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2026

2026 season · compare · quarterbacks

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Two or three players of the same position, side by side: where each one grades against the league, where the ball finds each of them, and how their weeks line up.

38 in the league pool

Who · up to three, same position groupStart over

C.J. StroudQB · Texans · graded

Kirk CousinsQB · Raiders · graded

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Key

C.StroudHOU

K.CousinsLVStart over

This week · each one's next game and the defense at his positionHalf PPR

Week 9 · Sunday · 4:05 PM ETC.J. at ChargersChargers allow the 7th-fewest QB points

Week 9 · Sunday · 4:05 PM ETKirk at 49ers49ers allow the 11th-fewest QB points

Where they rank · among 38 quarterbacks with 50 attempts+League percentiles

C.J. StroudKirk Cousins

EPA per dropback

+0.1262nd

+0.1975th

CPOEcompletion over expected

+3.275th

+0.959th

Sack rateper dropback, lower is better

6%64th

4%88th

Yards per attempt

7.670th

7.567th

TD rateper attempt

4%46th

7%88th

INT rateper attempt, lower is better

0%92nd

2%64th

Depth of targetair yards per attempt

9.293rd

8.067th

Rush EPA per game

+1.2075th

-0.9214th

Each bar is the league pool; the markers are the players. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. The best value in each row is marked green.

Playstyle · how each is used, against the league's quarterbacksamong 38 quarterbacks

C.J. StroudKirk Cousins

C.J.Blitz-proofAttacks the middleDownfield thrower

KirkAttacks the middlePocket passerUnder center

Deep shareattempts 20+ yards downfield

15%83rd

10%37th

Middle of the fieldattempts between the numbers

28%88th

29%91st

Play actionshare of attempts

22%54th

26%75th

RPOshare of dropbacks

3%80th

1%28th

Scramblesshare of dropbacks

3%28th

2%9th

Shotgunshare of dropbacks

83%75th

72%20th

Against the blitzEPA per dropback, blitzed minus not

+0.2093rd

-0.1145th

Motiondropbacks with pre-snap motion

61%57th

64%78th

Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. Each bar is the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the markers are the players and the thin line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low share describes the role, not how well he plays it. The tags are each player's traits furthest from the middle.

The shape · percentile radarBigger and rounder is more complete

Where he wins · EPA per throw by lane and depthSame scale across

C.StroudHOU

K.CousinsLV

C.J. Stroud

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Kirk Cousins

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Green cells turn targets into points, red cells lose them. Cells with one target are left grey.

Where the EPA comes from · the season split by what happened on his playsPassing and rushing EPA

Kirk Cousins gets the most from the ball in the air (+64.2 EPA), C.J. Stroud gets the most scrambling (+6.7 EPA), and C.J. also gives the most back on sacks (−28.4).

C.J. Stroud+39.6

Kirk Cousins+47.5

Air yardsAfter the catchIncompletionsInterceptionsSacksScramblesDesigned runsTwo-point tries

Part	C.J.	Kirk
Air yardson completions	+45.8+0.17 a dropback · 78th	+64.2+0.21 a dropback · 88th
After the catchhis share, catch to whistle	+83.0+0.31 a dropback · 12th	+110.1+0.37 a dropback · 38th
Incompletionsspikes included	−64.1−0.24 a dropback · 59th	−82.7−0.28 a dropback · 22nd
Interceptions	−6.0−0.02 a dropback · 86th	−19.8−0.07 a dropback · 54th
Sacks	−28.4−0.11 a dropback · 41st	−14.1−0.05 a dropback · 99th
Scrambles	+6.7+0.02 a dropback · 67th	−2.0−0.01 a dropback · 7th
Designed runskneels included	+1.7 · 80th	−5.4 · 22nd
Two-point triesnot in the rates	+1.1	−2.7
Total	+39.6270 dropbacks	+47.5299 dropbacks

Every play is split by what happened: completions at the catch into air yards and yards after the catch (nflverse's air EPA), the cost of the ones that fell incomplete or were picked, sacks, scrambles and designed runs. Bars share one scale, gains right of the line and losses left. The rate is per dropback, with its percentile among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the best rate in each row is green.

Where the ball finds them · same scale, same fieldloading plays

C.J. Stroud

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Kirk Cousins

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Targets placed by air yards and side of the field, from each team's play file.

On one field · every throw, same fieldFilled is caught, a ring is not

C.StroudHOU

K.CousinsLV

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Depth butterfly · C.Stroud and K.CousinsSolid is caught

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Back to back by depth band. The widest band is where the offense goes to him; the gap between solid and faded is where it misses.

