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Kirk CousinsWWikipediaβ
QB Β· 6β²3β³ 209 lb Β· Born 1988-08-19 Β· College: Michigan State Β· Played 2012β2026 Β· Drafted 2012 round 4, pick 102 by Washington Redskins Β·
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ESPN=14880, NFLVERSE=00-0029604, NFLVERSE=COU709400, OTC=1443, PFR=CousKi00
REG POST
Passing
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rate | Sk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | QB | 3 | 33 | 48 | 466 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 3 | |
| 2013 | QB | 5 | 81 | 155 | 854 | 4 | 7 | 58.4 | 5 | |
| 2014 | QB | 6 | 126 | 204 | 1710 | 10 | 9 | 86.4 | 8 | |
| 2015 | QB | 16 | 379 | 543 | 4166 | 29 | 11 | 101.6 | 26 | |
| 2016 | QB | 16 | 406 | 606 | 4917 | 25 | 12 | 97.2 | 23 | |
| 2017 | QB | 16 | 347 | 540 | 4093 | 27 | 13 | 93.9 | 41 | |
| 2018 | QB | 16 | 425 | 606 | 4298 | 30 | 10 | 99.7 | 40 | |
| 2019 | QB | 15 | 307 | 444 | 3603 | 26 | 6 | 107.4 | 28 | |
| 2020 | QB | 16 | 349 | 516 | 4265 | 35 | 13 | 105.0 | 39 | |
| 2021 | QB | 16 | 372 | 561 | 4221 | 33 | 7 | 103.1 | 28 | |
| 2022 | QB | 17 | 424 | 643 | 4547 | 29 | 14 | 92.5 | 46 | |
| 2023 | QB | 8 | 216 | 311 | 2331 | 18 | 5 | 103.8 | 17 | |
| 2024 | QB | 14 | 303 | 453 | 3508 | 18 | 16 | 88.6 | 28 | |
| 2025 | QB | 10 | 166 | 269 | 1721 | 10 | 5 | 84.8 | 13 | |
| 2026 | QB | 1 | 21 | 30 | 160 | 3 | 2 | 88.2 | 0 | |
| Total | 175 | 3955 | 5929 | 44860 | 301 | 133 | 96.8 | 345 |
Rushing
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Rush | Yds | TD | Y/C | Fum | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | QB | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | QB | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | QB | 6 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | QB | 16 | 26 | 48 | 5 | 1.9 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2016 | QB | 16 | 34 | 96 | 4 | 2.8 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2017 | QB | 16 | 49 | 179 | 4 | 3.6 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2018 | QB | 16 | 44 | 123 | 1 | 2.8 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2019 | QB | 15 | 31 | 63 | 1 | 2.0 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2020 | QB | 16 | 32 | 156 | 1 | 4.9 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2021 | QB | 16 | 29 | 115 | 1 | 4.0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022 | QB | 17 | 31 | 97 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2023 | QB | 8 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1.8 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2024 | QB | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2025 | QB | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | QB | 1 | 5 | -6 | 0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 175 | 346 | 959 | 20 | 2.8 | 107 | 42 |
Receiving
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | QB | 16 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| 2019 | QB | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1.0 |
Teams
Next Gen Stats
Passing
| Year | Team | Att | TT | IAY | CAY | AYTS | AGG% | Cmp% | xCmp% | CPOE | LCAD | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 605 | 2.81 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 14.0% | 67.1% | 58.4% | +8.7 | 57.5 | 97.4 | |
| 2017 | 540 | 2.70 | 7.8 | 5.6 | -1.0 | 16.5% | 64.3% | 64.2% | +0.1 | 54.4 | 93.9 | |
| 2018 | 606 | 2.74 | 7.4 | 5.6 | -1.2 | 12.9% | 70.1% | 65.2% | +5.0 | 62.9 | 99.7 | |
| 2019 | 444 | 3.01 | 8.0 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 13.1% | 69.1% | 63.0% | +6.2 | 60.5 | 107.4 | |
| 2020 | 516 | 2.88 | 8.3 | 6.8 | -0.6 | 16.3% | 67.6% | 62.2% | +5.5 | 55.6 | 105.0 | |
| 2021 | 561 | 2.76 | 8.0 | 6.4 | -1.4 | 15.9% | 66.3% | 62.9% | +3.5 | 55.2 | 103.1 | |
| 2022 | 643 | 2.83 | 7.7 | 6.1 | -1.0 | 14.8% | 65.9% | 63.4% | +2.5 | 50.5 | 92.5 | |
| 2023 | 311 | 2.86 | 7.2 | 6.1 | -1.3 | 13.8% | 69.5% | 64.9% | +4.6 | 47.7 | 103.8 | |
| 2024 | 453 | 2.71 | 7.8 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 19.6% | 66.9% | 63.4% | +3.4 | 50.0 | 88.6 | |
| 2025 | 269 | 2.78 | 6.9 | 4.2 | -2.1 | 17.5% | 61.7% | 63.4% | -1.7 | 50.7 | 84.8 | |
| 2026 | 30 | 2.90 | 7.6 | 4.1 | -1.1 | 10.0% | 70.0% | 66.1% | +3.9 | 31.7 | 88.2 |
NFL player-tracking summaries (regular season, 2016 on). Hover a column heading for its meaning.
