2025
2025 season · QB · #18 · 14th season
Kirk Cousins
Age 38 · 6'3" · 202 lb · Michigan State · Pick 102 overall (2012). Snap share 86% across 10 games.
- How goodCousins's -3.4 EPA is 36th of 56 quarterbacks.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+122.4, 78th percentile per dropback).
- Fantasy10.4 standard points a game, QB34 of 35.10.4 half-PPR points a game, QB34 of 35.10.4 PPR points a game, QB34 of 35.
- How he's usedAlmost no RPOs: 0% of his dropbacks (league 2%).
- LatelyDropbacks are steady: 30.7 a game over his last three against 28.2 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | 0.00 | 32nd of 56 | 44th | |
| CPOEcompletion over expected | -4.5 | 45th of 56 | 21st | |
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 5% | 13th of 56 | 78th | |
| Yards per attempt | 6.4 | 37th of 56 | 35th | |
| TD rateper attempt | 4% | 36th of 56 | 37th | |
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 2% | 22nd of 56 | 61st |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 7.0 | 41st of 56 | 28th | |
| Rush EPA per game | -0.25 | 43rd of 56 | 24th | |
| Success rate | 45% | T-28th of 56 | 50th | |
| ANY/A | 5.73 | 29th of 56 | 49th | |
| Total EPA | -3.4 | 36th of 56 | 37th |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Cousins scores 10.4 standard points a game, QB34 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.4 and 15.1; 1 boom week (25+) and 6 busts (under 12).
Cousins scores 10.4 half-PPR points a game, QB34 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.4 and 15.1; 1 boom week (25+) and 6 busts (under 12).
Cousins scores 10.4 PPR points a game, QB34 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.4 and 15.1; 1 boom week (25+) and 6 busts (under 12).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Almost no RPOs: 0% of his dropbacks (league 2%). He stays in the pocket: 1% of his dropbacks end in a scramble (league 5%). Motion is part of the plan: 63% of his dropbacks come with pre-snap movement (league 53%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Cousins's -3.4 EPA is 36th of 56 quarterbacks. The biggest share comes after the catch (+122.4, 78th percentile per dropback). Scrambles cost him more than most (-0.1, 12th percentile).
career +0.09 over 2014–2024 · his 11th best of 12
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 50 attempts.
He throws behind left 1.4× as often as the league (11% of his attempts against 8%) but averages -0.07 EPA a throw there.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three throws show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB L 20-23Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at MIN W 22-6Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at CAR L 0-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | 23% | 5/7 | 29 | -3.0 | ||
| 4 | vs WAS W 34-27Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||
| 6 | vs BUF W 24-14Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | at SF L 10-20Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | vs MIA L 10-3426th D | 26th vs the pass | 100% | 21/31 | 173 | -5.9 | ||
| 9 | at NE L 23-24Did not play | |||||||
| 10 | at IND L 25-31Did not play | |||||||
| 11 | vs CAR L 27-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | 38% | 6/14 | 48 | -3.8 | ||
| 12 | at NO W 24-1012th D | 12th vs the pass | 100% | 16/23 | 199 | 2 | 1 | -3.4 |
| 13 | at NYJ L 24-2732nd D | 32nd vs the pass | 100% | 21/33 | 234 | 1 | +5.9 | |
| 14 | vs SEA L 9-375th D | 5th vs the pass | 100% | 15/30 | 162 | 2 | -15.4 | |
| 15 | at TB W 29-2820th D | 20th vs the pass | 100% | 30/44 | 373 | 3 | +17.2 | |
| 16 | at ARI W 26-1927th D | 27th vs the pass | 100% | 21/35 | 197 | 2 | 1 | +8.1 |
| 17 | vs LA W 27-2411th D | 11th vs the pass | 100% | 13/20 | 126 | 1 | +4.9 | |
| 18 | vs NO W 19-1712th D | 12th vs the pass | 100% | 18/32 | 180 | 1 | 1 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 10 games | 86% | 166/269 | 1721 | 10 | 5 | -0.9 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB L 20-23Did not play | |||||||
| 2 | at MIN W 22-6Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | at CAR L 0-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | -0.43 | -8.3 | 1.4 | 0% | 0.0 | |
| 4 | vs WAS W 34-27Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||
| 6 | vs BUF W 24-14Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | at SF L 10-20Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | vs MIA L 10-3426th D | 26th vs the pass | -0.18 | +2.5 | 9.2 | 1 | 3% | +0.1 |
| 9 | at NE L 23-24Did not play | |||||||
| 10 | at IND L 25-31Did not play | |||||||
| 11 | vs CAR L 27-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | -0.27 | -27.5 | 9.0 | 0% | +0.4 | |
| 12 | at NO W 24-1012th D | 12th vs the pass | -0.13 | +7.2 | 7.3 | 3 | 12% | +0.1 |
