Tank Bigsby or Kirk Cousins: who should I start?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tank Bigsby: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 162nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 180.

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

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 168.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have Tank Bigsby at 1.9 PPR points a game off 2 markets across 14 books. That is 70 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The books have Kirk Cousins at 8.9 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 17 books. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Tank Bigsby has been on the field for 11 percent of PHI snaps, taken 4 percent of the carries, drawn 0 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 9 third down targets and seen 0 of its 4 two minute targets.

In Week 1 against WAS he carried 1 time for 3 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 Tank Bigsby played 17 games and scored 53.8 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB69.

He carried 63 times for 356 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 32 more yards.

That came to 3.7 carries a game at 5.7 yards a carry and 0.2 catches a game.

He was on the field for 10 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.

Tank Bigsby was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Kirk Cousins scored 10.9 PPR points a game and Tank Bigsby 3.2, 7.7 a game between them.

Tank Bigsby finished RB69 and Kirk Cousins QB35, which are two different ladders.

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

Byes and availability

Tank Bigsby is off in Week 10 and Kirk Cousins in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.