Start Bijan Robinson or James Cook III? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III
- Books imply
- 22.9
- fantasy pts
- CAR D vs RB
- 52.8
- most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 53%
- Through Week 1
- DET D vs RB
- 25.0
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III in Week 2.
Bijan Robinson is priced by the books at 22.9 projected points. James Cook III has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Bijan Robinson at ADP 1 and James Cook III at 4.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 22.9 fantasy points for Bijan Robinson, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for James Cook III in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Bijan Robinson and ATL host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CAR allowed 52.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the most in the league.
Running backs ran for 224 yards and 4 touchdowns against CAR and caught passes for 34 more yards.
James Cook III and BUF host DET.
DET allowed 25.0 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 80 yards and a touchdown against DET and caught passes for 30 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Bijan Robinson 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 2
Through Week 1, Bijan Robinson played 77 percent of ATL snaps, took 68 percent of the carries and drew 53 percent of the targets.
Bijan Robinson, Week 1 against PIT: 46 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 83 yards, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 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.
Bijan Robinson, Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 15 carries for 33 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 7.3 PPR points.
Bijan Robinson, Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 42 of 53 snaps, 22 carries for 195 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 39.9 PPR points.
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.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB1 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs rush yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 1
- Draft pick
- ADP 1
- Tier
- 1
Ranked behind
RB49 · BUF · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 183
- 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 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board182
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 1 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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