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Start Geno Smith or Kirk Cousins? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:16 PM ET.

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Geno Smith

QB · NYJ · vs BUF

Market projects
15.0
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs QB
19.0
10th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
57 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 9
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Kirk Cousins

QB · MIN · at GB

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
GB D vs QB
13.9
6th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
30 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Geno Smith for Kirk Cousins?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Geno Smith 105 (15.0 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Geno Smith over Kirk Cousins. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Geno Smith over Kirk Cousins in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Geno Smith at 15.0 points and Kirk Cousins at 13.7, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Geno Smith this week yet, so his 15.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.0, 15.6 and 14.3); 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 Geno Smith yet. His market-based projections were 15.0, 15.6 and 14.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.0, 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 Geno Smith 1.3 points ahead of Kirk Cousins on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Geno Smith and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 269 yards and 2.1 touchdowns a game against BUF, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Kirk Cousins and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

GB allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Geno Smith has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Geno Smith is not on the injury report.

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Geno Smith played 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 310 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Geno Smith, Week 6 against NE: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 30 passes for 252 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 7 against MIA: 59 of 59 snaps, 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 8 against LV: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 32 passes for 290 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 9 against KC: 63 of 63 snaps, 18 of 32 passes for 165 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 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, Geno Smith played 15 games for LV and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He completed 302 of 448 passes for 3025 yards, 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran 41 times for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 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 Geno Smith for Kirk Cousins?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Geno Smith 105 (15.0 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Geno Smith over Kirk Cousins. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Geno Smith?

    No. Keep Kirk Cousins: he projects 118 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 8 games), Geno Smith 105 (15.0 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Geno Smith over Kirk Cousins.

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