Kirk Cousins or Trey Lance
Who Should I Draft?
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Trey Lance QB - SF  Trey Lance QB - SF | Kirk Cousins QB - MIN  Kirk Cousins QB - MIN |  | |
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63% Recommended by 69 of 109 experts |
37% Recommended by 40 of 109 experts |
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| ECR | # 13 | # 15 | - |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 10 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 19 | # 21 | - |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 67.0 | 307.3 | - |
| Avg Game | 11.2 | 19.2 | - |
| Avg Projection | 302.6 | 291.0 | - |
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| SOS Rank | 7 | 24 | - |
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Trey Lance QB - SF Trey Lance QB - SF | Kirk Cousins QB - MIN Kirk Cousins QB - MIN | |
| 2022 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CHI | vs. GB |
| Week 2 | vs. SEA | at PHI |
| Week 3 | at DEN | vs. DET |
| Week 4 | vs. LAR | at NO |
| Week 5 | at CAR | vs. CHI |
| Week 6 | at ATL | at MIA |
| Week 7 | vs. KC | BYE WEEK |
| Week 8 | at LAR | vs. ARI |
| Week 9 | BYE WEEK | at WAS |
| Week 10 | vs. LAC | at BUF |
| Week 11 | at ARI | vs. DAL |
| Week 12 | vs. NO | vs. NE |
| Week 13 | vs. MIA | vs. NYJ |
| Week 14 | vs. TB | at DET |
| Week 15 | at SEA | vs. IND |
| Week 16 | vs. WAS | vs. NYG |
| Week 17 | at LV | at GB |
| Week 18 | vs. ARI | at CHI |
Trey Lance QB - SF Trey Lance QB - SF | Kirk Cousins QB - MIN Kirk Cousins QB - MIN | |
| Passing | ||
| Pass Att | 488.9 | 569.6 |
| Pass Cmp | 305.4 | 375.2 |
| Pass Yards | 3,674.7 | 4,255.2 |
| Pass TDs | 24.0 | 30.7 |
| Ints | 13.7 | 10.9 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 112.9 | 28.8 |
| Rush Yards | 506.6 | 106.1 |
| Rush TDs | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Misc | ||
| Fumbles | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 302.6 | 291.0 |
Trey Lance QB - SF Trey Lance QB - SF | Kirk Cousins QB - MIN Kirk Cousins QB - MIN | |
| 2021 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 4.4 | 22.0 |
| Week 2 | ‐ | 25.3 |
| Week 3 | 6.1 | 25.1 |
| Week 4 | 20.4 | 11.1 |
| Week 5 | 15.6 | 14.4 |
| Week 6 | ‐ | 28.5 |
| Week 7 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 13.2 |
| Week 9 | ‐ | 21.6 |
| Week 10 | ‐ | 17.5 |
| Week 11 | 0.4 | 25.2 |
| Week 12 | ‐ | 16.5 |
| Week 13 | ‐ | 20.2 |
| Week 14 | ‐ | 16.0 |
| Week 15 | ‐ | 11.5 |
| Week 16 | ‐ | 17.3 |
| Week 17 | 20.1 | ‐ |
| Week 18 | ‐ | 21.9 |
| Total | 67.0 | 307.3 |
| Average | 11.2 | 19.2 |
Trey Lance QB - SF Trey Lance QB - SF | Kirk Cousins QB - MIN Kirk Cousins QB - MIN | |
| Expert | ||
| Justin Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football | This is a player that will be a rollercoasters with some very high point games and some very low point games. I don't like these players unless I'm in best ball formats. | |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | I'm starting to think Jimmy G may just stay in San Fran, but if he still goes somewhere like Carolina or even Seattle, Trey Lance will have top-10 upside for sure. | |
| Andrew Erickson FantasyPros | Trey Lance is falling in best ball ADP because of reports surfacing that he is underwhelming at OTAs and because Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the roster. But after the 49ers beat reporters butchered the Trey Sermon situation last season and the 49ers' massive investment in Lance last year, I view this situation as an easy buy-low scenario. Garoppolo's shoulder surgery is the reason he hasn't been traded. Once he is deemed healthy, I'd presume he gets moved to a QB-needy team or to a roster that sustains an injury at the position. Lance only started two games but showed off the rushing that excited fantasy managers during draft season. The 49ers' first-year signal-caller averaged 22.4 expected fantasy points and 60 rushing yards per game. | |
| Derek Brown FantasyPros | Every day that Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the 49ers' roster, it threatens Trey Lance's starting spot, but currently, I'm still projecting him to start this season. In the brief two-game sample of Lance starting last year, we got a glimpse at the biggest factor for his fantasy ceiling: the rushing upside. In those two games, Lance averaged 12 carries and 60 yards on the ground as the QB20 and QB10 in weekly scoring. Even with Garoppolo at the helm, the 49ers were sixth in EPA per play and second in yards per play. Lance's legs give him a top 12-15 fantasy quarterback floor with top-five upside should he light it up through the air. | Kirk Cousins is the ugly duckling fantasy quarterback who found his way inside the top 12 producers (QB11, QB12) in back-to-back seasons. Cousins did so last season by directing a surprisingly up-tempo and more pass-heavy Vikings offense. Last year Minnesota was eighth and 12th in neutral pace and passing rate. With Kevin O'Connell at the controls this season, the passing rate could continue to be healthy (LAR, seventh), but the neutral pace could decline (LAR, 16th). If this happens and Adam Thielen takes a step back entering his age 32 season, Cousins will be rendered as a mid QB2. |
| Wolf of Roto Street Roto Street Journal | Rumblings that Jimmy G may start ahead of him if not traded are terrifying. One of the most overrated early players in Best Ball | |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | The 49ers are expected to install Lance as their starting quarterback in 2022. The No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft, Lance is a gifted athlete with a live arm and the speed to be an impact runner. He'll have no shortage of pass-catching weaponry with Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle. Experience is the missing ingredient, and most people are going to rank Lance too low simply because he doesn't have a track record. The upside here is intoxicating. | The walking definition of a league-average quarterback. Cousins' 2021 season was basically a carbon copy of his 2020 season, and he finished QB11 in fantasy scoring both years. It's possible he plays somewhere other than Minnesota in 2022, but a $35 million base salary will make him hard to move. For fantasy purposes, he's a safe, boring investment. |
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | Lance feels like he will be the starter in 2022 and his running ability makes him a candidate to have a breakout 2022 fantasy season on one of the better offenses in the NFL. | Cousins problem is consistency, he had seven fantasy weeks where he was a Top-10 option and five weeks where he finished outside the Top-15. He's a QB2, because he cannot be trusted to bring it every week. |
