Kirk Cousins will be the Raiders' starting quarterback heading into Week 1 of the 2026 season.
The announcement came from Head Coach Klint Kubiak Wednesday morning after practice. He previously refrained from naming a starter throughout training camp, allowing the competition between Cousins, Aidan O'Connell and No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza to play itself out.
"He played really good football," Kubiak said. "I'm really happy with all three of our quarterbacks. Kirk's had a really good offseason, very good camp and he's earned it."
Gearing up for his 15th NFL season, Cousins has 167 starts under his belt with 44,700 passing yards, 298 passing touchdowns and 88 career wins.
In his two preseason appearances for the Raiders, he completed 76.5 percent of his passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.
View photos of the Raiders roster as it currently stands. (Last updated Tuesday, September 1)
WR Tre Tucker (1)
RB Ashton Jeanty (2)
CB Taron Johnson (3)
RB Mike Washington Jr. (4)
CB Eric Stokes (5)
P AJ Cole (6)
LB Quay Walker (7)
QB Kirk Cousins (8)
WR Jalen Nailor (9)
S Jeremy Chinn (11)
QB Aidan O'Connell (12)
K Matt Gay (14)
QB Fernando Mendoza (15)
LB Nakobe Dean (17)
WR Jack Bech (18)
WR Malik Benson (19)
S Isaiah Pola-Mao (20)
RB Dylan Laube (23)
CB Darrell Luter Jr. (25)
CB Darien Porter (26)
S Tristin McCollum (27)
CB Jermod McCoy (28)
S Treydan Stukes (31)
FB Connor Heyward (34)
CB Hezekiah Masses (35)
S Dalton Johnson (43)
LB Tommy Eichenberg (44)
LS Alex Ward (47)
LB Segun Olubi (50)
DE Malcolm Koonce (51)
LB Cody Lindenberg (55)
G Atonio Mafi (56)
C Jackson Powers-Johnson (58)
T Charles Grant (60)
C Tyler Linderbaum (65)
G Trey Zuhn III (66)
DT Adam Butler (69)
G Spencer Burford (70)
T DJ Glaze (71)
T Kolton Miller (74)
G Caleb Rogers (76)
TE Ian Thomas (80)
WR Dareke Young (81)
TE Michael Mayer (87)
TE Brock Bowers (89)
DT JJ Pegues (92)
DE Patrick Johnson (93)
DT Folorunso Fatukasi (94)
DE Kwity Paye (95)
DT Jonah Laulu (96)
DT Tonka Hemingway (97)
DE Maxx Crosby (98)
DT Thomas Booker IV (99)
