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Start Bryce Young or Kirk Cousins? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 7:31 AM ET.

Start Bryce Young over Kirk Cousins

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at NO

Market projects
15.2
recent weeks avg
NO D vs QB
18.4
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9
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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · vs SEA

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs QB
11.9
2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Kirk Cousins.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Bryce Young over Kirk Cousins in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 15.2 points and Kirk Cousins at 13.7, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Bryce Young this week yet, so his 15.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (17.4, 17.0 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.1, 14.8 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Bryce Young yet. His market-based projections were 17.4, 17.0 and 11.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 15.1, 14.8 and 11.2 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Bryce Young 1.5 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

Kirk Cousins and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 169 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Bryce Young played 96 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 339 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 8 against GB: 73 of 73 snaps, 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 9 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 39 passes for 276 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 13 yards.

Through Week 9, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 328 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Kirk Cousins, Week 6 against BUF: 66 of 66 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 313 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Kirk Cousins, Week 7 against LAR: 68 of 68 snaps, 26 of 44 passes for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 6 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 8 against NYJ: 63 of 63 snaps, 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 9 against SF: 50 of 50 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 216 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, 2 carries for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Bryce Young?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Kirk Cousins.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Kirk Cousins?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Kirk Cousins 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Kirk Cousins.

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