James Cook III or Rhamondre Stevenson: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on James Cook III: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 49th overall on the rest of his evidence.

By format he goes standard: ADP 2; 2QB: ADP 10.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Rhamondre Stevenson: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 57th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The market has James Cook III at 6.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market has Rhamondre Stevenson at 5.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 6 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a running back's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

James Cook III's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 5

Through Week 5, James Cook III has been on the field for 68 percent of BUF snaps, taken 67 percent of the carries, drawn 8 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 7 of its 18 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 24 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have come 0.5 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 3 against LAC he carried 24 times for 154 yards, caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 4 against NE he carried 12 times for 75 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against LAR he carried 25 times for 111 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 7 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 5, Rhamondre Stevenson has been on the field for 64 percent of NE snaps, taken 40 percent of the carries, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 4 of the offence's 41 third down targets, had 3 of its 10 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 16 two minute targets.

His 19 targets have come 0.4 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 3 against JAX he carried 7 times for 22 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against BUF he carried 13 times for 47 yards, caught 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against LV he carried 13 times for 64 yards, caught 3 of 3 targets for 21 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 James Cook III played 17 games and scored 302.2 PPR points, 17.8 a game, finishing RB6.

He carried 309 times for 1621 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 291 more yards.

That came to 18.2 carries a game at 5.2 yards a carry and 1.9 catches a game.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Rhamondre Stevenson played 14 games and scored 178.8 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing RB25.

He carried 130 times for 603 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 37 targets for 345 more yards.

That came to 9.3 carries a game at 4.6 yards a carry and 2.3 catches a game.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

James Cook III was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 James Cook III scored 17.8 PPR points a game and Rhamondre Stevenson 12.8, 5.0 a game between them.

James Cook III finished RB6 that year and Rhamondre Stevenson RB25.

James Cook III had 179 more carries than Rhamondre Stevenson, 309 to 130.

James Cook III had 1 more catches than Rhamondre Stevenson, 33 to 32.

This season James Cook III holds the bigger snap share, 68 percent against 64 percent.

This season James Cook III holds the bigger share of the carries, 67 percent against 40 percent.

Byes and availability

James Cook III is off in Week 7 and Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.