James Cook Fantasy Football 2026
James Cook fantasy outlook: rankings, ADP, rest-of-season projection, trade value, recent production and usage, updated for the 2026 season.
James Cook fantasy outlook
James Cook is ranked #13 overall and RB5 in StatChasers' season-long fantasy football rankings, a top-three-round player by market value.
Market and model value agree within 8%, so James is priced fairly right now.
In 2026 redraft drafts James goes at pick 10.1 on average (round 1.10 in a 12-team league, RB5 by ADP), with a typical range of 8 to 13; ADP is steady over the last 14 days.
Rest-of-season projection: 258.7 PPR points over 16 games (16.2 per game, RB9 among projected RBs).
Last season James averaged 17.8 PPR points across 17 games on 18.2 carries and 2.4 targets per game (61% of snaps), topping 15 points 10 times.
Buffalo Bills have their bye in week 7.
Player profile
| Team | Buffalo Bills |
| Position | RB |
| Age | 26 |
| Experience | 4 yrs |
| Bye week | Week 7 |
| Number | #4 |
| Status | Active |
Trade value
| Market value (FantasyCalc) | 7,298 |
| Model value | 6,722 |
| Gap | -7.9% |
| Signal | Fair Value |
| Model rank | #20 |
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James Cook ADP 2026
Drafted in 369 completed 2026 redraft drafts · overall ADP rank #9 · RB5 · earliest pick 5, latest 22 · 7-day 0.0, 30-day 0.0. Expected pick 9.8; the biggest drop in availability comes between picks 9 and 10. Full table on the fantasy football ADP page.
James Cook rest-of-season projection
Source: numberfire · 16 projected games · see all fantasy football projections.
James Cook fantasy production by season
| Season | Team | Games | PPR / game | Half / game | Std / game | PPR finish | Half finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BUF | 17 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 15.8 | RB6 | RB6 |
| 2024 | BUF | 16 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 14.7 | RB8 | RB8 |
| 2023 | BUF | 17 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | RB12 | RB11 |
| 2022 | BUF | 17 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | RB44 | RB44 |
James Cook usage and recent games (2025)
17 games · best 33.6 · worst 1.5 · 10 games of 15+ PPR points.
| Week | Opp | PPR | Half | Std | Car | Rush yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Snap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | NYJ | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | PHI | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51% |
| 16 | CLE | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 16 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 56% |
| 15 | NE | 31.1 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 22 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 67% |
| 14 | CIN | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 18 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 75% |
| 13 | PIT | 18.7 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 32 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 61% |
| 12 | HOU | 21.9 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 17 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 55% |
| 11 | TB | 20.4 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 66% |
Buffalo Bills 2026 schedule
Fantasy playoffs are usually weeks 15–17; James plays every playoff week. Weekly matchup detail is in the start/sit tool.
James Cook injury history
| Season | Week | Injury | Severity | Games missed | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | Ankle | minor | 0 | Sustained an ankle injury in Week 9 against the Chiefs, had it taped on the sideline, and returned to the game. |
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Data on this page updated 2026-09-08.