Kirk Cousins Fantasy

Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Kirk Cousins was efficient in limited action on Sunday night, going 6-for-8 for 68 yards passing and leading the Vikings to a Dan Bailey 24-yard field goal in the first quarter. Cousins showed nice poise in the pocket and delivered a few beautiful deep balls to Adam Thielen before being pulled after just two drives. The veteran quarterback is entering a crucial second year with the Vikes, and he has the talent and offensive weapons to remain a high-end QB2 and even threaten to crack the QB1 tier in the right matchups. He's currently being drafted as QB16, but that may be underselling his value based on his 2018 production and this year's projections. Look for Cousins and the first-team offense to play much more in the next preseason game on Saturday against the Cardinals.

Aug. 18th • 11:19 PM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins was only given one drive to show off on Friday night, and he took full advantage of the opportunity. Cousins was 4-for-4 for 65 yards and a touchdown, throwing a one-yard score to Alexander Mattison following catches by Adam Thielen and Kyle Rudolph. The offense was very efficient on the drive, featuring Cousins under center, utilizing play-action, and showing some mobility in and out of the pocket - he even scrambled for 10 yards. Kirk Cousins could absolutely be a steal at his current 117 overall (QB17) ADP with the weapons he has at his disposal, but the Vikings expected run-game emphasis with a healthy Dalvin Cook puts a slight damper on his prospects. He's a QB2 with top-12 potential, draft accordingly.

Aug. 10th • 11:38 AM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins had the best year of his career in 2018, tallying 4,298 passing yards, a 30/10 TD/INT ratio, and a sparkling 70.1% completion percentage. However, Cousins finished the year as QB13, and there seems to be a consensus that the Vikings will shift to a run-centric approach in 2019 (after finishing 30th with just 93.3 rushing yards/game in 2018). The addition of offensive assistant Gary Kubiak, the re-tooling of the offensive line, and a healthy Dalvin Cook seem to validate the team's desire to run the ball, but there might be some overcorrection coming into play here. Cousins is being drafted at 115th overall (QB17), right after Mitch Trubisky and before Dak Prescott and Jimmy Garoppolo. There is absolutely potential for Cousins to provide a return on investment, as he has one of the top WR-duo's in the NFL at his disposal in addition to an offensive line that should improve on the 40 sacks allowed last year (10th most in the NFL). It also shouldn't be overlooked that Cousins will be looking to prove his doubters wrong in year two of his fully-guaranteed contract after stumbling to an underwhelming 8-7-1 record in his first year. Draft Cousins as a high-end QB2 with occasional spot-starts that push him into the top-10.

Aug. 4th • 2:26 PM