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James Cook

Buffalo Bills#44 yrs expGeorgia71 · 190 lb
87Form
94Established
High-end starter#18 of 84 running backs
Games17last 17
Carries32519.1 a game
Rush yards15684.8 a carry
Rec yards301
Rush TDs13
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 84 running backs

Best at beating expectation, less so elusiveness

Each axis is a percentile against every qualified running back over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).

Beating expectation: 83th percentileAfter contact: 46th percentileElusiveness: 41th percentileExplosiveness: 83th percentileReceiving role: 66th percentileWorkload: 78th percentileBeating expectation83rdAfter contact46thElusiveness41stExplosiveness83rdReceiving role66thWorkload78th
CookPosition averageElite, 90th
Beating expectationAbove avgrush yards over expected per carry
+0.70 yd83rd pct
After contactyards after contact per carry
1.80 yd46th pct
Elusivenessbroken tackles per touch
0.04541st pct
ExplosivenessAbove avgshare of runs of 10+ yards
12.6%83rd pct
Receiving roleAbove avgshare of team targets
8.9%66th pct
WorkloadAbove avgshare of offensive snaps
59%78th pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games

87: high-end starter

One number for how well Cook has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified running back; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 94 (#7 of 69).

Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
68
Consistencyhow steady game to game
8
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
68
Trend, last 6 gamesRising
Schedule facedAverage

Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.

Props · this week

This week's lines against his last 17

Each bar is a game; green cleared the line. "Market says" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit, so this is history and the market, not a tip.

This week · draftkings

Receiving yards over 8.5

Cleared9/17
Market says51%
Price1.86
line 8.52466133331417301240875821017 games agolatest
This week · draftkings

Receptions over 1.5

Cleared10/17
Market says52%
Price1.82
line 1.55333221103102132017 games agolatest
This week · draftkings

Rushing yards over 91.5

Cleared9/17
Market says50%
Price1.88
line 91.553481161448010711774155713515475111958010717 games agolatest
Floor and ceiling

How his games are spread

0–24 yds: 1 games025–49 yds: 1 games2550–74 yds: 3 games5075–99 yds: 4 games75100–124 yds: 5 games100125–149 yds: 2 games125150–174 yds: 1 games150
16/17games with 40+ yds
13/17games with 60+ yds
11/17games with 80+ yds
8/17games with 100+ yds
Role

Game by game

avg 21.0 25 wk 10: 1825 wk 11: 1925 wk 12: 2025 wk 13: 3525 wk 14: 2025 wk 15: 2425 wk 16: 1725 wk 17: 2125 wk 18: 226 wk 1: 1626 wk 2: 2226 wk 3: 2426 wk 4: 1426 wk 5: 2626 wk 6: 2526 wk 8: 2326 wk 9: 3125 wk 1026 wk 9
Game log · last 17

Every game

GameOpponentCarRush ydsTDTgtRecRec ydsOver 8.5
26 wk 9MIN311071100No
26 wk 8BAL218013221Yes
26 wk 6LV229513358Yes
26 wk 5LA251112117No
26 wk 4NE12751228No
26 wk 3LAC241541100No
26 wk 2DET211351314No
26 wk 1HOU135704312Yes
25 wk 18NYJ2150000No
25 wk 17PHI20740413No
25 wk 16CLE1611722117Yes
25 wk 15NE221072324No
25 wk 14CIN188002231Yes
25 wk 13PIT3214403333Yes
25 wk 12HOU1711613313Yes
25 wk 11TB164803366Yes
25 wk 10MIA135305524Yes