Advanced stats
Passing
| Year | Team | Att | Pkt | Prs | Prs% | Blitz | Hurry | Hit | BadTh | BadTh% | OnTgt% | Drops | Drop% | ThAwy | IAY/A | CAY/C | YAC/C | PA att | RPO | Scrm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 606 | 2.5 | 176 | 26.5% | 143 | 97 | 39 | 68 | 11.6% | 25 | 4.3% | 17 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 444 | 2.7 | 106 | 22.0% | 107 | 48 | 30 | 65 | 15.5% | 79.0% | 17 | 4.0% | 24 | 124 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | 516 | 2.6 | 173 | 30.2% | 181 | 56 | 78 | 67 | 13.8% | 81.3% | 18 | 3.7% | 27 | 127 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | 561 | 2.4 | 161 | 26.6% | 168 | 68 | 65 | 93 | 17.1% | 77.0% | 22 | 4.1% | 13 | 113 | 8 | |||||
| 2022 | 643 | 2.5 | 166 | 23.7% | 159 | 36 | 84 | 93 | 15.2% | 76.5% | 25 | 4.1% | 27 | 191 | 20 | |||||
| 2023 | 311 | 2.5 | 83 | 25.1% | 106 | 21 | 45 | 39 | 12.8% | 82.2% | 16 | 5.3% | 5 | 85 | 15 | |||||
| 2024 | 453 | 2.4 | 100 | 20.7% | 106 | 25 | 47 | 51 | 11.7% | 77.8% | 16 | 3.7% | 12 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 269 | 2.4 | 61 | 21.5% | 70 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 16.1% | 72.0% | 12 | 4.7% | 12 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Year | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | YBC | YBC/A | YAC | YAC/A | BrkTkl | Att/Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 44 | 123 | 1 | 12 | 105 | 2.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 1 | 44.0 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 31 | 63 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 32 | 156 | 1 | 16 | 141 | 4.4 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 32.0 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 29 | 115 | 1 | 8 | 97 | 3.3 | 18 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 17 | 31 | 97 | 2 | 11 | 66 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | -8 | -0.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | ADOT | YBC | YBC/R | YAC | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | Int | Rat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -7.0 | -7 | -7.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 79.2 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 39.6 |
Pro Football Reference advanced statistics (2018 on), via nflverse.
Total QBR
| Year | Team | Rk | QBR | Pts added | Plays | EPA | Pass | Run | Sack | Pen | Exp sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 77.3 | 5.2 | 59 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2012 (post) | 8.9 | -1.8 | 10 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2014 | 52.3 | 1.4 | 242 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 0.2 | -3.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 67.8 | 41.1 | 625 | 82.2 | 63.6 | 4.7 | -10.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 (post) | 4 | 58.9 | 0.9 | 55 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -2.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 66.5 | 33.4 | 706 | 97.8 | 78.8 | 3.8 | -12.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 56.2 | 8.5 | 655 | 60.0 | 51.9 | 5.5 | -18.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 59.5 | 16.8 | 718 | 71.8 | 57.3 | -5.1 | -17.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 60.4 | 18.1 | 537 | 59.0 | 44.6 | -1.6 | -10.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 | |
| 2019 (post) | 5 | 67.5 | 3.0 | 73 | 8.2 | 5.6 | -0.1 | -2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| 2020 | 18 | 55.8 | 15.7 | 629 | 76.9 | 67.6 | 6.4 | -18.2 | 2.9 | 0.0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 58.3 | 14.3 | 650 | 74.0 | 73.0 | 0.4 | -13.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2022 | 22 | 52.3 | 9.1 | 771 | 71.5 | 63.8 | 4.7 | -17.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2022 (post) | 1 | 86.1 | 5.9 | 42 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 63.2 | 15.9 | 364 | 46.4 | 43.3 | 0.0 | -7.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | |
| 2024 | 23 | 47.0 | -3.4 | 528 | 46.0 | 49.5 | -6.1 | -11.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
ESPN Total QBR (2006 on). Rank is among qualifying quarterbacks that season.
