Start Tyler Huntley or Kirk Cousins? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Tyler Huntley: Questionable to Out (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Tyler Huntley: Listed Questionable (Toe) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Kirk Cousins over Tyler Huntley
- Market projects
- 15.2
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs QB
- 15.7
- 10th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs QB
- 16.7
- 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Kirk Cousins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Kirk Cousins over Tyler Huntley in Week 9.
Tyler Huntley is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Kirk Cousins.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Kirk Cousins yet. His market-based projections were 15.6, 15.1 and 14.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Huntley yet. His market-based projections were 11.2 and 16.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 14.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Kirk Cousins 1.2 points ahead of Tyler Huntley on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Kirk Cousins and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 224 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against SF, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
Tyler Huntley and BAL host JAX on Thursday at 8:15 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, Tyler Huntley has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.
Tyler Huntley is listed as out with a toe injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.
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.
Kirk Cousins, Week 8 against NYJ: 19 of 26 passes for 247 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards.
Through Week 8, Tyler Huntley played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 130 times and threw an average of 6.2 air yards per attempt.
Tyler Huntley, Week 5 against ATL: 76 of 76 snaps, 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 22 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 6 against CLE: 57 of 57 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 7 against CIN: 67 of 67 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 298 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 12 yards.
Tyler Huntley, Week 8 against BUF: 2 of 4 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
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, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.
He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 26 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Kirk Cousins?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kirk Cousins projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Tyler Huntley?
No. Keep Kirk Cousins: he projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Huntley 58 (7.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Tyler Huntley. Tyler Huntley is listed out.
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