7NE3/4 FG 14.014.014.0
W6ATL1/2 FG 8.08.08.0
W4NYJ3/3 FG 11.011.011.0
W3PHI2/2 FG 10.010.010.0
W2MIN1/2 FG 4.04.04.0
W1CAR1/1 FG 12.012.012.0
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.