| 13 | at NYJ L 24-2732nd D | 32nd vs the pass | +0.17 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 2 | 6% | 0.0 |
| 14 | vs SEA L 9-375th D | 5th vs the pass | -0.50 | -12.8 | 6.8 | 1 | 3% | 0.0 |
| 15 | at TB W 29-2820th D | 20th vs the pass | +0.38 | +7.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 2% | 0.0 |
| 16 | at ARI W 26-1927th D | 27th vs the pass | +0.22 | -6.9 | 5.6 | 1 | 3% | -1.1 |
| 17 | vs LA W 27-2411th D | 11th vs the pass | +0.25 | +0.5 | 8.4 | 0% | -0.3 | |
| 18 | vs NO W 19-1712th D | 12th vs the pass | -0.15 | -6.6 | 6.9 | 4 | 11% | -1.6 |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 10 games | 0.00 | -4.5 | 7.0 | 13 | 5% | -2.5 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TB L 20-23Did not play | |||||||||
| 2 | at MIN W 22-6Did not play | |||||||||
| 3 | at CAR L 0-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | 5 | 7 | 71% | 29 | 4.1 | 78.9 | ||
| 4 | vs WAS W 34-27Did not play | |||||||||
| 5 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 6 | vs BUF W 24-14Did not play | |||||||||
| 7 | at SF L 10-20Did not play | |||||||||
| 8 | vs MIA L 10-3426th D | 26th vs the pass | 21 | 31 | 68% | 173 | 5.6 | 81.8 | ||
| 9 | at NE L 23-24Did not play | |||||||||
| 10 | at IND L 25-31Did not play | |||||||||
| 11 | vs CAR L 27-3024th D | 24th vs the pass | 6 | 14 | 43% | 48 | 3.4 | 52.1 | ||
| 12 | at NO W 24-1012th D | 12th vs the pass | 16 | 23 | 70% | 199 | 8.7 | 2 | 1 | 107.0 |
| 13 | at NYJ L 24-2732nd D | 32nd vs the pass | 21 | 33 | 64% | 234 | 7.1 | 1 | 94.8 | |
| 14 | vs SEA L 9-375th D | 5th vs the pass | 15 | 30 | 50% | 162 | 5.4 | 2 | 38.5 | |
| 15 | at TB W 29-2820th D | 20th vs the pass | 30 | 44 | 68% | 373 | 8.5 | 3 | 117.0 | |
| 16 | at ARI W 26-1927th D | 27th vs the pass | 21 | 35 | 60% | 197 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 | 82.7 |
| 17 | vs LA W 27-2411th D | 11th vs the pass | 13 | 20 | 65% | 126 | 6.3 | 1 | 99.2 | |
| 18 | vs NO W 19-1712th D | 12th vs the pass | 18 | 32 | 56% | 180 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 69.8 |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 10 games | 166 | 269 | 62% | 1721 | 6.4 | 10 | 5 | 84.8 |
Dropbacks are steady: 30.7 a game over his last three against 28.2 for the season. 3 straight games below a starter's median in pass yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 32nd-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 19.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.7).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 1 | 30.0 | 162 | -0.50 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 4 | 29.8 | 220 | +0.10 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 5 | 24.0 | 136 | +0.01 |
| All games | 10 | 26.9 | 172 | 0.00 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.02); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2016, 4,917 passing yards in 16 games with WAS. This season's 172.1 a game puts him on pace for 2,926 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | WAS | 3 | 33/48 | 69% | 466 | 4 | 3 | 9.7 | 101.6 | +0.24 |
| 2013 | WAS | 5 | 81/155 | 52% | 854 | 4 | 7 | 5.5 | 58.4 | -0.20 |
| 2014 | WAS | 6 | 126/204 | 62% | 1,710 | 10 | 9 | 8.4 | 86.4 | +0.07 |
| 2015 | WAS | 16 | 379/543 | 70% | 4,166 | 29 | 11 | 7.7 | 101.6 | +0.17 |
| 2016 | WAS | 16 | 406/606 | 67% | 4,917 | 25 | 12 | 8.1 | 97.2 | +0.18 |
| 2017 | WAS | 16 | 347/540 | 64% | 4,093 | 27 | 13 | 7.6 | 93.9 | +0.03 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 425/606 | 70% | 4,298 | 30 | 10 | 7.1 | 99.7 | -0.02 |
| 2019 | MIN | 15 | 307/444 | 69% | 3,603 | 26 | 6 | 8.1 | 107.4 | +0.18 |
| 2020 | MIN | 16 | 349/516 | 68% | 4,265 | 35 | 13 | 8.3 | 105.0 | +0.17 |
| 2021 | MIN | 16 | 372/561 | 66% | 4,221 | 33 | 7 | 7.5 | 103.1 | +0.12 |
| 2022 | MIN | 17 | 424/643 | 66% | 4,547 | 29 | 14 | 7.1 | 92.5 | +0.03 |
| 2023 | MIN | 8 | 216/311 | 69% | 2,331 | 18 | 5 | 7.5 | 103.8 | +0.11 |
| 2024 | ATL | 14 | 303/453 | 67% | 3,508 | 18 | 16 | 7.7 | 88.6 | +0.04 |
| 2025 | ATL | 10 | 166/269 | 62% | 1,721 | 10 | 5 | 6.4 | 84.8 | 0.00 |
| Career | 3 tm | 174 | 3,934/5,899 | 67% | 44,700 | 298 | 131 | 7.6 | 96.8 | +0.09 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
- …
- Third down
- …
- Explosive plays
- …
- CPOE
- -4.5 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 5%
- Play action
- …
- Blitzed
- …
| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bijan RobinsonRB | 390 | 2298 · 11 TD | +14.3 |
 Tyler AllgeierRB | 159 | 610 · 8 TD | -8.8 |
 Kyle PittsTE | 118 | 928 · 5 TD | +24.6 |
 Drake LondonWR | 112 | 919 · 7 TD | +24.8 |
 Darnell MooneyWR | 72 | 443 · 1 TD | +3.7 |
 David SillsWR | 36 | 191 · 2 TD | -1.8 |
 Michael Penix Jr.QB | 21 | 70 · 1 TD | +7.1 |
 Casey WashingtonWR | 14 | 94 | +3.7 |