Geno Smith · Kirk Cousins · 2026 week 1

Geno Smith or Kirk Cousins?

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

Start Kirk Cousins — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Kirk Cousins (MIA allow the 10th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Geno Smith	@ TEN	16.5	7th · soft	11	58	healthy
Kirk Cousins START	vs MIA	17.0	10th	12.6	51	healthy

QBs vs TEN recently: Chris Oladokun 5.1 pts (W16) · Tyler Shough 21.9 pts (W17) · Trevor Lawrence 23.3 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?

Geno Smith carries the higher trade value — 58 against 51 (a 12% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Geno Smith gets the most. Momentum: Geno Smith -35 and Kirk Cousins +51 over the last 30 days.

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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.