# Kirk Cousins trade: What Fernando Mendoza’s elevation to Raiders QB1 means for fantasy football > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/326197 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 10, 2026, 5:29 PM · Read it: The Las Vegas Raiders are making a major change at quarterback, giving rookie Fernando Mendoza the starting job after trading Kirk Cousins back to the Minnesota Vikings. The move puts the No. 1 overall pick in the spotlight and creates new questions for fantasy football managers heading into his first NFL starts. Mendoza entered the lineup with an ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 5:29 PM: [Kirk Cousins trade: What Fernando Mendoza’s elevation to Raiders QB1 means for fantasy football]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The Las Vegas Raiders are making a major change at quarterback, giving rookie Fernando Mendoza the starting job after trading Kirk Cousins back to the Minnesota Vikings. The move puts the No. 1 overall pick in the spotlight and creates new questions for fantasy football managers heading into his first NFL starts. Mendoza entered the lineup with an - Nov 11, 2026, 5:52 AM: [Cousins to Vikings, Mendoza as Raiders' QB1? Let's size up this deadline trade]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) We answered big questions surrounding the trade of quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Raiders to the Vikings. - Nov 11, 2026, 6:25 AM: [Raiders GM says Fernando Mendoza 'passed every test' to earn starting job after Kirk Cousins trade]() — Fox News (TV network, United States) Fernando Mendoza will make his first career start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after the Las Vegas Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to Minnesota. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:00 AM: [Raiders QB Fernando Mendoza Opens Up About His New Opportunity]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza opens up about seizing his new opportunity as Vegas’s franchise QB and what it means for the team.