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Start James Cook III or Braelon Allen? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

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  • : James Cook III: Listed Questionable (Undisclosed) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Braelon Allen: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start James Cook III over Braelon Allen

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James Cook III

RB · BUF · at MIN · Questionable

Market projects
16.5
recent weeks avg
MIN D vs RB
18.4
5th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
41 of 100 at RB
Snap share
54%
Through Week 8
Target share
9%
Through Week 8
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Braelon Allen

RB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
15.4
recent weeks avg
KC D vs RB
19.8
10th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
82 of 100 at RB
Snap share
66%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Braelon Allen for James Cook III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. James Cook III projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen. James Cook III is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start James Cook III over Braelon Allen in Week 9.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 16.5 points and Braelon Allen at 15.4, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for James Cook III this week yet, so his 16.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (16.8 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 15.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (13.8, 15.7 and 16.8); 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 9 player market is posted for James Cook III yet. His market-based projections were 16.8 and 16.2 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 16.5, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for James Cook III is 0.8 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 13.8, 15.7 and 16.8 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts James Cook III 1.0 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Braelon Allen and NYJ visit 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.

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

Injury status

James Cook III is listed as questionable with a undisclosed injury.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Braelon Allen played 66 percent of NYJ snaps, took 56 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 32 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 5 against CLE: 60 of 70 snaps, 24 carries for 116 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

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.

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.

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 9 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Braelon Allen for James Cook III?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. James Cook III projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen. James Cook III is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep James Cook III: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Braelon Allen 88 (11.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Braelon Allen. James Cook III is listed questionable.

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