Kirk Cousins
HT/WT
6' 3", 214 lbs
Birthdate
8/19/1988 (37)
College
Michigan State
Draft
2012: Rd 4, Pk 102 (WAS)
How Kirk Cousins performed against the coverage shell, personnel, box count, and pass rush the defense actually showed — not the offense's own play call. Sourced from nflverse's participation data, which charts a subset of snaps, so samples here run thinner than the Splits tab.
By Coverage Shell — 2023
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover 1 | 85 | 564 | 7 | -0.19 | 43.5% |
| Cover 3 | 67 | 511 | 2 | +0.20 | 47.8% |
| Cover 2 | 48 | 357 | 3 | +0.23 | 43.8% |
| Cover 4 | 40 | 191 | 1 | -0.08 | 47.5% |
| 2-Man | 34 | 227 | 0 | +0.19 | 47.1% |
| Combo | 17 | 116 | 1 | -0.44 | 35.3% |
| Cover 6 | 15 | 120 | 1 | +0.79 | 60.0% |
| Cover 9 | 9 | 62 | 0 | +0.20 | 44.4% |
| Cover 0 | 8 | 81 | 4 | +0.63 | 50.0% |
| Unknown | 5 | -8 | 0 | -0.77 | 0.0% |
Man vs. Zone — 2023
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Coverage | 197 | 1,358 | 8 | +0.14 | 46.2% |
| Man Coverage | 127 | 872 | 11 | -0.03 | 44.9% |
| Unknown | 4 | -9 | 0 | -0.88 | 0.0% |
By Defensive Personnel — 2023
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 221 | 1,568 | 17 | +0.13 | 45.7% |
| Dime | 44 | 328 | 1 | +0.19 | 45.5% |
| Base (3-4) | 26 | 224 | 1 | +0.35 | 57.7% |
| Base (4-3) | 26 | 62 | 0 | -0.76 | 30.8% |
| Base | 9 | 39 | 0 | -0.47 | 33.3% |
| Quarter | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.66 | 50.0% |
By Box Count — 2023
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 in the Box | 136 | 887 | 6 | +0.04 | 40.4% |
| Light Box (≤5) | 92 | 704 | 4 | +0.22 | 51.1% |
| 7 in the Box | 72 | 449 | 4 | -0.13 | 47.2% |
| Stacked Box (8+) | 25 | 191 | 5 | +0.37 | 48.0% |
| Unknown | 3 | -10 | 0 | -1.97 | 0.0% |
By Pass Rush — 2023
| Split | Plays | Yds | TD | EPA/Play | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Rushers | 202 | 1,376 | 10 | +0.09 | 45.0% |
| 5 Rushers | 95 | 662 | 6 | +0.04 | 46.3% |
| 6+ Rushers (Blitz) | 21 | 164 | 3 | +0.23 | 52.4% |
| 3 or Fewer Rushers | 7 | 29 | 0 | -0.19 | 28.6% |
| Unknown | 3 | -10 | 0 | -1.97 | 0.0% |