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Start James Cook III or Bijan Robinson? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 2:26 PM ET.

Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III

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Bijan Robinson

RB · ATL · vs KC

Market projects
22.4
recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB
19.8
10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
77 of 100 at RB
Snap share
73%
Through Week 9
Target share
17%
Through Week 9
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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

Should I drop James Cook III for Bijan Robinson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 7 games), James Cook III 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bijan Robinson over James Cook III.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Bijan Robinson at 22.4 points and James Cook III at 15.6, a gap of 6.9. No player market is posted for Bijan Robinson this week yet, so his 22.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (23.3, 21.4 and 22.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 2 and James Cook III at 9.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Bijan Robinson yet. His market-based projections were 23.3, 21.5 and 22.5 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 22.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Bijan Robinson is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

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).

That puts Bijan Robinson 6.9 points ahead of James Cook III on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Bijan Robinson and ATL host KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 19.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 69 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against KC and caught passes for 42 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

Bijan Robinson is not on the injury report.

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Bijan Robinson played 73 percent of ATL snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Bijan Robinson, Week 6 against CHI: 43 of 55 snaps, 9 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -8 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 7 against SF: 55 of 69 snaps, 20 carries for 63 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 45 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 8 against TB: 43 of 53 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bijan Robinson, Week 9 against CIN: 51 of 62 snaps, 19 carries for 100 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 47 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bijan Robinson played 17 games for ATL and scored 370.8 PPR points, 21.8 a game, finishing RB2.

He ran 287 times for 1478 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 79 of 103 targets for 820 yards.

He was on the field for 78 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.

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 James Cook III for Bijan Robinson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bijan Robinson projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 7 games), James Cook III 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bijan Robinson over James Cook III.

  • Should I drop Bijan Robinson for James Cook III?

    No. Keep Bijan Robinson: he projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (22.1 a game over 7 games), James Cook III 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bijan Robinson over James Cook III.

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