Four-time Pro Bowler now on the Raiders after Atlanta moved on a year into his $180M deal.
Kirk Cousins signed with Atlanta in 2024 expecting to start through his contract. Less than two seasons later he was traded to the Raiders for a Day 3 pick. Vegas needed a veteran starter after parting with Geno Smith and Cousins, at 37, brings the same steady efficiency he has provided every year of his career.
Path to the league
Michigan State three-year starter who slid to the 102nd pick in 2012 behind Robert Griffin III. Sat in Washington for three years before taking over the starting job, leaving as a free agent for Minnesota in 2018, then signing with Atlanta in 2024. Tore his Achilles in October 2023 with the Vikings.
Career highlights
4x Pro Bowler (2017, 2019, 2022, 2023). 35,000-plus career passing yards. 250-plus career TDs. Holds the NFL record for most consecutive 4,000-yard passing seasons (six) before the Achilles injury. Two-time NFL completion percentage leader.
2025 season and trade
Started seven games for Atlanta before being benched for Michael Penix Jr. Threw for 1,840 yards, 12 TDs, 6 INTs in those starts. Falcons traded him to the Raiders in March 2026 for a 2027 fifth-round pick. Las Vegas pairs him with second-year RB Ashton Jeanty and a rebuilding receiver room.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kirk Cousins
- Pro Football Reference: Kirk Cousins
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
10 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | falcons | 10 | 166 | 269 | 1,721 | 10 | 5 | 84.8 | 47.6 |
| 2024 | falcons | 14 | 303 | 453 | 3,508 | 18 | 16 | 88.6 | 47.0 |
| 2023 | vikings | 8 | 216 | 311 | 2,331 | 18 | 5 | 103.8 | 64.0 |
| 2022 | vikings | 17 | 424 | 643 | 4,547 | 29 | 14 | 92.5 | 52.3 |
| 2021 | vikings | 16 | 372 | 561 | 4,221 | 33 | 7 | 103.1 | 58.3 |
| 2020 | vikings | 16 | 349 | 516 | 4,265 | 35 | 13 | 105.0 | 55.8 |
| 2019 | vikings | 15 | 307 | 444 | 3,603 | 26 | 6 | 107.4 | 60.4 |
| 2018 | vikings | 16 | 425 | 606 | 4,298 | 30 | 10 | 99.7 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | redskins | 16 | 347 | 540 | 4,093 | 27 | 13 | 93.9 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | redskins | 16 | 406 | 606 | 4,917 | 25 | 12 | 97.2 | 66.5 |
| 2015 | redskins | 16 | 379 | 543 | 4,166 | 29 | 11 | 101.6 | 67.8 |
| 2014 | redskins | 6 | 126 | 204 | 1,710 | 10 | 9 | 86.4 | 52.3 |
| 2013 | redskins | 5 | 81 | 155 | 854 | 4 | 7 | 58.4 | 36.5 |
| 2012 | redskins | 3 | 33 | 48 | 466 | 4 | 3 | 101.6 | 77.3 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | falcons | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | falcons | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | vikings | 8 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | vikings | 17 | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 | vikings | 16 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2020 | vikings | 16 | 32 | 156 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 |
| 2019 | vikings | 15 | 31 | 63 | 2.0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018 | vikings | 16 | 44 | 123 | 2.8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2017 | redskins | 16 | 49 | 179 | 3.7 | 4 | 18 |
| 2016 | redskins | 16 | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 4 | 19 |
| 2015 | redskins | 16 | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | redskins | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 |
| 2013 | redskins | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | redskins | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- Michigan State
- Hometown
- Holland, MI, USA
- Age
- 37
- Status
- active
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