James Cook Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

James Cook
RB
, Buffalo Bills

Age: 25
Weight: 190 lbs
Height: 5' 11"

ADP: 36
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
10.3	71	0	3	32

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

James Cook saw a big spike in touches in his second season (6.9 to 16.5 per game) and finished RB10 with the 17th-highest per game average. Counting two postseason games, Cook’s touches really spiked once Joe Brady took over as the offensive coordinator in Week 11. Cook averaged 14.4 touches for 84 yards and 0.20 touchdowns in the first 10 games with Ken Dorsey at offensive coordinator. In his final nine games under Brady, he averaged 20.1 touches for 100 yards and 0.44 touchdowns. That works out 14.2 fantasy points per game, which equates to low-end RB1 numbers. The Bills did use a fourth-round draft pick on Ray Davis, who rushed for 1,000+ yards in both 2022 and 2023 at Vanderbilt and Kentucky, respectively, so it’s possible that the team is looking to take some of the load off of Cook.

Latest news

RB Leonard Fournette to sign with Bills

Jordan Schultz on X

Oct 30, 2023 · 1:53 PM EDT

Leonard Fournette tells me he’s in Buffalo and is planning to sign with the Bills today, pending a physical.

Related players: James Cook, Latavius Murray

Fantasy Impact:

"Playoff Lenny" had nearly 1,200 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 523 receiving yards, along with 6 TDs last season, Schultz went on to say. Fournette's role in the offense could come in the passing game, an area where Cook has been hit and miss. In Week 8 Cook had just one catch for six yards, but collected three catches for 46 yards and a TD in Week 7. Fournette could also steal some goal line TDs should the Bills opt to go away from Allen in those situations.

Scouting report

by Justin Edwards

· today · 9:46 AM EDT

BUF RB James Cook - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 @ Miami Dolphins
James Cook might not be among the league leaders in rushing touchdowns any time soon, but his work between the 20s is strong enough to give him a great week-to-week floor. He's got a great chance to end up as a fringe RB1/2 but projecting more than that —like a top-10 finish— might be a little more difficult. If healthy, he has a relatively small range of outcomes, which makes him a safe choice for guaranteed points.

2024 Strength of Schedule - BUF

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
30 ARI	3 @MIA	11 JAX	1 @BAL	7 @HOU	28 @NYJ	19 TEN	29 @SEA	3 MIA	31 @IND	26 KC	BYE	13 SF	2 @LAR	14 @DET	9 NE	28 NYJ	9 @NE

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
1	ARI	19	71	0	3.74	3	32	0	3	10.67	10.3	11.80	13.3	38/62	61.3%
Per game			19.00	71.00	0	3.74	3.00	32.00	0	3.00	10.67	10.30	11.80	13.30	38.00/62.00	61.29%
Totals			19	71	0	3.74	3	32	0	3	10.67	10.3	11.8	13.3	38/62	61.29%

Previous Games vs. MIA


Season	Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
2023	18	@MIA	13	36	0	0	2.77	3	16	0	4	5.33	5.2	6.70	8.2	48/78	61.54%
2023	4	MIA	12	29	1	0	2.42	1	48	0	1	48.00	13.7	14.20	14.7	23/58	39.66%
2022	15	MIA	5	34	0	0	6.80	2	5	1	3	2.50	9.9	10.90	11.9	28/78	35.90%
2022	3	@MIA	1	3	0	0	3.00	4	37	0	5	9.25	4.0	6.00	8.0	11/92	11.96%
Average					7.75	25.50	0.25	0.00	3.75	2.50	26.50	0.25	3.25	16.27	8.20	9.45	10.70	27.50/76.50	37.27%

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