James Cook III Week 8 projections

Projected stat line

Built from the player markets: each stat is what the market implies, with the margin removed, scored in PPR.

Floor and ceiling

Floor

7.0

Projection

16.5

Ceiling

28.4

The floor is a 1 in 10 bad week and the ceiling a 1 in 10 big week, set around his projection with the typical week to week spread for a RB. A range, not a promise.

Matchup

Week 8: BUF vs. BAL. BAL allows the 26th most fantasy points to RBs (18.5 a game). For a RB, that is a tough matchup.

Ranked by fantasy points allowed per game to the position, 1 being the most.

Last 3 games

• Oct 18 vs LV: 3 targets, 3 catches, 58 receiving yards, 22 carries, 95 rushing yards
• Oct 13 vs LAR: 1 target, 1 catch, 7 receiving yards, 25 carries, 111 rushing yards
• Oct 4 vs NE: 2 targets, 2 catches, 8 receiving yards, 12 carries, 75 rushing yards

Start or sit James Cook III this week

• Start Derrick Henry or James Cook III?
• Start Ashton Jeanty or James Cook III?
• Start James Cook III or Jaylen Warren?

Week 8 RB projections near him

• Jahmyr Gibbs 23.9
• Kenneth Walker 20.5
• Derrick Henry 16.9
• Rhamondre Stevenson 15.7
• Bhayshul Tuten 15.6
• Bucky Irving 15.5