Start Kirk Cousins or Cam Ward? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward

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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB: 19.3; 11th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.5; recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB: 17.5; 15th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cam Ward for Kirk Cousins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kirk Cousins at 13.1 points and Cam Ward at 11.5, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (14.0 and 12.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 11.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (10.4 and 12.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 14.0 and 12.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 10.4 and 12.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.5, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Kirk Cousins 1.6 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kirk Cousins and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 165 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.8 interceptions.

Cam Ward and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 17.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 240 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.8 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Kirk Cousins has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kirk Cousins played 97 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 221 times and threw an average of 8.4 air yards per attempt.

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.

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

Through Week 6, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 199 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cam Ward for Kirk Cousins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Kirk Cousins: he projects 142 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.2 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 125 (12.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Cam Ward.