Kirk Cousins Fantasy

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman voiced support for quarterback Kirk Cousins amid rumors and speculation over whether he could be traded this offseason. "Kirk Cousins is our quarterback. I know there's a lot of rumors floating around out there, but Kirk Cousins is our quarterback. We felt that he played very well, probably the best that he's ever played, down that stretch last year," Spielman said. Cousins no longer has a no-trade clause in his contract, but Minnesota is sticking with him under center. He signed a two-year, $66 million extension last March that will make him $21 million in 2021. His $35 million salary for 2022 becomes fully guaranteed if he's on the roster on the third day of the 2021 league year. Cousins threw a career-high 35 touchdowns in 2020 and is a QB1 fallback option if you don't land one of the big names at the position.

Mar. 3rd • 7:00 PM

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said the team remains confident in quarterback Kirk Cousins after signing him to a two-year contract extension just last season. "Kirk's our guy," Zimmer said. "You know, he had a terrific year this year. We were fourth in the league on offense." Cousins actually had one of his best seasons in 2020, finishing with career-highs in passing touchdowns (35) and total touchdowns (36) while throwing for over 4,000 yards for the fifth time in his career on 516 attempts (67.6 completion percentage). With one of the best running backs in the league in Dalvin Cook, rising young receiver Justin Jefferson and wideout Adam Thielen in the fold, Cousins has plenty of weapons around him to allow him to remain productive in 2021. While the 32-year-old isn't the sexiest fantasy pick, he should at least carry low-end QB1 value into fantasy drafts this fall.

Feb. 5th • 12:08 PM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will try and end his season on a high note in Week 17 against the Lions. The Vikings are not heading to the playoffs but Cousins will look to add to his career-high 32 touchdowns in the final week. He will face a Lions Defense that is allowing the fourth most fantasy points to opposing passers this season. Detroit has allowed 17 passing touchdowns over their last five games and four of the last five quarterbacks they have faced have posted at least 29 fantasy points (per yahoo scoring) against them. Cousins is averaging 298 passing yards over his last seven games and the team will be without star running back Dalvin Cook. Look for Cousins to air it out in Week 17 and could surprise with high-end QB1 numbers in Week 17.

Dec. 30th • 4:28 PM