Bryce Young · Kirk Cousins · 2026 week 1

Bryce Young or Kirk Cousins?

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

Start Bryce Young — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Bryce Young (CHI allow the 6th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bryce Young START	vs CHI	18.1	6th · soft	15	122	healthy
Kirk Cousins	vs MIA	17.0	10th	12.6	51	healthy

QBs vs CHI recently: Malik Willis 13.2 pts (W16) · Brock Purdy 37.9 pts (W17) · Jared Goff 16.2 pts (W18).

QBs vs MIA recently: Joe Burrow 29 pts (W16) · Baker Mayfield 19.4 pts (W17) · Drake Maye 15.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Bryce Young carries the higher trade value — 122 against 51 (a 58% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Bryce Young gets the most. Momentum: Bryce Young -142 and Kirk Cousins +51 over the last 30 days.

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

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.