Michael Wilson or Kirk Cousins: who should I start?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Michael Wilson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 163rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 97.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Kirk Cousins: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 164th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 168.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Michael Wilson at 1.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 15 books. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price Kirk Cousins at 8.4 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 17 books. That is the 120th highest figure of the 183 players the books price.

Michael Wilson's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Michael Wilson has been on the field for 85 percent of ARI snaps, drawn 19 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 8 third down targets, had 0 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 6 two minute targets.

His 7 targets have averaged 11.9 air yards.

In Week 1 against LAC he caught 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards and did not score.

Through Week 1, Kirk Cousins has been on the field for 100 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 31 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 2 of 31 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

In Week 1 against MIA he completed 21 of 30 passes for 160 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions and ran 2 times for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Michael Wilson played 17 games and scored 220.6 PPR points, 13.0 a game, finishing WR10.

He caught 78 of 126 targets for 1006 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 7.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 81 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.

Michael Wilson was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Michael Wilson scored 13.0 PPR points a game and Kirk Cousins 10.9, 2.1 a game between them.

Michael Wilson finished WR10 and Kirk Cousins QB35, which are two different ladders.

Michael Wilson is a wide receiver and Kirk Cousins a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Michael Wilson is off in Week 14 and Kirk Cousins in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

Michael Wilson is only part priced, so the books' half of this page is whole for only one of them.