Start James Cook III. Cook III is projected for 16.9 PPR points vs 14.1 for D'Andre Swift, and faces the 5th-toughest defense against RBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| James Cook III RB · BUF | D'Andre Swift RB · CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 16.9 | 14.1 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 16.1 | 13.0 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 18.8 | 17.7 |
| StatChasers projection | 16.7 (RB8) | 17.7 (RB6) |
| Opponent | vs BAL | vs SEA |
| Opponent vs. position | 5th-toughest (18.5 pts/g allowed) | 15th-toughest (20.9 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 69% carry share (last 3) | 54% carry share (last 3) |
| Position | RB | RB |
| Our call | START · Strong RB1 | START · Strong RB1 |
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Start James Cook III. Cook III projects for 16.9 PPR points vs BAL, against 14.1 for D'Andre Swift vs SEA: a 2.8-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
James Cook III is projected to score more: 16.9 PPR points to 14.1 for D'Andre Swift.
The sources range from 16.1 to 18.8 for Cook III and from 13.0 to 17.7 for Swift. The ranges overlap, so Swift outscoring Cook III is a realistic result.
James Cook III is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Cook III at 16.1 PPR points, against 13.0 for D'Andre Swift.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
James Cook III has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Cook III at 18.8 PPR points, against 17.7 for D'Andre Swift.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
James Cook III plays BAL and D'Andre Swift plays SEA in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Cook III faces the 5th-toughest defense against RBs and Swift faces the 15th-toughest defense against RBs, so D'Andre Swift has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games James Cook III has drawn 69% of his team's carries, and D'Andre Swift 54% of his team's carries.
James Cook III has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither James Cook III nor D'Andre Swift has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). James Cook III is projected by 6 of them and D'Andre Swift by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.