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, before efficiency

Targets / game
2.7
Carries / game
13.6
Receptions / game
2.1
Rec yards / game
18
Rush yards / game
68
Rush TD / game
0.55
Rec TD / game
0.11
Total TD / game
0.66
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 · Standard

Games

17

Points

269.2

Per game

15.84

17-gm pace

269

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
116.2RB41344155580
225.5RB22113221130
317.8RB719108133100
419.5RB1022117143180
54.9RB34154901000
68.7RB16178700000
833.6RB21921620000
912.5RB827114011110
105.7RB361353055240
1117.4RB81648033661
1218.9RB517116133130
1315.7RB1032144033330
149.1RB241880022310
1529.1RB12210723241
1625.4RB516117221170
177.7RB23207404130
181.5RB6421500000