James Cook III

BUF · RB · Age 27.1 · Georgia

James Cook III Week 7 projection

Trade Projections RB Rankings

Overall SF

#26

Position

RB7

SF Value

4,976

▲+131 (7d)

1QB Value

5,055

Cliff Risk

Moderate

Trade Projections RB Rankings

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2026 Season Rankings

Every stat ranked among RBs

of 131 RBs

Points/Game

19.6

#14

of 131 RBs

Snap Rate

67%

of 131 RBs

Rushing Yards

627

of 131 RBs

Rushing TDs

of 64 RBs

Yards/Carry

5.4

#10

of 64 RBs

Rushing EPA

0.05

#37

of 131 RBs

Receptions

10.0

#23

of 131 RBs

Receiving Yards

89.0

#30

of 131 RBs

Targets

14.0

of 64 RBs

Yards Before Contact/Att

3.7

#32

of 64 RBs

Yards After Contact/Att

1.7

of 106 RBs

Broken Tackles

8.0

James Cook III 2026 game log

Week	Opp	PPR pts	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Catches	Rec yds
1	HOU	9.9	13	57	0	3	12
2	DET	20.9	21	135	1	1	4
3	LAC	19.4	24	154	1	0	0
4	NE	16.3	12	75	1	2	8
5	LA	22.8	25	111	2	1	7
6	LV	24.3	22	95	1	3	58

Recent James Cook III dynasty trades

James Cook III traded for J.K. Dobbins, Garrett Wilson, 2029 pick 1.04 and 2028 pick 1.06
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · 1QB · HPPR · TEP · IDP
James Cook III + 2028 pick 1.12 traded for Deshaun Watson, 2027 pick 3.01, 2027 pick 1.11 and 2028 pick 1.11
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · SF · PPR · IDP
James Cook III + 2028 pick 3.09 traded for 2027 pick 1.04, 2028 pick 1.04 and 2028 pick 2.04
Oct 25, 2026 · 10-team · SF · PPR · TEP
James Cook III + Tyler Shough and Caleb Douglas traded for Justin Jefferson and Breece Hall
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · SF · PPR · TEP
James Cook III + A.J. Brown traded for 2028 pick 3.01, 2028 pick 1.03 and 2028 pick 1.05
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · SF · HPPR · TEP
James Cook III + Antonio Williams traded for Bucky Irving, 2027 pick 1.09 and 2028 pick 1.09
Oct 25, 2026 · 10-team · 1QB · PPR · IDP
James Cook III + Ladd McConkey, Cam Skattebo, 2028 pick 1.04 and 2029 pick 2.04 traded for Brian Robinson Jr., DeMario Douglas, Bijan Robinson and 2027 pick 3.05
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · 1QB · PPR · IDP
James Cook III traded for 2027 pick 1.01 and 2027 pick 2.09
Oct 25, 2026 · 12-team · 1QB · PPR · IDP

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BUF teammates

Josh Allen QB · BUF
DJ Moore WR · BUF
Dalton Kincaid TE · BUF

Contract

Extension4 years · $46.0M total · $11.5M per year

2026age 27 · $9.8M paidGUARANTEED
2027age 28 · $9.7M paidCUTTABLE
2028age 29 · $10.3M paidCUTTABLE
2029age 30 · $11.0M paidCUTTABLE
2030age 31FREE AGENT

Paid = what he earns that season, with bonuses counted in the year they’re paid. Guaranteed = that pay is locked in. Cuttable = his team could release him and save most of it.

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This week · Week 8 vs BAL

Projection from live market data · half-PPR scoring · updates every 15 minutes

15.5

projected points · most weeks land between 6.8 and 20.7

Team expected points

28.5

Both teams combined

53.5

Game outlook

Expected to win by 3.5

Weather

62°F · wind 13 mph

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Where the points come from	Projected	Points
Rush ydsSleeper	83.5	+8.0
CatchesSleeper	1.7	+0.7
Rec ydsSleeper	10.4	+0.8
Rush/Rec TDslive market · 7 sources	0.88	+5.1

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