James Cook Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 190 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- September 25, 1999 (24)
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Drafted
- 2022 / Rd. 2 / Pk. 63 (BUF)
- College
- Georgia
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Buffalo Bills running back James Cook bounced back from being benched last year and enters his third season in the NFL in 2024 as the unquestioned lead back with a giant gap between him and either Ty Johnson or rookie Ray Davis. Cook should continue to push toward some of the heaviest involvement the Bills have seen in recent years out of their top back. Johnson's game is similar to Cook's, so he'll likely have a game-day role when Cook needs a breather. The Bills are hoping Davis can add power and short-yardage ability, something the team has been wanting to add for years to the backfield. The 24-year-old Cook had a 1,000-yard rushing season in 2023 but added just two rushing TDs. What Cook lacks in scoring opportunities, he could make up for with his pass-catching abilities and sheer volume in 2024.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook started hot but faded late as his team was sent home in Sunday's 27-24 Divisional Round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, carrying 18 times for 61 yards and catching four passes for 21 yards. With the Bills dominating on the ground in the first half, Cook picked up one chunk gain after another. But the Chiefs stiffened up to stifle Cook during the second half, leaving the 24-year-old with a fairly quiet evening despite his second straight week with 22 touches. Cook undoubtedly took a big step forward in 2023 -- garnering his first Pro Bowl nod and placing third at his position in scrimmage yards -- but his inability to find the end zone was a major shortcoming. Totaling five TDs on the season on 325 touches including the playoffs, Cook also failed to reach the 90-total-yard threshold in any of his final five appearances. That probably shouldn't prevent Cook from being selected as a top-12 fantasy RB, however, in 2024 drafts.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook totaled his highest yardage (84) and catch output (four) since Week 15 in last Monday's 31-17 wild-card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, now putting up 18.8 touches for 62.5 scrimmage yards per game over his last four outings. On top of the 3.3 yards per touch paling in comparison to his regular-season 5.6 YPT, none of Cook's last 13 red-zone touches have resulted in a touchdown. The Kansas City Chiefs have been far leakier on the ground than through the air, however, tying for the fifth-most opponent yards per carry (4.4) in the regular season. With that said, K.C. let in the second-fewest rushing TDs (six) to opposing tailbacks this year. Cook torched the Chiefs for 141 yards and a score on just 15 totes when these sides battled in Week 14, ending as fantasy's PPR RB3 that week. Cook's $6,300 DraftKings salary is the sixth-highest figure among RBs for the Divisional Round, shaping up as a midrange RB1.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Mike Edwards |
Damar Hamlin | |
LDE | Greg Rousseau |
Casey Toohill | |
LDT | Ed Oliver |
DeWayne Carter | |
RDT | DaQuan Jones |
DeShawn Williams | |
RDE | Von Miller |
A.J. Epenesa | |
LOLB | Matt Milano |
Edefuan Ulofoshio | |
MLB | Terrel Bernard |
Deion Jones | |
ROLB | Dorian Williams |
Nicholas Morrow | |
LCB | Rasul Douglas |
Kaiir Elam | |
SS | Cole Bishop |
Taylor Rapp | |
RCB | Christian Benford |
Daequan Hardy | |
NB | Taron Johnson |
Cam Lewis |
LS | Reid Ferguson |
K | Tyler Bass |
P | Sam Martin |
QB | Josh Allen |
Mitchell Trubisky | |
RB | James Cook |
Ray Davis | |
FB | Reggie Gilliam |
LWR | Keon Coleman |
Justin Shorter | |
RWR | Curtis Samuel |
Mack Hollins | |
SWR | Khalil Shakir |
TE | Dalton Kincaid |
Dawson Knox | |
LT | Dion Dawkins |
Tylan Grable | |
LG | David Edwards |
Alec Anderson | |
C | Connor McGovern |
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger | |
RG | O'Cyrus Torrence |
Travis Clayton | |
RT | Spencer Brown |
La'el Collins |