Should I drop Daniel Jones for Kirk Cousins?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Kirk Cousins 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones.

Start Daniel Jones or Kirk Cousins? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones

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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · at NYJ

Market projects: 14.3; recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs QB: 16.7; 15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 7

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 12.7; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Kirk Cousins projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 9 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kirk Cousins at 14.3 points and Daniel Jones at 12.7, a gap of 1.6. No player market is posted for Kirk Cousins this week yet, so his 14.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.2, 15.6 and 15.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.5, 16.0 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 12.2, 15.6 and 15.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 16.0 and 11.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Kirk Cousins 1.6 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kirk Cousins and LV visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 203 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.1 interceptions a game.

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

JAX allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 280 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 269 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.

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: 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.

Through Week 7, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

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: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 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, 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Daniel Jones?
Not on these numbers alone. Kirk Cousins projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 9 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Kirk Cousins?
Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Kirk Cousins 131 (14.5 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Daniel Jones.

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