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James Cook III is coming off two straight big rushing performances and is averaging 6.0 YPC.
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James Cook

James Cook

RB · BUF · Age 26 · Bye 7

James Cook injury history: every injury report week since 2009, weeks ruled out and IR stintsView →

Verdexed board · 2026

FormatOur rankMarket ADPValueProj ptsFloor–Ceiling
PPRRB5 (#11)11.3+1309.7216.3–366.9
Half PPRRB4 (#9)9.5+1287.6194.2–344.8
StandardRB5 (#9)8.1+1268.4175.0–325.6

“Value” is market slot minus our slot: positive means the market lets you draft him later than our blend ranks him. Ranks blend our projection model with ADP at backtested weights, the receipts are on methodology.

Trade value: what to ask for James

Our board has James Cook at RB5, #11 overall in PPR, and the market drafts him at ADP 11.3 (RB6). The market undervalues him by about 1 picks, so do not sell at his ADP price. Ask for a player ranked around #11 on our board, not around his ADP. He projects to 309.7 points (floor 216.3, ceiling 366.9).

RBs in that range on our board right now: Christian McCaffrey (#5, SF), Jonathan Taylor (#8, IND), De'Von Achane (#9, MIA), Chase Brown (#13, CIN), Derrick Henry (#15, BAL), Saquon Barkley (#18, PHI).

BUF teammates on the board

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The market's opinion over time (PPR ADP)

2026-07-06: ADP 14.02026-07-07: ADP 14.02026-07-14: ADP 13.72026-07-21: ADP 13.52026-07-28: ADP 12.42026-08-01: ADP 13.62026-08-03: ADP 15.02026-08-04: ADP 15.32026-08-11: ADP 14.92026-08-18: ADP 12.72026-08-20: ADP 12.52026-08-24: ADP 12.72026-08-25: ADP 12.72026-09-01: ADP 12.12026-09-07: ADP 11.42026-09-08: ADP 11.32026-09-15: ADP 11.22026-09-22: ADP 15.32026-09-29: ADP 15.62026-10-03: ADP 15.62026-10-06: ADP 15.62026-10-13: ADP 15.62026-10-20: ADP 15.6

23 weekly market snapshots · down 1.6 picks since first snapshot

Recent fantasy seasons

SeasonGPPRHalfStdTgtRecRec ydsRush ydsTD
202517302.2285.7269.24033291162114
202416266.7250.7234.73832258100918
202317232.7210.7188.7544444511226
202216105.795.284.732211805073
See where James falls in the full rankings on the 2026 draft board , free, rebuilt weekly, with the decade backtest published.