#195 overall · CHI · 91.1 projected half-PPR pts · -38.8 Draft Value
Cairo Santos — 2026 Fantasy Outlook
The case for drafting him
Cairo Santos has been Chicago's kicker for three seasons running, and the volume numbers are real. Over the 2023–2025 stretch he averaged 31 field goal attempts and 32.7 extra point attempts per season, converting 27 field goals and 31.7 extra points on average. In 2023 he connected on 35 of 38 field goal tries — a high-volume, high-efficiency season that anchors the three-year picture. Kickers are the last picks made in most drafts, but Santos's consistent opportunity on a functioning NFL offense gives him a floor that many late-round options cannot match.
What the model projects
The projection for Santos in 2026 is 91.1 half-PPR fantasy points. That places him at K17 and #195 overall, landing in Tier 9. His draft value is -38.8, meaning the projection sits below replacement level at the kicker position. He carries a Week 10 bye.
| Att | Comp | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | FG | FGM | XP | Half-PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | 31 | 136.0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | 25 | 88.0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | 39 | 114.0 |
| 3-yr avg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2.7 | 31.7 | 110.0 |
The range of outcomes
Santos's recent seasons illustrate the variance baked into the kicker position. Field goal attempts ranged from 25 in 2024 to 38 in 2023, and field goals made swung from 21 to 35 across that same window. Extra point attempts climbed from 26 in 2024 to 39 in 2025, reflecting how much a kicker's fantasy output depends on the offense around him. A season closer to his 2023 line pushes his value meaningfully higher; a repeat of 2024's reduced volume pulls it back down.
How to draft him
Santos is not being drafted consistently enough across platforms to carry a market ADP. In practice that means he is available as a true endgame pick — grab him only after every other positional need is addressed. At K17 and #195 overall with a negative draft value, he is a depth option, not a target. If you want a kicker on your roster, Santos is a name to keep in mind in the final rounds, but there is no urgency to spend a pick on him before the board forces your hand.
Practice it in a free mock draft →
Questions drafters ask
He averaged 31 field goal attempts and 27 field goals made per season from 2023 to 2025. The high was 38 attempts and 35 makes in 2023; the low was 25 attempts and 21 makes in 2024.
He projects as K17 and #195 overall, placing him in Tier 9 with a draft value of -38.8 — below replacement level at the position.
He has no market ADP, meaning he is not being consistently drafted across platforms. He is an endgame option available after all other positional needs are met.
The projection is 91.1 half-PPR fantasy points. His bye week is Week 10.