Kirk Cousins or Rachaad White: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Kirk Cousins: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 143rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 167.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rachaad White: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 146th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 156.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Kirk Cousins at 13.6 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 16 books. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The books have Rachaad White at 5.2 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 15 books. That is 60 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Kirk Cousins has been on the field for 100 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 63 times and thrown 8.6 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 11 of 63 dropbacks and scrambled 2 times.

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.

In Week 2 against LAC he completed 19 of 29 passes for 253 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 4 yards.

Through Week 2, Rachaad White has been on the field for 47 percent of WAS snaps, taken 22 percent of the carries, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 18 third down targets, had 1 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 5 two minute targets.

His 8 targets have come 0.3 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 1 against PHI he carried 7 times for 22 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 5 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against DAL he carried 7 times for 43 yards, caught 6 of 6 targets for 40 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Rachaad White played 17 games and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He carried 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 more yards.

That came to 7.8 carries a game at 4.3 yards a carry and 2.4 catches a game.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Rachaad White was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Kirk Cousins scored 10.9 PPR points a game and Rachaad White 8.4, 2.4 a game between them.

Kirk Cousins finished QB35 and Rachaad White RB32, which are two different ladders.

Kirk Cousins is a quarterback and Rachaad White a running back, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Kirk Cousins is off in Week 13 and Rachaad White in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.