Baker Mayfield · Kirk Cousins · 2026 week 4

Baker Mayfield or Kirk Cousins?

Wondering who you should start this week — Baker Mayfield or Kirk Cousins? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Baker Mayfield — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Baker Mayfield (CAR allow the 9th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield START	@ CAR	16.1	9th	12.4	412	Out
Kirk Cousins	vs KC	15.4	32nd · tough	19.7	250	healthy

QBs vs CAR recently: Caleb Williams 37.3 pts (W1) · Cooper Rush 1.4 pts (W2) · Deshaun Watson 20.3 pts (W3).

QBs vs KC recently: Bo Nix 6.4 pts (W1) · Daniel Jones 12.4 pts (W2) · Malik Willis 11 pts (W3).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Baker Mayfield carries the higher trade value — 412 against 250 (a 39% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Baker Mayfield gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield -406 and Kirk Cousins +225 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.