Kirk Cousins (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Draft Value

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75

CURRENT ADP: ~90

ANALYSIS: When I first went to fantasyfootballcalculator.com to check ADPs, the name that jumped out at me the most was Kirk Cousins. Despite his draft day price steadily increasing from the 10th round in early August to the mid-ninth today, he currently ranks as the QB9 behind Derek Carr, Russell Wilson, and Jameis Winston (whose stock has soared since the airing of HBO’s Hard Knocks).

Cousins is quite literally one of the safest quarterback options for you to draft in large part because he carries with him both the talent and consistent volume to produce week-in and week-out. He has been one of the most prolific quarterbacks over the last two seasons, averaging 284 yards per game with a completion percentage of 68 percent. Further helping his case, the Washington Redskins ranked 11^th in points per game last season and also ran the 8^th highest percentage of passing plays in the NFL.

Considering that the team didn’t make a massive effort to improve the ground game this last offseason, with Rob Kelley slated to be the starter come Week 1, Cousins will be an exceptional bargain at his current price and should be able to follow up on a stellar QB4 finish last season.