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One of the most underrated fantasy players for the last several years has been Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. Despite having among the most talented receiver corps over the course of his Vikings career, Cousins never seems to get respect in the fantasy football world.
Below, we look at Kirk Cousins‘ 2023 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
In 8 seasons as a full-time starter, Cousins has thrown for more than 3,600 yards and 25 touchdowns in each season — the only NFL quarterback that can make that claim — and has been a top 12 fantasy quarterback in 7 of the last 8 years. He isn’t the type of guy who consistently has weeks with 350 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he gets the job done consistently and has a track record to prove it.
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Kirk Cousins’ ADP: 80.97
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
As is seemingly always the case with Cousins, he is ranked as the QB11 in ADP, which makes him more of a secondary option for a weekly fantasy pick than a regular starter. He typically ends up on a fantasy roster in which the owner held off on taking a QB early and then doubles down in quick succession to create a mix-and-match approach based on weekly matchups.
Cousins’ ranking puts him behind Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (76.60) and just ahead of Indianapolis Colts rookie QB Anthony Richardson (82.10), Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (82.61) and Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith (88.02).
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Kirk Cousins’ 2022 stats
Games: 17
Passing yards: 4,547
Completions | attempts: 424 | 632
Passing touchdowns: 29
Interceptions: 14
Carries | rushing yards: 31 | 97
Rushing touchdowns: 2
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Where should you draft Cousins?
While he isn’t the most dynamic quarterback, Cousins does a lot of things well. Under new head coach Kevin O’Connell, he set a career-high last season with 643 pass attempts and he has proven in his career to post consistent rushing numbers — scoring 19 rushing touchdowns in 8 seasons as a full-time starter with at least 1 each year.
With the elite receiving weapons Minnesota possesses and one of the worst defenses in the league, Cousins is going to be throwing early and often every week. You should definitely have him in front of Richardson and a case can be made that he should be taken before Prescott. If he is still on the board as QB11, he could be a solid backup fantasy option or part of a tandem to consider as a pretty good plug-and-play value pick.
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