Start Kirk Cousins or Cam Ward? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Kirk Cousins at 15.9 points and Cam Ward at 13.4, a gap of 2.5. 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 15.9 fantasy points for Kirk Cousins, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Kirk Cousins at 211.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 5% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Cam Ward at 189.5 passing yards and 11.5 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 15 books).

That puts Kirk Cousins 2.5 points ahead of Cam Ward on the books.

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward 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, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 63 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 1 against NYJ: 50 of 50 snaps, 19 of 32 passes for 140 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 21 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 2 against PHI: 53 of 53 snaps, 13 of 20 passes for 183 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 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, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Cam Ward, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 3 of 3 passes for 52 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards, 9.2 PPR points.

Their other Week 3 calls

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