QB • Las Vegas Raiders

Kirk Cousins

QB 6' 3" 209 lbs 38 years old
LV | AWAY @ NYJ MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, NJ
WEEKLY AVG 18.8 pts 7 GAMES
STAT CRACKERWEEK #8PROJECTION 25.8 pts
TEAM ENVIRONMENT

Las Vegas Raiders Overview

WEEK 8
QB Health / DepthStrong
WR Health / DepthElite
Offensive Line StrengthAverage
RB Health / DepthStrong
TE Health / DepthElite
Defensive Line StrengthMajor Concern

QB Health / Depth

Las Vegas Raiders QB Health / Depth is rated Strong. This public grade reflects starter stability, backup depth and current availability. QB1 Kirk Cousins has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. QB2 Fernando Mendoza has no prior NFL experience listed in the current roster data. QB3 Aidan O'Connell has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker.

WR Health / Depth

Las Vegas Raiders WR Health / Depth is rated Elite. This public grade reflects the health and usable depth of the receiving group. WR1 Tre Tucker has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. WR2 Jalen Nailor has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. WR3 Cody White has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. WR4 Dont'e Thornton Jr. is listed Status Pending with Hamstring • Practice: Full Participation in Practice • Undisclosed • PRIOR WEEK STATUS FROM WEEK 7 • Previous status: IR • Current Week 8 designation is pending • Historical context only; this carried row does not hard-exclude the player.

Offensive Line Strength

Las Vegas Raiders is rated Average. This public grade summarizes the current blocking environment for the offense, including protection quality and the ability to support a dependable rushing attack. An Average grade indicates a generally workable line environment without a clear weekly advantage.

RB Health / Depth

Las Vegas Raiders RB Health / Depth is rated Strong. This public grade reflects the condition of the lead backs, the quality of the available depth chart and how much proven depth remains behind the starter. RB1 Ashton Jeanty has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. RB1 Connor Heyward has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. RB2 Mike Washington Jr. is listed Status Pending with Foot • Back • Practice: Did Not Participate In Practice • PRIOR WEEK STATUS FROM WEEK 7 • Previous status: QUESTIONABLE • Current Week 8 designation is pending • Historical context only; this carried row does not hard-exclude the player. RB3 Dylan Laube has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker.

TE Health / Depth

Las Vegas Raiders TE Health / Depth is rated Elite. This public grade reflects current availability and usable depth at tight end. TE1 Brock Bowers is listed Full Participation in Practice with Calf. TE2 Michael Mayer has no current injury limitation recorded in Stat Cracker. TE3 Ian Thomas is listed Questionable with Shoulder. TE4 Carter Runyon is listed IR with Foot • Undisclosed.

Defensive Line Strength

Las Vegas Raiders is rated Major Concern. This public grade summarizes how well the defensive front is holding up against the run and creating pressure in the passing game. A Major Concern grade indicates the current front is not consistently controlling the line of scrimmage or generating enough disruption.

Public team-context grades summarize the player's weekly environment without publishing Stat Cracker's private formula weights, raw inputs or model calculations.

STAT CRACKER POWER METERS

Week 8 Outlook

Weekly Strength
STRONG
Matchup
NEUTRAL
Opportunity ?
WEAK
Current Form ?
ELITE
Scoring Environment
NEUTRAL
Health / Availability
NONE REPORTED

Stat Cracker Analysis

Kirk Cousins ranks #8 of 28 quarterbacks for Week 8. Recent production is also supporting the outlook.


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Week 8 Game Details

Las Vegas Raiders
AT
New York Jets
Sunday, Nov 1, 2026 1:00 PM ET MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ

WHY HE IS RANKED HERE

What Stat Cracker Likes

  • Recent production is supporting the current weekly outlook.

What Could Go Wrong

  • This is a road matchup, which adds another variable to the projection.

Stat Cracker publishes the football factors behind the outlook, but proprietary factor weights and model calculations remain private.

CURRENT SEASON

2026 Performance

7Games
131.5Fantasy Pts
1877Pass Yds
16Pass TD
4Rush Yds
0Rush TD
CURRENT ROLE

Roster & Availability

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: QB
Depth: #1
Roster Status: Active
Injury: None Reported

PLAYER FANTASY OUTLOOK

Next 3 Weeks

Rolling three-week matchup view anchored to the real current NFL week. Early future projections update as Stat Cracker refreshes its weekly model.

Week 8

AWAY @ New York Jets

PROJECTED 25.8 pts

Why Stat Cracker sees balance in this matchup

The matchup is relatively balanced, with no single advantage or concern strong enough to move the projection far from neutral. Rushing production adds another path to fantasy points beyond passing volume.

Key Drivers: QB Rushing

Current Week QB #8 Matchup 6/10
Week 9

AWAY @ San Francisco 49ers

PROJECTED 26.2 pts

Why Stat Cracker sees balance in this matchup

The matchup is relatively balanced, with no single advantage or concern strong enough to move the projection far from neutral. Rushing production adds another path to fantasy points beyond passing volume.

Key Drivers: QB Rushing

Early Outlook QB #7 Matchup 6/10
Week 10

HOME vs Seattle Seahawks

PROJECTED 25.2 pts

Why Stat Cracker is cautious about this matchup

Stat Cracker grades this as a very tough matchup because the opponent pass defense, despite rushing upside and scoring upside. Seattle Seahawks grades strongly against the pass, creating a tougher efficiency matchup. Rushing production adds another path to fantasy points beyond passing volume.

Key Drivers: Opponent Pass Defense • QB Rushing • Scoring Environment

Longer-Range QB #8 Matchup 2/10

Future projections may change as injuries, depth charts, weather, workload and team conditions are refreshed. Stat Cracker does not rewrite locked historical predictions.

PAST PERFORMANCE

Previous Games vs New York Jets

2025 Week 13234 pass yds • 1 pass TD • 0 INT • 0 rush yds • 0 rush TD

Past opponent performance is supporting context only. Personnel, coaching and team strength can change between meetings.

STAT CRACKER HISTORY

Weekly Prediction History

WeekPredictionActualDifferentialMatchup
2026 Week 8 QB #825.8 pts projected Pending — AWAY @ NYJ
2026 Week 7 QB #925.1 pts projected 20.4 ptsActual QB #9 -4.7 pts HOME vs LAR
2026 Week 6 QB #825.4 pts projected 18.5 ptsActual QB #9 -6.9 pts HOME vs BUF
2026 Week 5 QB #2117.5 pts projected 13.7 ptsActual QB #17 -3.8 pts AWAY @ NE
2026 Week 4 QB #2811.9 pts projected 22.6 ptsActual QB #4 +10.7 pts HOME vs KC
2026 Week 3 QB #2713.4 pts projected 22.2 ptsActual QB #9 +8.8 pts AWAY @ NO
2026 Week 2 QB #3111.5 pts projected 20.2 ptsActual QB #9 +8.7 pts AWAY @ LAC
2026 Week 1 QB #3011.7 pts projected 13.8 ptsActual QB #19 +2.1 pts HOME vs MIA

Differential is actual fantasy points minus the Stat Cracker projected point total. Green means the player outscored the projection; red means the player finished below it.

PLAYER PROFILE

About Kirk Cousins

Age38
Weight209 lbs
Height6' 3"
CollegeMichigan State
Pro Experience14 years