The race · cumulative yardsFlat steps are byes

C.StroudHOU

K.CousinsLV

Week by week · groupedSame Sunday, side by side

C.StroudHOU

K.CousinsLV

The shape of their seasons · each one's last 3 games, week by weekWeeks 1 to 8

C.J. StroudKirk Cousins

Dropbackslast 3 games

2940

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C.J. 33Kirk 38

Pass yardslast 3 games

172278

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C.J. 242Kirk 285

EPA / dropbacklast 3 games

-0.17+0.27

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C.J. +0.24Kirk +0.18

CPOElast 3 games

-5.1+6.6

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C.J. +4.9Kirk -3.2

Each line is a player's trailing 3 games (rates are pooled over the games, not averaged); the faint dots are single games. The shaded band is the league's middle half of single games at the position, the dashed line its median. A line that climbs out of the band is a role getting bigger.

Floor and ceiling · boom, solid or dud, week by weekBoom 278+ · dud under 172

C.Stroud

274Wk 1353Wk 2167Wk 3347Wk 4261Wk 5312Wk 6153Wk 78Wk 8

267 ± 75

K.Cousins

160Wk 1253Wk 2248Wk 3365Wk 4243Wk 5313Wk 6295Wk 7247Wk 8

266 ± 56

Thresholds are the quartiles of every game week by qualified quarterbacks this season (245 player weeks). The right column is the average week and its swing.

Fantasy · points, rank and range, week by week

Standard	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Points a game	18.4QB12	20.0QB7
Season	128.7QB11	159.7QB4
Most weeks	16.5–22.6	15.7–22.4
Booms · busts	0 · 125+ · under 12	1 · 025+ · under 12

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Half PPR	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Points a game	18.4QB12	20.0QB7
Season	128.7QB11	159.7QB4
Most weeks	16.5–22.6	15.7–22.4
Booms · busts	0 · 125+ · under 12	1 · 025+ · under 12

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PPR	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Points a game	18.4QB12	20.0QB7
Season	128.7QB11	159.7QB4
Most weeks	16.5–22.6	15.7–22.4
Booms · busts	0 · 125+ · under 12	1 · 025+ · under 12

147

Ranks are among players at each one's own position. A missing bar is a week he did not score: a bye or a missed game. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

Week by week · aligned

Week	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Wk 1	274	160
Wk 2	353	253
Wk 3	167	248
Wk 4	347	365
Wk 5	261	243
Wk 6	312	313
Wk 7	153	295
Wk 8	·	247
Season	1867	2124

Week	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Wk 1	38	30
Wk 2	55	29
Wk 3	27	33
Wk 4	31	52
Wk 5	34	28
Wk 6	34	41
Wk 7	28	44
Wk 8	·	26
Season	247	283

Week	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Wk 1	2	3
Wk 2	0	3
Wk 3	1	3
Wk 4	2	2
Wk 5	1	1
Wk 6	3	2
Wk 7	2	2
Wk 8	·	3
Season	11	19

Week	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Wk 1	+1.5	+0.4
Wk 2	-6.4	+6.0
Wk 3	-3.1	+9.0
Wk 4	+15.2	+9.8
Wk 5	+10.5	+9.2
Wk 6	+13.9	+11.5
Wk 7	-0.4	-7.4
Wk 8	·	+16.4
Season	+31.2	+54.9

Week	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Wk 1	100%	100%
Wk 2	100%	100%
Wk 3	100%	100%
Wk 4	100%	100%
Wk 5	100%	83%
Wk 6	100%	100%
Wk 7	100%	100%
Wk 8	·	100%
Average	100%	98%

Rows are league weeks, so byes and missed games show as gaps. The best value each week is marked green.

Season stats · side by side, with league rank

Season	C.Stroud	K.Cousins
Attempts	247	283
Completions	160	180
Pass yards	1867	2124
Touchdowns	11	19
EPA per dropback	+0.1215th	+0.1910th
CPOE	+3.210th	+0.916th
Sack rate	6%14th	4%5th
Yards per attempt	7.612th	7.513th
TD rate	4%21st	7%5th
INT rate	0%3rd	2%14th
Depth of target	9.23rd	8.013th
Rush EPA per game	+1.2010th	-0.9233rd

Careers · passing yards a game, season by seasonRegular season

C.J. StroudKirk Cousins

100200300

20122015201820212026*

Player	G	Att	Yds	TD	Yds/g	Best season	This season
C.J. Stroud2023 to 2026 · 4 seasons	53	1,701	12,743	73	240.4	2023: 4,108273.9 a game	266.7above his career rate
Kirk Cousins2012 to 2026 · 15 seasons	182	6,182	46,824	317	257.3	2016: 4,917307.3 a game	265.5above his career rate

Regular season only, from each player's career file. * 2026 is through Week 8; its dot is hollow because the season is not over. "This season" compares this year's rate with his earlier seasons. Hover a dot for the season's line.