Fantasy Football Player Notes

Kirk Cousins returns to familiar territory after the trade to be the Vikings' starting quarterback. I expect him to be under center this week for Minnesota. Cousins is the QB7 in fantasy points per game. Among 30 qualifying passers, he is 12th in yards per attempt, ninth in passing success rate, 24th in catchable target rate, and 22nd in CPOE. Cousins won't have an easy task this week. The Packers' pass defense has been humming. Over their last five games, they have allowed the fifth-fewest yards per attempt, the 11th-lowest passing success rate, the tenth-lowest CPOE, and the fourth-fewest fantasy points per dropback. Cousins will also have to contend with the third-best pressure rate in the NFL over that span. Cousins is best viewed as a mid-range QB2.