Cairo Santos
32-Year-Old
2024 Kicking Stats
FGM
11
FGA
13
FG%
0.8
50+
6
XP
15
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Santos was a surprise fantasy standout in 2023, tying for second among kickers in fantasy points while converting more than 86 percent of his field-goal attempts for a fourth consecutive season. He even went seven of eight from 50-plus yards, which helped make up for a lack of PATs (31 of 33) on a mediocre Chicago team. He's still at just 60 percent from his career on 50-plus kicks, but the upward trend combined with his consistency on short field goals should keep him safe atop the depth chart. The biggest question is what happens with the volume, as the Bears offense could be much better after a busy offseason, though that won't necessarily help Santos if he's trading FGAs for PATs rather than just adding the latter. Read Past Outlooks
Posts nine points losing effort
Santos was perfect on three field-goal attempts in the Bears' 29-9 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
This was the first time since Week 2 that Santos has surpassed six points in a game. Although the hyper-accurate kicker is excellent at his job, the inconsistency of the Chicago offense makes Santos difficult to trust in fantasy lineups.
This was the first time since Week 2 that Santos has surpassed six points in a game. Although the hyper-accurate kicker is excellent at his job, the inconsistency of the Chicago offense makes Santos difficult to trust in fantasy lineups.
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Santos converted at least 86.7 percent of field-goal attempts for Chicago each of the last three seasons, but he's never been one of the busier kickers in the league and was especially lacking in volume last season with the Bears having the league's worst record yet finishing 14th in red-zone TD rate. Tennessee's Randy Bullock was the only starting kicker who scored fewer points per game, with Santos getting just 11 tries inside 40 yards in 16 appearances. The Bears look better on paper this year, especially on offense after trading for WR DJ Moore, but Chicago is still a tough place to kick and the team hasn't fielded an above-average offense in recent memory. Improvement is likely, just not to an extent that makes Santos worth drafting outside of the deepest fantasy formats.
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Held to one point
Santos did not attempt a field goal in the Bears' 18-15 loss to the Commanders on Sunday.
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Five points in victory
Santos missed his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 35-16 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.
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Six points in victory
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 36-10 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
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Tallies six points
Santos converted his lone field-goal attempt in the Bears' 24-18 win over the Rams on Sunday.
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Misses first field goal of season
Santos connected on one of two field-goal attempts in the Bears' 21-16 loss to the Colts on Sunday.
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Could have new snapper Week 18
Santos' rhythm could be disrupted in Sunday's game against the Packers, as long snapper Patrick Scales is battling a foot injury, Adam Hoge of AllCHGO.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With Scales sidelined in practice Wednesday, the Bears brought in Matt Overton. Santos and holder Trenton Gill will work with Overton during the week to try to get on the same page with their timing, but the change could affect Santos' accuracy in the season finale. The kicker has converted 32 of 35 field-goal attempts this season, and his 91.4 percent success rate is well above his career mark of 85.4 percent.
With Scales sidelined in practice Wednesday, the Bears brought in Matt Overton. Santos and holder Trenton Gill will work with Overton during the week to try to get on the same page with their timing, but the change could affect Santos' accuracy in the season finale. The kicker has converted 32 of 35 field-goal attempts this season, and his 91.4 percent success rate is well above his career mark of 85.4 percent.