Start Brock Purdy or Kirk Cousins? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Purdy over Kirk Cousins in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 22.4 points and Kirk Cousins at 15.2, a gap of 7.2.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 22.4 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Brock Purdy at 245.5 passing yards, 2.5 passing touchdowns and 17.5 rushing yards, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12, 11 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.2 fantasy points for Kirk Cousins, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Kirk Cousins at 241.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 2.5 rushing yards, with a 6% chance to score a touchdown (9, 9, 3 and 6 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 7.2 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on the market projections.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 156 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 3 against ARI: 54 of 54 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 35 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Through Week 5, Kirk Cousins played 97 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 180 times and threw an average of 8.3 air yards per attempt.

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.

Kirk Cousins, Week 3 against NO: 70 of 70 snaps, 22 of 33 passes for 248 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 4 against KC: 84 of 84 snaps, 31 of 49 passes for 365 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Kirk Cousins, Week 5 against NE: 50 of 60 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 243 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young.
• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix.
• Start Kirk Cousins over Caleb Williams.
• Start Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward.