James Cook (Running Back, BUF) enters the 2026 draft season as our model's RB11, projected for ~236 PPR points (overall rank 18). In the 2025 season they finished as the RB6 in PPR scoring. Projections come from prior-season form, usage and opponent strength — a data baseline for draft research, not a betting edge.
The market drafts James Cook on average 5 spots EARLIER than our board (ADP rank 13 vs model rank 18) — beware of reaching.
Pace assumes a full 17-game season at the player's current modelled per-game rate — it does not account for injury, role changes, suspensions or coaching decisions that can shift usage during the season. Data baseline for research, not a betting edge.
| Scoring | Proj pts | VOR | Tier | Overall | Pos rank | ADP | TD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPR | 236 | 71 | 2 | 18 | RB11 | 12.6 | 31% |
| Half-PPR | 219 | 68 | 2 | 17 | RB11 | 9.3 | 31% |
| Standard | 203 | 72 | 2 | 16 | RB11 | 8.5 | 31% |
| Season | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 309 | 1621 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 291 | 2 | 308 |
| 2024 | 16 | 207 | 1009 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 258 | 2 | 267 |
| 2023 | 17 | 237 | 1122 | 2 | 54 | 44 | 445 | 4 | 237 |
| 2022 | 16 | 89 | 507 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 180 | 1 | 108 |
| Wk | Opp | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 13 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 21.2 |
| 2 | NYJ | 21 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26.5 |
| 3 | MIA | 19 | 108 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 4 | NO | 22 | 117 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 22.5 |
| 5 | NE | 15 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 6 | ATL | 17 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 8 | CAR | 19 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 9 | KC | 27 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 10 | MIA | 13 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 11 | TB | 16 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 20.4 |
| 12 | HOU | 17 | 116 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 21.9 |
| 13 | PIT | 32 | 144 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 20.7 |
| 14 | CIN | 18 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 15 | NE | 22 | 107 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 31.1 |
| 16 | CLE | 16 | 117 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 26.4 |
| 17 | PHI | 20 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 18 | NYJ | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |