Start Malik Willis or Kirk Cousins? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Malik Willis in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project Kirk Cousins at 15.9 points and Malik Willis at 15.4, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 16.0 fantasy points for Kirk Cousins, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Kirk Cousins at 212.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 5% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16 and 15 books).

Player prop markets imply 15.4 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The books have Malik Willis at 177.5 passing yards and 33.5 rushing yards, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14 and 15 books).

That puts Kirk Cousins 0.6 points ahead of Malik Willis on the books.

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Malik Willis 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, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 65 times and threw an average of 9.6 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 1 against LV: 56 of 56 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 39 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 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, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Malik Willis, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 39 of 47 snaps, 18 of 21 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 60 yards, 31.5 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 Malik Willis over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Malik Willis over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Malik Willis over Cam Ward.