Kirk Cousins Fantasy

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was not ranked in the top-10 among passers in a recent poll among 50 NFL executives. Cousins can be a polarizing topic, a player who passed for a career-high 35 touchdowns in 2020 but led his team to a frustrating 7-9 record. One NFL executive praised Cousins by saying, "He's a good player. He's easy to nitpick, but he's productive and great for that system." But the veteran passer could be playing for his job in 2021. The Vikings have not had the team success they envisioned when they gave Cousins a huge contract and could decide to move on after this season if progress isn't made. In fantasy circles, however, Cousins can be counted on for 4,000-plus passing yards and 25 or more touchdowns.

Jul. 13th • 3:55 PM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins improved his completion percentage over expectation (+9.1 percent) last year after posting a completion percentage over expectation of +6.4 percent in 2019. His passer rating on deep balls dropped slightly from 121.5 to 114.6 and his touchdown-to interception ratio went from 9:1 to 8:2, but Cousins has remained very steady when looking downfield. He targeted receivers in tight windows on around one-fifth of his deep throws in 2019, but he threw to pass-catchers in tight windows on 44.6 percent of his deep passes last year. The 32-year-old still led the NFL in deep passing yards from snaps taken under center in 2020 with 500 and tied for the lead in deep passing touchdowns on play-action passes. Cousins won't win you any fantasy leagues as your starting QB, but he's a solid QB2 with QB1 streaming consideration in the right matchups.

May. 27th • 4:01 PM

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman confirmed that quarterback Kirk Cousins is the team's starter. The Vikings drafted quarterback Kellen Mond in the third round of last week's NFL draft, but it was done to create competition behind Cousins. "Right now, there's no question that Kirk Cousins is our quarterback," Spielman said. Mond will enter the mix behind Cousins, and it also includes Nate Stanley and Jake Browning. Cousins is due to count $45 million against the salary cap in 2022, which would all become dead money if he was cut. While Cousins remains the starter for now, the Vikings also considered making a move to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, which means they are preparing for Cousins' eventual run in Minnesota. Cousins isn't the sexiest pick in fantasy, but he has plenty of weapons and should be seen as a low-end QB1 option.

May. 5th • 2:29 PM