Start Aaron Rodgers or Kirk Cousins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Aaron Rodgers in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Kirk Cousins at 15.9 points and Aaron Rodgers at 14.6, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Kirk Cousins, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Kirk Cousins at 212.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 5% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 14.6 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Aaron Rodgers at 220.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 0.5 rushing yards, with a 6% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 6 and 15 books).

That puts Kirk Cousins 1.3 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on the books.

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Kirk Cousins played 100 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 63 times and threw an average of 8.6 air yards per attempt.

Kirk Cousins, Week 1 against MIA: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 30 passes for 160 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 0 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 2 against LAC: 63 of 63 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 253 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Through Week 2, Aaron Rodgers played 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 86 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 1 against ATL: 67 of 67 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 221 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 2 against NE: 67 of 70 snaps, 23 of 39 passes for 187 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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

He completed 166 of 269 passes for 1721 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 7 yards and 1 touchdown.

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

Kirk Cousins, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 18 of 32 passes for 180 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 0 yards, 10.2 PPR points.

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 31 of 47 passes for 294 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 20 yards, 17.8 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start Baker Mayfield over Kirk Cousins.
• Start Bo Nix over Kirk Cousins.
• Start Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward.
• Start Baker Mayfield over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bo Nix over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Aaron Rodgers over Cam Ward.