(1988-08-19) August 19, 1988 (age 35) Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:
Holland Christian (Holland, Michigan)
College:
Michigan State (2007–2011)
NFL draft:
2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Career history
Washington Redskins (2012–2017)
Minnesota Vikings (2018–2023)
Atlanta Falcons (2024–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022)
NFL completion percentage leader (2015)
Bart Starr Award (2023)[1]
Second-team All-Big Ten (2011)
NFL records
Most game-winning drives in a single season: 8 (tied with Matthew Stafford)
Most fourth quarter comebacks in a single season: 8 (tied with Matthew Stafford)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Passing attempts:
5,177
Passing completions:
3,465
Completion percentage:
66.9%
TD–INT:
270–110
Passing yards:
39,471
Passer rating:
98.2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Kirk Daniel Cousins (born August 19, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft as a backup to fellow rookie Robert Griffin III. Cousins occasionally appeared in games during his first three seasons before replacing Griffin following an injury in 2015, where he remained the team's starter until 2017. With the Redskins, Cousins set numerous franchise records and was named to the 2017 Pro Bowl.
After two years of signing franchise tags and being unable to agree with the team on a long-term deal, Cousins signed a fully guaranteed three-year US$84 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent in 2018. In six seasons with the Vikings, he earned three Pro Bowl selections and ranks third in the Vikings' all-time passing yards list. Cousins also ranks fifth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts,[2] and is eighth in the NFL's all-time regular season career passer rating.
^Peters, Craig (December 28, 2022). "Kirk Cousins Selected for 2023 Bart Starr Award". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^"NFL Pass Completion % Career Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
all-time regular season career passer rating. KirkCousins was born to Don Cousins and Maryann Cousins, the second oldest of their three children. Born...
for the Milwaukee Brewers. Cousins was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 20th round of the 2017 MLB draft. Cousins grew up St. Charles, Illinois...
have started entire consecutive seasons: Jason Campbell (2008–2009) and KirkCousins (2015–2017). Only two starting quarterbacks for Washington have been...
retained the starting role for most of the remainder of the season. KirkCousins was Minnesota's most recent starting quarterback, from 2018, until being...
round on January 10, 2016, but lost 35–18, ending their 2015 season. KirkCousins, who took over as starting quarterback in the preseason, finished the...
not ready for the game, thus giving backup KirkCousins the start. After the win over the Ravens, Cousins was named the starter for the regular-season...
absence. This will be their first season since 2017 without quarterback KirkCousins on the roster, as he signed with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency....
second preseason game and consequently missed the rest of the preseason. KirkCousins was later named the starter for the season, and set multiple Redskins...
(Luck, Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles, and KirkCousins) selected to at least one Pro Bowl. Tannehill and Foles both had a season...
Atlanta Falcons roster view talk edit Quarterbacks 18 KirkCousins 4 Taylor Heinicke 16 John Paddock 9 Michael Penix Jr. Running backs 25 Tyler Allgeier...
2018, quarterback KirkCousins signed a three-year fully guaranteed $84 million contract with the Vikings. The signing made Cousins the highest paid football...
played his first regular season snaps after Vikings starting quarterback KirkCousins suffered a torn Achilles tendon. Hall started his first NFL game on November...
renamed as the starter after Heinicke went 0–2. After the Falcons signed KirkCousins, Ridder was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on March 14, 2024, in exchange...
Thielen says new Vikings QB KirkCousins has been 'phenomenal' entering 2018". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018. "Cousins, Vikings hold on for 24–16...
against their division rival, the Green Bay Packers, starting quarterback KirkCousins ruptured his achilles tendon, ruling him out for the rest of the season...
NFC was down 21–15 entering the game based on the opening scores, but KirkCousins led the NFC to a comeback win. The final score was 35–33. The players...
against the Redskins, Mack recorded a team-high nine tackles and sacked KirkCousins once during the 27–10 road loss. After a Week 10 bye, Mack registered...
points down against the Indianapolis Colts to win 39–36 in overtime. KirkCousins set the record for most passing yards in the second half of a game, with...
42-yard line, but a sack on Cousins presented them with another third-down after taking their final timeout. On 3rd-and-11, Cousins again found Jefferson for...
Gordon, Grant (January 6, 2021). "Titans RB Derrick Henry, Vikings QB KirkCousins among Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021. "Maxx...
and traded for Mike Wallace. In 2018, the Vikings signed free agent QB KirkCousins to a 3-year contract. Under Rick Spielman, the Vikings have also hit...
against the Minnesota Vikings, Buckner recorded seven tackles and sacked KirkCousins 2.5 times in the 24–16 road loss. In the next game against the Detroit...
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