BUF James Cook III
NFL player. Position: RB. Team: BUF.
Quick Facts
- Position: RB
- Team: BUF (Buffalo Bills)
- Bye week (2026): 7
- FantasyPros PPR rank (pulled 2026-05-21): 20
2026 Outlook
James Cook is legitimately great with excellent vision, tackle-breaking ability, and explosive play generation. However, fumbles are a significant concern. He had 6 fumbles in 2025 plus 1 in the postseason loss to Denver—far above average. Using his career fumble rate of one every 81 touches, his 2025 fumbles created enough negative EPA to suggest he generated negative rushing EPA despite averaging 5.2 yards per carry. ESPN's 2026 rankings noted this "wouldn't be a scary group" without Cook but flagged the fumble liability as a key weakness that limits his ceiling (per Ranking WR, TE, RB groups for 2026—best and worst NFL teams).
Recent News
- 2026-05-18 — Updated Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: RB, WR, TE, QB (2026) (Updated Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: RB, WR, TE, QB (2026))
- 2026-06-05 — Don't be surprised if ... Shough is a QB1 option, Achane tops fantasy scorers, Nacua... (Don't be surprised if ... Shough is a QB1 option, Achane tops fantasy scorers, Nacua...)
- 2026-05-01 — Fantasy football mock draft: RB-RB is back, and where to draft the new rookie class (Fantasy football mock draft: RB-RB is back, and where to draft the new rookie class)
- 2026-06-03 — Best Fantasy Football Picks of 2026 (Best Fantasy Football Picks of 2026)
- 2026-03-18 — Dynasty Fantasy Football Running Back (RB) Rankings: Free Agency Updates (2026) (Dynasty Fantasy Football Running Back (RB) Rankings: Free Agency Updates (2026))
- 2026-06-02 — Mike Clay's early 2026 fantasy football PPR rankings (Mike Clay's early 2026 fantasy football PPR rankings)
- 2026-03-25 — Buffalo Bills Season Outlook: How the Roster Stacks Up Across the NFL (Buffalo Bills Season Outlook: How the Roster Stacks Up Across the NFL)
- 2026-06-01 — Best Running Backs for Fantasy Football 2026 (Best Running Backs for Fantasy Football 2026)
- 2026-06-01 — Best Overall Picks for Fantasy Football 2026 (Best Overall Picks for Fantasy Football 2026)
- 2026-05-15 — Fantasy football: Impact of each of the nine bye weeks in 2026 (watch out for Weeks 6... (Fantasy football: Impact of each of the nine bye weeks in 2026 (watch out for Weeks 6...)
Open Questions
(scoped to this player — pulled from Fantasy Football Open Questions)