James Cook III

RBBuffalo Bills · #4 · Age 27 · 5'11" 190 lbs · Georgia · 5th season

Drafted 2022, round 2, pick 63 overall by BUF · RB1 on the BUF depth chart

2026 finishRB11113.6 pts · 6 games

Points per game18.9RB7 per game

Dynasty value5,880RB7 · #28 overall · -10% this week

Rest of season167projected PPR pts (Sleeper)

Player archetype

Workhorse21.2 touches per game, top 4% of RBs
Creates his own yards+0.9 rushing yards over expected per carry, top 14% of RBs
Receiving back9% of his team's targets, top 18% of RBs

From his 2026 season, compared with other RBs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Rest-of-season rankings: Dak Prescott down; Isaiah Likely, Chuba Hubbard rise2026-10-20 · ESPN
Cook rushed 22 times for 95 yards and a touchdown and brought in all three targets for 58 yards in the Bills' 33-30 win over the Raiders on Sunday.2026-10-19 · RotoWire via ESPN
Cook rushed 10 times for 121 yards and a touchdown and brought in his only target for seven yards in the Bills' 37-34 overtime win over the Rams on Monday night. He also committed two fumbles, losing one.2026-10-13 · RotoWire via ESPN
Fantasy football matchup rankings: Upgrade D'Andre Swift, fade James Cook III2026-10-07 · ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
BUF	6	RB11	113.6	18.9	RB7	117	627	6	10	89	0
BUF	17	RB6	302.2	17.8	RB6	309	1,621	12	33	291	2
BUF	16	RB8	266.7	16.7	RB11	207	1,009	16	32	258	2
BUF	17	RB12	232.7	13.7	RB19	237	1,122	2	44	445	4
BUF	16	RB44	105.7	6.6	RB51	89	507	2	21	180	1

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all RBs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.