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Start James Cook III or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

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  • : Bhayshul Tuten: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : James Cook III: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten

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James Cook III

RB · BUF · at MIN

Market projects
16.4
fantasy pts
MIN D vs RB
18.4
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
68 of 100 at RB
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8
Sit

Bhayshul Tuten

RB · JAX · at BAL · Questionable

Market projects
13.8
fantasy pts
BAL D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
40 of 100 at RB
Snap share
55%
Through Week 8
Target share
8%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Bhayshul Tuten for James Cook III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. James Cook III projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 115 (12.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten, 16.4 to 13.8 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 9.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 16.4 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 13.8, a gap of 2.6. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Bhayshul Tuten at 53.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.8 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bhayshul Tuten is 70 rushing yards and 0.7 touchdowns (4 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for James Cook III, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for James Cook III is 80 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.7 touchdowns (12, 12, 12 and 12 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 2.6 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bhayshul Tuten and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against BAL and caught passes for 18 more yards.

James Cook III and BUF visit MIN on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

MIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 103 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN and caught passes for 18 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bhayshul Tuten has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is listed as questionable with a ankle injury.

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bhayshul Tuten played 55 percent of JAX snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

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.

Through Week 8, James Cook III played 54 percent of BUF snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 35 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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 115 (12.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten, 16.4 to 13.8 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Bhayshul Tuten?

    No. Keep James Cook III: he projects 147 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 9 games), Bhayshul Tuten 115 (12.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Bhayshul Tuten, 16.4 to 13.8 projected PPR points. Bhayshul Tuten is listed questionable.

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