Start Daniel Jones or Kirk Cousins? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 7:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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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

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Daniel Jones?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Daniel Jones at 13.3 points and Kirk Cousins at 13.1, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Daniel Jones 0.2 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions.

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.

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

Injury status

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 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 Kirk Cousins for Daniel Jones?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Kirk Cousins?
No. Keep Daniel Jones: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 142 (14.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Daniel Jones over Kirk Cousins.