Fourth & Inches

2026 regular · wk 4 · half ppr · 64 games lined

RB

James Cook

BUF

RB10 · overall #14 · tier 3 · age 27

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Projected points

205

13.7/gm

Value over replacement

96

repl 116

Range

162–247

sd 43

Week

16.5

vs NE

The take

written by hand

A slight fade. 13.8 carries and 2.7 targets is the thinnest usage of any back I have in the top ten, and Buffalo has never fed him like a workhorse.

Projected usage

opportunity over the projected season

Targets
40
Carries
204
Receptions
32
Rec yards
275
Rush yards
1018
Rush TD
8.3
Rec TD
1.7
Total TD
9.9
Games projected
15.0
Observed pts/gm (history)
16.3
Games of history
66
Age multiplier
0.934
Usage carryover
1.00

Team context

what scales this projection

Neutral sec / play
34.7
Projected plays / game
61.1
Projected pass rate
55%
OL run block
+1.32
OL pass protection
+1.30
OL continuity
78%
2TE rate
28%
3WR rate
65%
1st-down pass rate
40%
Run friendly
+0.97
Scheme creativity
+0.23
Play action / motion
21% / 57%

Situation

ambiguity widens the projection range

Label
clear lead
Ambiguity score
8
Effective contributors
1.73
Top player's share
74%
New play-caller
no
Variance multiplier
1.25

Trade window

schedule-driven buy / sell timing

Action
sell high
Window weeks
4-6
Window opponents
NE,LA,LV
Window matchup
+0.49
Opponents after
BAL,MIN
After matchup
-0.52
Flip edge
+1.02
Buy basis
recent form
Bye week
7
Playoff schedule (15-17)
+0.26

2025 game log

full season · Half PPR

Games

17

Points

285.7

Per game

16.81

17-gm pace

286

Best / worst

33.6 / 1.5

Pace extrapolates the selected weeks over 17 games. It is what that stretch was worth, not a projection — no availability, matchup or regression adjustment is applied.

WkPtsRankAttRu YdsRu TDTgtRecRe YdsRe TD
118.7RB41344155580
226.0RB22113221130
319.3RB719108133100
421.0RB1022117143180
54.9RB37154901000
68.7RB18178700000
833.6RB21921620000
913.0RB1327114011110
108.2RB311353055240
1118.9RB91648033661
1220.4RB617116133130
1317.2RB932144033330
1410.1RB241880022310
1530.1RB12210723241
1625.9RB616117221170
178.2RB23207404130
181.5RB6821500000