2025 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
287
YDS
1532
TD
12
YDS
288
TD
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Bills unleashed a new-look rushing attack in 2024, with offensive coordinator Joe Brady tapping into a dominant ground game that was largely dormant in prior years. The player reaping the greatest benefits was Cook, who went from a two-touchdown runner in 2023 to 16 touchdowns last year, even while taking 30 fewer carries. After just five carries inside the 5-yard line in his first 326 NFL rush attempts, Cook got 15 chances inside the 5 among his 207 carries last year. These developments are encouraging for Cook, yet his TD rate is plainly marked for regression in 2025. He mentioned wanting to take on more of the workload during contract negotiations this spring, but the Bills may want to protect their investment -- a four-year, $48 million extension signed in August -- and also seem to trust backups Ty Johnson and Ray Davis. Good as Cook is, he's still a smaller RB (5-foot-11, 190) who is not built for power functions, while Davis is dense (5-9, 220) and powerful. On the other hand, Cook doesn't necessarily need huge workloads to put up strong fantasy numbers when his per-touch efficiency ranks near the top of the league while playing in an elite offense. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Signed a four-year, $46 million contract with the Bills in August of 2025.
Held in check by PHI
Cook took 20 carries for 74 yards and had one reception on four targets for three yards in Sunday's 13-12 loss to Philadelphia.
ANALYSIS
Cook reached the 20-carry mark for the sixth time this season, but unlike the previous five occurrences, he failed to hit the century mark in rushing yards against the Eagles. It was also just the fourth time in 2025 that the star running back was held below 4.0 yards per carry. While the Georgia product isn't known for his work as a receiver, finishing with more targets (four) than receiving yards (three) certainly feels like a letdown. It has been an incredible overall campaign from Cook so far through 16 starts (307-1,606-12), so he will look to finish the regular season on a high note in a soft matchup against the Jets in Week 18.
Cook reached the 20-carry mark for the sixth time this season, but unlike the previous five occurrences, he failed to hit the century mark in rushing yards against the Eagles. It was also just the fourth time in 2025 that the star running back was held below 4.0 yards per carry. While the Georgia product isn't known for his work as a receiver, finishing with more targets (four) than receiving yards (three) certainly feels like a letdown. It has been an incredible overall campaign from Cook so far through 16 starts (307-1,606-12), so he will look to finish the regular season on a high note in a soft matchup against the Jets in Week 18.
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How do James Cook's 2025 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Broken Tackle %
17.1%Positive Run %
89.2%% Yds After Contact
55.7%Avg Yds After Contact
3.0Rushing TD %
4.2%Touches Per Game
21.3% Snaps w/Touch
53.5%Air Yards Per Game
0.7Air Yards Per Snap
0.02% Team Air Yards
0.4%% Team Targets
8.6%Avg Depth of Target
0.3 YdsCatch Rate
88.9%Drop Rate
5.6%Avg Yds After Catch
8.8% Targeted On Route
14.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Overall QB Rating Against
57.7
Cornerbacks
62.2
Safeties
84.7
Linebackers
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Measurables Review
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How do James Cook's measurables compare to other running backs?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
5' 11"Weight
190 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.42 secVertical Jump
33.0 inBroad Jump
124 inHand Length
9.38 inArm Length
30.75 in
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Power and short-yardage running will probably never be part of Cook's skill set, and with that limitation comes a likely cap on his fantasy production. If he can overrule that limitation, it would have to be via pass-catching production, which was a clear strength last season for the 2022 second-round pick. Whereas Cook's rushing work from 2023 can be imitated easily enough, it's not so easy for an offense to find a running back that can turn 54 targets into 44 catches for 445 yards and four touchdowns. While that type of efficiency is difficult to maintain even for a skilled pass-catching back, Cook can make up for any efficiency losses with a larger target count this upcoming season. It might be necessary in order for him to repeat last year's fantasy production, as QB Josh Allen's dominance of goal-line carries means Cook isn't guaranteed to improve much on last year's total of two rushing touchdowns (on 237 attempts). The addition of rookie fourth-round pick Ray Davis could introduce a short-yardage nuisance and some competition for early down snaps, but as long as Cook maintains his monopoly on Buffalo's RB targets the formula from 2023 should mostly remain in place for 2024.
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Dominates in win over Browns
Cook carried the ball 16 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns during Buffalo's 23-20 win over Cleveland on Sunday. He also secured one of two targets for 17 yards.
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Three-TD day against tough defense
Cook rushed 22 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns while bringing in two of three targets for four yards and another score in the Bills' 35-31 win over the Patriots on Sunday.
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Tops century mark against Cincy
Cook carried the ball 18 times for 80 yards and caught both his targets for 31 yards in Sunday's 39-34 win over the Bengals.
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Huge gains on 35 touches Sunday
Cook took 32 carries for 144 yards and a lost fumble while bringing in all three of his targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 26-7 win over Pittsburgh.
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Nets 129 total yards, TD in loss
Cook rushed 17 times for 116 yards and a touchdown while bringing in all three targets for 13 yards in the Bills' 23-19 loss to the Texans on Thursday night.
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Facing depleted Steelers front
Cook has played a big role in the Bills' league-best rushing attack this season, and he faces a Steelers defense Sunday that will be without rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon due to a knee injury, Brooke Pryor of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Cook is averaging 98.2 rushing yards per game this season, and he has rushed for over 100 yards in three of the Bills' five games since their Week 7 bye. The Steelers' run defense is middle of the pack, and while they were able to limit the Bears to 99 rushing yards on 25 total carries in Week 12, losing Harmon gives the Bills' rushing attack -- led by Cook and Josh Allen -- an avenue to exploit. Cook is up to 1,084 rushing yards through 11 regular-season games, and his 5.4 yards per carry is his highest since his rookie year in 2022, when he averaged 5.7 YPC on 89 rushes.
Cook is averaging 98.2 rushing yards per game this season, and he has rushed for over 100 yards in three of the Bills' five games since their Week 7 bye. The Steelers' run defense is middle of the pack, and while they were able to limit the Bears to 99 rushing yards on 25 total carries in Week 12, losing Harmon gives the Bills' rushing attack -- led by Cook and Josh Allen -- an avenue to exploit. Cook is up to 1,084 rushing yards through 11 regular-season games, and his 5.4 yards per carry is his highest since his rookie year in 2022, when he averaged 5.7 YPC on 89 rushes.