RB · Buffalo Bills
James Cook fantasy stats and usage
- Team
- BUFRB
- Age
- 27
- Bye
- Week 7
- Status
- No injury designation
- Depth chart: RB1 (nflverse)
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What changed
Target share 13% → 5% over the last 2 weeks.
Weeks 3 and 4 vs weeks 1, 2.
Next: Week 5 @ LAR, Mon 8:15 PM ET; Bills implied for 26 points
Usage by week
Snap share
59%▼122026 avg 68% · 2025 57%
Target share
7%▼32026 avg 9% · 2025 8%
Carry share
60%▼82026 avg 66% · 2025 61%
2026 season2025 season
Carries / team rush attempts.
Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.
2026: 10 targets, 70 carries, 15 red-zone opportunities and 4 goal-line carries in 4 games.
Projection
Week 5 vs LAR · Edgehalla model (nfl-1.1.0)
17.9 PPR pts
80% range 6–31 · plays ~98% (points assume he plays)
- Targets
- 2
- Rec
- 2
- Rec yds
- 14
- Carries
- 15
- Rush yds
- 91
- Scrimmage TD
- 1.0
Latest news
No recent headlines tagged to James Cook.
Depth chart: RB1 per nflverse (Oct 6, 10:08 AM ET) · RB1 per Fantasy Nerds (Oct 6, 11:18 AM ET) · full Bills depth chart
Game log
Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.
- Games
- 4
- Total (PPR)
- 66.5
- Per game
- 16.6
| Opp | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ HOU | 72% | 13 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2 | vs DET | 74% | 21 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.9 |
| 3 | vs LAC | 67% | 24 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 4 | vs NE | 59% | 12 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16.3 |
Splits
Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to RBs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule). Early in the season these groups rest on a handful of games each.
2026: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 18.9 | +2.2 |
| Away | 1 | 9.9 | -6.7 |
2026: by opponent defense vs RB
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 1 | 9.9 | -6.7 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 3 | 18.9 | +2.2 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 0 | – | – |
2025: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 13.8 | -3.9 |
| Away | 8 | 22.2 | +4.4 |
2025: by opponent defense vs RB
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 4 | 17.1 | -0.7 |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 8 | 20.4 | +2.6 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 5 | 14.1 | -3.7 |
How this works
Snap share is the share of the Bills’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.
The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).
Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)Updated through Week 4 2026
Frequently asked questions
How many fantasy points does James Cook score per game in 2026?
James Cook averages 16.6 PPR points per game over 4 games in 2026 (15.9 in half-PPR, 15.1 in standard scoring).
What is James Cook’s snap share and role?
James Cook has played 68% of the Buffalo Bills’ offensive snaps on average in 2026, with a 9% target share, and 66% of the team’s carries. He has 15 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.
When is James Cook’s bye week?
The Buffalo Bills have their bye in Week 7, so James Cook won’t play that week.