Quarterback · #8
Kirk Cousins Scouting Report
Kirk Cousins is a 6' 3", 209 QB at Michigan State.
- Position
- QB
- School
- Michigan State
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 209
- Status
- Active
Las Vegas RaidersActiveCollege · Michigan State
Stats just now
Passing Yards
1,269
8th
Passing Touchdowns
12
Tied-2nd
Interceptions
4
Tied-21st
Adjusted QBR
64.8
12th
Career path
High school through every college stop and pro club. On3 transfer history and Wikipedia infobox, with JUCO logos when the school is on file.
- HOLHigh school
Holland Christian
High school
- College2007–2011
- WASNFL2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Washington Redskins
Season log
- 201NFL
2012: Rd 4, Pk 102 (WSH)
Draft
HS offer board
Every school on this player's On3 interest list from the high-school cycle — including classes already enrolled. 247Sports lists the same schools; On3 is the live source.
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Regular season only. Playoff games stay on the Playoffs tab.
Passing
| Season | GP | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | LNG | SACK | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 466 | 9.7 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 101.6 | 77.3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 81 | 155 | 52.3 | 854 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 5 | 58.4 | 36.5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 126 | 204 | 61.8 | 1,710 | 8.4 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 8 | 86.4 | 52.3 |
| 2015 | 16 | 379 | 543 | 69.8 | 4,166 | 7.7 | 29 | 11 | 78 | 26 | 101.6 | 67.8 |
| 2016 | 16 | 406 | 606 | 67.0 | 4,917 | 8.1 | 25 | 12 | 80 | 23 | 97.2 | 66.5 |
| 2017 | 16 | 347 | 540 | 64.3 | 4,093 | 7.6 | 27 | 13 | 74 | 41 | 93.9 | 56.2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 425 | 606 | 70.1 | 4,298 | 7.1 | 30 | 10 | 75 | 40 | 99.7 | 59.5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 307 | 444 | 69.1 | 3,603 | 8.1 | 26 | 6 | 66 | 28 | 107.4 | 60.4 |
| 2020 | 16 | 349 | 516 | 67.6 | 4,265 | 8.3 | 35 | 13 | 71 | 39 | 105.0 | 55.8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 372 | 561 | 66.3 | 4,221 | 7.5 | 33 | 7 | 64 | 28 | 103.1 | 58.3 |
| 2022 | 17 | 424 | 643 | 65.9 | 4,547 | 7.1 | 29 | 14 | 66 | 46 | 92.5 | 52.3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 216 | 311 | 69.5 | 2,331 | 7.5 | 18 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 103.8 | 64.0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 303 | 453 | 66.9 | 3,508 | 7.7 | 18 | 16 | 60 | 28 | 88.6 | 47.0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 166 | 269 | 61.7 | 1,721 | 6.4 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 13 | 84.8 | 47.6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 112 | 172 | 65.1 | 1,269 | 7.4 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 100.7 | 64.8 |
| Regular | 179 | 4046 | 6071 | 66.6 | 45,969 | 7.6 | 310 | 135 | 81 | 353 | 96.9 | - |
Rushing
| Season | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 49 | 179 | 3.7 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 15 | 31 | 63 | 2.0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 12 | -2 | -0.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 179 | 353 | 963 | 2.7 | 20 | 29 | 112 | 39 | 7 |
Receiving
| Season | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM | LST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 179 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 179 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2016 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2017 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2018 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 179 | 310 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
Kicking
| Season | GP | FG | FG% | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | XPM | XPA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regular | 179 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Recruiting history
- Holland Christian, High school
- Michigan State, College
- Michigan State (, 2007–2011
- Washington Redskins, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Season log
- Minnesota Vikings, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, Season log
- Atlanta Falcons, 2024, 2025, Season log
- Las Vegas Raiders, 2026, Season log
- 2012: Rd 4, Pk 102 (WSH), Draft
FAQ
What position does Kirk Cousins play?
QB