Should I start Michael Penix Jr. or Kirk Cousins in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Penix Jr., and the board ranks him 182nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Kirk Cousins, and the board ranks him 188th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market has Michael Penix Jr. at 0.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Kirk Cousins is 0.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Michael Penix Jr.'s projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, Michael Penix Jr. has been on the field for 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 93 times and thrown 7.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 0 of 93 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.

In Week 7 against SF he completed 25 of 33 passes for 213 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 2 yards.

In Week 8 against TB he completed 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions and ran 5 times for 11 yards.

In Week 9 against CIN he completed 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 50 yards.

Through Week 9, Kirk Cousins has been on the field for 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 328 times and thrown 8.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 55 of 328 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.

In Week 7 against LAR he completed 26 of 44 passes for 295 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 6 yards.

In Week 8 against NYJ he completed 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 5 yards.

In Week 9 against SF he completed 22 of 32 passes for 216 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions and ran 2 times for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games and scored 123.3 PPR points, 13.7 a game, finishing QB33.

He threw for 1982 yards on 276 attempts with 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 30.7 attempts a game at 7.2 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Kirk Cousins played 10 games and scored 108.5 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing QB35.

He threw for 1721 yards on 269 attempts with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran for 7 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 26.9 attempts a game at 6.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 46 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Kirk Cousins was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Penix Jr. scored 13.7 PPR points a game and Kirk Cousins 10.9, 2.8 a game between them.

Michael Penix Jr. finished QB33 that year and Kirk Cousins QB35.

Michael Penix Jr. had 7 more pass attempts than Kirk Cousins, 276 to 269.

Michael Penix Jr. had 261 more passing yards than Kirk Cousins, 1982 to 1721.

This season Michael Penix Jr. holds the bigger snap share, 99 percent against 98 percent.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

Michael Penix Jr. is off in Week 11 and Kirk Cousins in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.