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Start James Cook III or Ashton Jeanty? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:26 PM ET.

Start James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty

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James Cook III

RB · BUF · at NYJ

Market projects
15.6
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB
21.8
14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at RB
Snap share
54%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9
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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs SEA

Market projects
14.8
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB
22.2
13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Limited
33 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 9
Target share
18%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for James Cook III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. James Cook III projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 113 (16.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty.

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Our Week 10 call

Start James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty in Week 10.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 15.6 points and Ashton Jeanty at 14.8, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for James Cook III this week yet, so his 15.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (16.2 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.0, 15.2 and 13.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Ashton Jeanty at 24.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for James Cook III yet. His market-based projections were 16.2 and 14.9 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 15.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for James Cook III is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 15.2 and 13.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 0.7 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

James Cook III and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 27 more yards.

Ashton Jeanty and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 73 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 31 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, James Cook III played 54 percent of BUF snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

James Cook III, Week 8 against BAL: 44 of 82 snaps, 21 carries for 80 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

James Cook III, Week 9 against MIN: 31 carries for 107 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 9, Ashton Jeanty played 66 percent of LV snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 25 of 63 snaps, 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 9 against SF: 32 of 50 snaps, 6 carries for 25 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for -5 yards.

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.

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.

Their other Week 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for James Cook III?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. James Cook III projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 113 (16.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Ashton Jeanty?

    No. Keep James Cook III: he projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 8 games), Ashton Jeanty 113 (16.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Ashton Jeanty.

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