Cairo Santos
Santos is back as Chicago's clear-cut placekicker after a thigh injury sidelined him for a couple of weeks, but his 2025 body of work has been streaky rather than dominant.
Role
He is the every-down kicker for all Bears field goal and extra-point attempts when healthy, with rookie Jake Moody having handled the job only as a fill-in during Santos's absence; expect Santos to reclaim 100% of kicking duties now that he has no injury designation, with his fantasy scoring tied to Chicago's red-zone efficiency and overall scoring volume.
He returns to a full workload as the unquestioned starter, has shown he can be a low-end weekly starter with a safe floor (he was averaging roughly 9 fantasy points per game before the injury), and gets a favorable, more consistent role now that Moody is no longer siphoning attempts.
His accuracy has been shaky this season (around 78% on field goals with a run of misses), his conditioning and leg strength post-injury are unproven in game action, and Chicago's offense hasn't generated enough scoring drives to guarantee steady kick volume.
Where analysts split
The specific question is whether Santos's field-goal accuracy bounces back to his career norms now that he's fully healthy, or whether the thigh issue continues to sap his leg strength and he keeps missing kicks at the elevated rate seen mid-season.
Research confidence: reported. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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