Expected points added
As passer (dropbacks)
| Year | Dropbacks | EPA | EPA/db | Success | CPOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 61 | 7.2 | 0.12 | 44.3% | +0.5 |
| 2013 | 160 | -32.5 | -0.20 | 35.0% | -11.3 |
| 2014 | 212 | 14.3 | 0.07 | 45.3% | -3.2 |
| 2015 | 624 | 86.7 | 0.14 | 47.6% | +5.2 |
| 2016 | 628 | 113.9 | 0.18 | 52.1% | +5.0 |
| 2017 | 581 | 16.4 | 0.03 | 43.9% | +0.8 |
| 2018 | 648 | -10.7 | -0.02 | 48.3% | +2.6 |
| 2019 | 543 | 83.4 | 0.15 | 45.7% | +3.8 |
| 2020 | 559 | 95.2 | 0.17 | 51.3% | +4.6 |
| 2021 | 587 | 68.5 | 0.12 | 45.1% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | 729 | 32.6 | 0.04 | 48.1% | +2.0 |
| 2023 | 326 | 37.4 | 0.11 | 45.4% | +4.3 |
| 2024 | 478 | 21.6 | 0.05 | 48.1% | +1.0 |
| 2025 | 281 | -1.8 | -0.01 | 44.1% | -2.8 |
| 2026 | 30 | 0.4 | 0.01 | 43.3% | +0.7 |
As rusher
| Year | Carries | EPA | EPA/carry | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.34 | 75.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 50.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 60.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | 9.8 | 0.62 | 75.0% |
| 2016 | 22 | 5.8 | 0.26 | 68.2% |
| 2017 | 40 | 3.2 | 0.08 | 57.5% |
| 2018 | 35 | -12.8 | -0.37 | 28.6% |
| 2019 | 23 | 0.6 | 0.02 | 56.5% |
| 2020 | 26 | 6.1 | 0.24 | 61.5% |
| 2021 | 20 | 3.8 | 0.19 | 50.0% |
| 2022 | 22 | 5.8 | 0.26 | 63.6% |
| 2023 | 12 | 1.8 | 0.15 | 58.3% |
| 2024 | 12 | -9.6 | -0.80 | 25.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -1.1 | -0.14 | 62.5% |
| 2026 | 2 | -1.7 | -0.84 | 0.0% |
From every play since 1999 (nflfastR EPA model). Success = share of plays with positive EPA.
Snap counts
| Year | Team | G | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 238 | 68% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2014 | 6 | 357 | 90% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2015 | 16 | 1025 | 96% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2015 | 1 | 72 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2016 | 16 | 1060 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2017 | 16 | 1008 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2018 | 16 | 1051 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2019 | 1 | 46 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2019 | 15 | 966 | 99% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2019 | 1 | 78 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020 | 16 | 1082 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2021 | 16 | 1087 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2022 | 17 | 1114 | 95% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2022 | 1 | 57 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2023 | 8 | 512 | 98% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2024 | 14 | 913 | 98% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2025 | 10 | 543 | 86% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | |
| 2026 | 1 | 68 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Games with a snap count on file (2012 on); percentages are the average share per game.
Depth chart history
| Year | Team | Listed at | Weeks as starter | Weeks listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | QB | 1 | 18 | |
| 2013 | QB | 3 | 18 | |
| 2014 | QB | 5 | 16 | |
| 2015 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2016 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2017 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2018 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2019 | QB | 17 | 18 | |
| 2020 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2021 | QB | 18 | 18 | |
| 2022 | QB | 19 | 19 | |
| 2023 | QB | 9 | 9 | |
| 2024 | QB | 17 | 19 |
Regular-season depth charts (2001 on). A starter is a first-string listing that week.
Contracts
| Signed | Team | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | $35.0M | $35.0M | $35.0M | 16.8% | current | |
| 2020 | 2 | $66.0M | $33.0M | $96.0M | 16.6% | ||
| 2018 | 3 | $84.0M | $28.0M | $84.0M | 15.8% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | $23.9M | $23.9M | $23.9M | 14.3% | ||
| 2016 | 1 | $20.0M | $20.0M | $20.0M | 12.9% | ||
| 2012 | 4 | $2.6M | $643,172 | $472,688 | 0.5% |
Career contract value $231.5M (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is the average per year against that season's salary cap.
Combine
| Year | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | 40 | Bench | Vert | Broad | 3-cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | QB | Michigan State | 6β²3β³ | 214 | 4.84 | 28.5 | 109 | 7.05 | 4.50 |
Injury reports (6)
| Year | Wk | Team | Injury | Game status | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 (WC) | Illness | Probable | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2013 | 1 | Foot | Probable | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2017 | 4 | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 16 | Ribs | Full Participation in Practice | ||
| 2021 | 18 | Not Injury Related | Limited Participation in Practice | ||
| 2024 | 11 | Right Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |