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Start James Cook III or Braelon Allen? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:26 PM ET.

Start James Cook III over Braelon Allen

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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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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · vs BUF

Market projects
13.4
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
26.5
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at RB
Snap share
65%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Braelon Allen 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), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 10 call

Start James Cook III over Braelon Allen in Week 10.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 15.6 points and Braelon Allen at 13.4, a gap of 2.2. 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 Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.7, 16.8 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Braelon Allen at 180.

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 Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 16.8 and 7.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 2.2 points ahead of Braelon Allen 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.

Braelon Allen and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen 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, Braelon Allen played 65 percent of NYJ snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 9 against KC: 37 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 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, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 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 Braelon Allen 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), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Braelon Allen?

    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), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen.

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