Start Ashton Jeanty or James Cook III? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty
- HOU D vs RB
- 10.5
- 4th fewest to RBs (2026)
- MIA D vs RB
- 36.9
- 4th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 12.6 overall and Ashton Jeanty at 19.0.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for James Cook III in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Ashton Jeanty in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
James Cook III and BUF visit HOU.
HOU allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 63 yards and no touchdowns against HOU and caught passes for 12 more yards.
Ashton Jeanty and LV host MIA.
MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.
Injury status
James Cook III was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Ashton Jeanty was listed as questionable when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, James Cook III played 17 games for BUF and scored 302.2 PPR points, 17.8 a game, finishing RB6.
He ran 309 times for 1621 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 291 yards.
He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
James Cook III, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 2 carries for 15 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.5 PPR points.
James Cook III, Week 17 of 2025 against PHI: 39 of 76 snaps, 20 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 3 yards, 8.7 PPR points.
James Cook III, Week 16 of 2025 against CLE: 28 of 50 snaps, 16 carries for 117 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 17 yards, 2 touchdowns, 26.4 PPR points.
In 2025, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.
He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 18 of 2025 against KC: 26 carries for 87 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 7 yards, 12.4 PPR points.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 17 of 2025 against NYG: 48 of 59 snaps, 16 carries for 60 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 9.3 PPR points.
Ashton Jeanty, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 50 of 54 snaps, 24 carries for 128 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 60 yards, 2 touchdowns, 31.8 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB3 · LV · bye 13
2025 vs rec yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 4
- Draft pick
- ADP 4
- Tier
- 2
Ranked behind
RB49 · BUF · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 184
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board180
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 2 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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