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Start James Cook III or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:31 PM ET.

Start James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten

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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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Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · at TEN

Market projects
13.6
recent weeks avg
TEN D vs RB
21.6
15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
61 of 100 at RB
Snap share
53%
Through Week 9
Target share
7%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten 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), Bhayshul Tuten 98 (12.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten.

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Our Week 10 call

Start James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 10.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 15.6 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 13.6, a gap of 2.0. 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 Bhayshul Tuten this week yet, so his 13.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (14.8 and 12.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

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 Bhayshul Tuten yet. His market-based projections were 14.8 and 12.3 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 13.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 0.7 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 2.0 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten 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.

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 35 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, James Cook III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Bhayshul Tuten 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, Bhayshul Tuten played 53 percent of JAX snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 6 against HOU: 41 of 71 snaps, 12 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 8 against IND: 27 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 104 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 9 against BAL: 20 of 56 snaps, 12 carries for 29 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten 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), Bhayshul Tuten 98 (12.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Bhayshul Tuten?

    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), Bhayshul Tuten 98 (12.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten.

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