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Kirk Cousins

Kirk Cousins

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Eli Manning

Eli Manning

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cousins over Manning

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Kirk Cousins

Veteran Quarterback Joins Las Vegas to Provide Stability Under Center

Kirk Cousins joins the Las Vegas offense as the starter under center, bringing a wealth of veteran experience and familiarity with the coaching staff. Our models project him for 753 passing yards and 5 passing touchdowns over the course of the season, serving primarily as a steady presence while mentoring younger options in the quarterback room.

Looking at the draft market trends, Cousins has hovered around an ADP of 310 over the past month, remaining remarkably stable as a late-round quarterback selection in deeper formats or Superflex leagues. While his draft cost initially sat slightly higher before settling into the 310 range, his current price tag makes him a low-risk depth addition for fantasy managers seeking reliable passing volume.

Surrounded by weapons like Brock Bowers and Tre Tucker, Cousins operates an offense designed to maximize his pre-snap processing and accuracy. Although our projections reflect a modest statistical ceiling due to the team's developmental outlook, his secure hold on the starting job ensures steady baseline contributions whenever called upon.


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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Manning over Cousins

 
 
 
 
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Performance Kirk Cousins
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
Redzone Touches Kirk Cousins

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Redzone Touches Eli Manning

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kirk Cousins
OWN
17%
-3.33 compared to last week
START
12%
-3.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Eli Manning
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0%
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Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kirk Cousins
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Eli Manning
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kirk Cousins

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 31st among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 34th with 118.00 total points (6.56 avg).
  • Currently 316.24 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.6.
  • QB Stats

  • Top 25 in pass yards with 1920 (106.67 per game) and is currently ranked 30th among QB.
  • Top 25 in pass tds with 12 (0.67 per game) and is currently ranked 29th among QB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: -1588, TDs: -6, INTs: -10
  • Known to throw for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 753, PASS TDS: 5, RUSH YDS: 8, RUSH TDS: 0
Breakdown Eli Manning

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
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Injury Kirk Cousins

No Injury Reported

Injury Eli Manning

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kirk Cousins

Week 1
Las Vegas Raiders VS Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.94363.002093913.51
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Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 22nd with 89.00 total points (5.24 avg).
  • Currently 138 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.2.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 24th in rush defense with 2251 (132.41 per game).
  • Ranked 15th in pass defense with 3920 (230.59 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.94 per game and currently ranked 24th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 26th in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +54.68, Turnovers: EVEN Sacks: +4, INTs: -1, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.26,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 39, INT: 9, TDS: 2, PA/G: 26.5, YDS/G: 370.6
Matchups Eli Manning

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kirk Cousins
2.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Eli Manning
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Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kirk Cousins
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2012 WAS 3 466 69% 4 3 101.6 22 0 0
2013 WAS 5 854 52% 4 7 58.4 14 0 1
2014 WAS 6 1710 62% 10 9 86.4 20 0 1
2015 WAS 16 4166 70% 29 11 101.6 48 5 3
2016 WAS 16 4921 67% 25 12 97.2 100 4 6
2017 WAS 16 4088 64% 27 13 93.8 179 4 12
2018 MIN 16 4298 70% 30 10 99.7 123 1 15
2019 MIN 15 3603 69% 26 6 107.4 63 1 5
2020 MIN 16 4265 68% 35 13 105.0 156 1 5
2021 MIN 16 4221 66% 33 7 103.1 115 1 2
2022 MIN 16 4547 66% 29 14 92.5 97 2 3
2023 MIN 8 2331 70% 18 5 103.8 25 0 4
2024 ATL 14 3508 67% 18 16 88.6 0 0 2
2025 ATL 11 1920 62% 12 6 86.6 12 1 1
3-YEAR AVG 11 2586 66% 16 9 92.5 12 0 2
Totals 176 45171 67% 302 132 97.0 975 21 60
Career Eli Manning

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