Waiver Season 2026 · week 8 · updated Oct 30

Start or sit Kirk Cousins in week 8?

Sit him Sit Kirk Cousins in week 8 if you have another option. Waiver projects 13.2 points against NYJ, which makes him QB22 this week, outside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 6.6 points and a good one 23.8.

Projected points
13.2
Floor
6.6
Ceiling
23.8
Rank this week
QB22
Opponent
NYJ
Chance he plays
90%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Bo NixQB20KC13.86.7–23.9Compare
Sam DarnoldQB21CHI13.36.4–23.5Compare
Justin HerbertQB23LA13.16.2–23.2Compare
Deshaun WatsonQB24PIT13.06.1–23.2Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 8

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.