ACTIVE

James 
Cook

HB
#4
|
BUF Bills
5'11"
190lbs
25y/o
James Cook headshot
Overall Grade '24
81.7
12th/47 - HBs
Rushing Yards '24
928
15th/47 - HBs
Touchdowns '24
14
1st/47 - HBs
WK 16 MATCHUP
vs NE 12/22, 9:25 PM
LATEST NEWS
KEY INSIGHTS
FANTASY
PAST PERFORMANCE
WEEK PROJECTIONS
GRADES
SEASON STATS
BIO

Latest News

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    Statistical Review of NFL Week 16: All four NFC divisions remain up for grabs
    Timo Riske
    December 23, 2024
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    NFL Week 16 Recap: Buffalo Bills 24, New England Patriots 21
    Mark Chichester
    December 23, 2024
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    NFL Week 16 Preview: Schedule, storylines and matchups to watch
    Mason Cameron
    December 19, 2024
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    Fantasy Football WR Report: Man, zone coverage performance ahead of NFL Week 16
    Jonathon Macri
    December 19, 2024
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    NFL Week 16 Power Rankings: The Chiefs head back to No. 1, the Vikings close in on the Lions
    Thomas Valentine
    December 18, 2024
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    2024 NFL offensive line rankings ahead of Week 16
    Zoltán Buday
    December 18, 2024
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    The Lions' man coverage tendencies played perfectly into Josh Allen's hands
    Nick Akridge
    December 18, 2024
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    Josh Allen's MVP Pursuit: Where the Bills star separates himself from the pack
    Dalton Wasserman
    December 17, 2024
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    Statistical Review of NFL Week 15: Texans, Steelers and Vikings clinch playoff berths
    Timo Riske
    December 17, 2024
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    NFL season-long statistical review ahead of Week 16: Team tiers, pass rates and more
    Timo Riske
    December 17, 2024
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    Fantasy Football: Boom and bust performances to consider ahead of Week 15
    Beckett Mesko
    December 10, 2024
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    Fantasy Football: League-winning running backs for 2024
    Nathan Jahnke
    August 31, 2024
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    PFF Running Back Rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2024 NFL season
    Thomas Valentine
    May 27, 2024
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    NFL Week 15 Highlights: Notable grades from the weekend's games
    Gordon McGuinness
    December 18, 2023
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    Fantasy Football: Breakout running backs for 2023 drafts
    Nathan Jahnke
    August 31, 2023

Key Insights

  1. James Cook
    HB
    vsNE
    | Sun 9:25pm
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    BUF RB James Cook is getting a strong start to his runs, ranking 7th in average yards before contact. The NE defense has struggled to limit yards before contact for opposing RBs, ranking 27th in that metric.
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    Sun 9:25pm
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    NE
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Fantasy Insights

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James Cook
HB
BYE: 12
WEEK 16vsNE
12/22, 9:25 PM
DRAFT RANK
RB-11
PROJ PTS
222.97
ADP
41.8
The Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey following Week 10 of 2023, and Joe Brady took over. That corresponds closely to when Cook started receiving the ball more often. He averaged 12 carries and 2.4 receptions per game in 2023 with Dorsey and 17 carries and 3.1 receptions per game with Brady.
The big question for Cook is what his goal-line work will look like. He ran the ball four times when the Bills were within four yards of scoring last season, which isn’t nearly enough. The other Bills running backs had 13 such carries. Davis may get those carries in 2024, given his size. The bigger problem is dual-threat quarterback Josh Allen, who ran 15 times in those situations. Ideally, Cook will get more goal-line carries, but even if he doesn’t, we should expect similar touchdown production to last season, if not better with more breakaway runs for touchdowns.
Cook finished at RB12 last season, in part thanks to his ability to stay healthy, but several factors, including less veteran competition, the offensive coordinator change, continuity on the offensive line and the Bills not being as strong, all point to Cook seeing more opportunities this season.

Past Performance

Touchdowns
AVG L5
1.4
TDS
Has hit over 1 TDS 4/5 games 80%
vs Last 5
vs Similar Defenses
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
2 TDS
KC
WK 11
1 TDS
SF
WK 13
0 TDS
@LAR
WK 14
2 TDS
@DET
WK 15
2 TDS
NE
WK 16
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Week Projections

Rankings
PROJ PTS
15.7
vs NE Patriots WK 16
WEEKLY RANK
RB-14
vs NE Patriots WK 16
PROJ RUSH YDS
65.2
vs NE Patriots WK 16
PROJ REC YDS
20.2
vs NE Patriots WK 16
PROJ TDS
0.7
vs NE Patriots WK 16
PROJ TGTS
3.5
vs NE Patriots WK 16

Grades

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
OVERALL GRADE
81.7
AVG
12th/47 HBs
RECEIVING GRADE
63.5
AVG
27th/47 HBs
RUSHING GRADE
84.5
AVG
8th/47 HBs

Season Stats

Players receive a ranking if they qualify 25% of the maximum targets, run attempts or dropbacks at the position (depending on the metric).
CARRIES 2024
182
22nd/47 HBs
RUSHING YDS 2024
928
15th/47 HBs
RUSHING TDS 2024
14
1st/47 HBs
YARDS / CARRY 2024
5.1
7th/47 HBs

Rushing

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Rank
22
nd
Carries
182
15
th
Rushing Yards
928
1
st
Rushing Touchdowns
14
7
th
Yards Per Attempt
5.1
12
th
Fumbles
1
22
nd
Forced Missed Tackles
35
11
th
YCO/ATT
3.35
20
th
Explosive (10+) Runs
21

Receiving

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Rank
25
th
Targets
38
28
th
Receptions
32
26
th
Receiving Yards
258
9
th
Receiving Touchdowns
2
34
th
Drops
3
44
th
Forced Missed Tackles
3

Career

Teams
Year
Buffalo Bills
2022 - Present
Georgia Bulldogs
2018 - 2021

Honors

Honor
Year
Pro Bowl selection
2023