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Kirk Cousins

QB · Las Vegas Raiders

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Dynasty trade value 1,096
Dynasty rank#291out of all players
QB rank#52out of QBs
Age38years
7-day change-5-0.5%
No active availability flag

The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Kirk Cousins. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 1 for Quarterback.

Observation only
Data-driven analysis
Roster-specific plan

late-career quarterback with rising usage

The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.

Contending roster

Win-now approach

A contender should keep or acquire Kirk Cousins only when the recent workload helps a real starting decision and the roster still retains enough playable Superflex access. Do not pay the market-proxy premium without accepting the production gap.

Rebuilding roster

Long-term approach

A rebuilder should shop Kirk Cousins for draft liquidity or a younger asset when another roster values the current tier more than the remaining career window. 3-week observed sample is a reason to set a bounded price, not to wait for an invented future role.

Negotiation edge

Best market move

FairPlay values Kirk Cousins at 1,096. FairPlay's market proxy sits ahead of its production input by 20 points. Treat that as a model comparison, not a verified ADP or trade price.

Evidence file · November 6, 2026

Week 9 32 attempts for Las Vegas against San Francisco

Week 7: 44 attempts, 295 passing yards, 3 carries, 100% snaps, and 6.7 yards per attempt. Week 8: 26 attempts, 247 passing yards, 5 carries, 100% snaps, and 9.5 yards per attempt. Week 9: 32 attempts, 216 passing yards, 2 carries, 100% snaps, and 6.8 yards per attempt. This is observed box-score usage and offensive-snap context only.

Observed usage

NFL Weeks 8 and 9

  • Week 8: 26 attempts · 247 pass yards · 5 carries · 100% snaps · 28.2 PPR
  • Week 9: 32 attempts · 216 pass yards · 2 carries · 100% snaps · 12.6 PPR
Market price vs model evidence

20-point market premium

FairPlay's elite market proxy (90) is above its steady production input (70). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price.

FairPlay value 1,096 · Overall rank #291 · Market proxy 90 · Historical production input 70
What changes the call

What would change the call on Kirk Cousins

  • A second verified row that materially changes attempt volume and passing efficiency from Week 9 would test whether Kirk Cousins's latest role is repeatable.
  • A material move in draft capital, currently the weakest scored input, would challenge the roster status-led thesis.
  • A narrowing or wider FairPlay market-proxy/production-model gap from the current 20 points would change the disagreement being priced.
Two deals to test

Kirk Cousins: calculator checks after week 9 32 attempts

These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.

Same-position comparison

Kirk Cousins or Marcus Mariota for a lineup spot?

Kirk Cousins ↔ Marcus Mariota (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Marcus Mariota has an Active roster status and a usable local usage row. Compare each player's FairPlay value and current workload in the calculator. This page does not claim that the swap is even in an outside market.

Roster-build comparison

Would Evan Engram fit this roster better than Kirk Cousins?

Kirk Cousins ↔ Evan Engram (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Evan Engram is an Active tight end with a usable local usage row. Compare the two values in the calculator, then decide whether the positional change helps this roster. No outside-market adjustment is asserted.

Player-specific FAQ

Kirk Cousins dynasty value questions

Does Kirk Cousins's rising passing volume support the bench tier for a late-career quarterback?

For Las Vegas against San Francisco, Week 9 32 attempts rose from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. FairPlay's strongest scored input is roster status (100), while draft capital is the main limitation. The usage record can test that read but cannot verify an external price or future outcome.

Does week 9 32 attempts justify the market-proxy lead for Kirk Cousins, a late-career bench-tier quarterback?

A second verified row that materially changes attempt volume and passing efficiency from Week 9 would test whether Kirk Cousins's latest role is repeatable. Separately, a material draft capital change or a different market-proxy/production-model gap would require a new FairPlay read.

7-day trade value trend
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Why this value

Career window

Kirk Cousins is age 38, with a career-window input score of 49/100 for QBs.

Market context

The search-rank proxy is 90/100 and the historical NFL production input is 70/100. These are separate model inputs, not verified trade prices or current-season performance.

QB value context

Historical production, opportunity and efficiency are normalized within the QB statistical group. The market proxy uses the full player pool; career-window and draft-capital inputs use their own scales.

Player-specific inputs

Model value breakdown

Normalized model input scores, not probabilities. The production model uses completed 2020–2025 NFL seasons. The current-season usage file is a separate evidence layer. The career-window and draft-capital scales are not empirical percentiles.

Sleeper search-rank proxy90/100
Historical NFL production input70/100
Historical NFL opportunity input78/100
Historical NFL efficiency input49/100
Career-window input49/100
Draft-capital input42/100
Dynasty manager takeaway

Sleeper search-rank proxy is the strongest part of Kirk Cousins’s current profile at 90/100. Draft-capital input is the clearest source of downside at 42/100. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.

Fair trade range

Comparable values to guide your offers.

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