Cairo Santos: Start or Sit?

K•vs CAR•Fantasy Football verdict

Veteran starting K. Reliable mid-to-long range placekicker with consistent accuracy.

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — K11 by consensus, projects K16 this week: 1.4 red-zone stalls a game, and 8.3 pts projected vs CAR.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Consensus

K11

position rank

Projected FGA

2.0

1.7 made projected

Implied total

23.5

team points

Weather

—

no forecast yet

Red-zone stalls

1.4

per game · 2025

FG%

83%

25/30 · 2025

2.0 FG tries projected, right at the 2.0 league median this week.
CHI's offense stalls in the red zone 1.4 times a game (2025) — that's where kicker points come from.
Vegas has CHI at 23.5 points as 2.5-point favorites.
83% on field goals (2025), with a 50-plus make in 3 games.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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