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Start Chase Brown or James Cook III? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

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

Start James Cook III over Chase Brown

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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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Chase Brown

RB · CIN · at ATL

Market projects
16.2
fantasy pts
ATL D vs RB
25.9
5th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
97 of 100 at RB
Snap share
71%
Through Week 8
Target share
16%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Chase Brown for James Cook III?

Not on these numbers alone. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and James Cook III 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Chase Brown. James Cook III is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start James Cook III over Chase Brown in Week 9.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 16.5 points and Chase Brown at 16.2, a gap of 0.3. 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. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Chase Brown at 16.

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).

Player markets imply 16.2 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chase Brown is 55 rushing yards, 20 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.9 touchdowns (8, 8, 8 and 7 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 0.3 points ahead of Chase Brown 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.

Chase Brown and CIN visit ATL on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

ATL allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 34 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chase Brown has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Chase Brown 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, Chase Brown played 71 percent of CIN snaps, took 63 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 4 against JAX: 60 of 76 snaps, 9 carries for 10 yards, 11 targets and 11 catches for 71 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 5 against MIA: 39 of 65 snaps, 13 carries for 39 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 21 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 7 against BAL: 40 of 53 snaps, 11 carries for 39 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Chase Brown, Week 8 against TEN: 51 of 74 snaps, 12 carries for 55 yards, 9 targets and 8 catches for 46 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.

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, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Chase Brown for James Cook III?

    Not on these numbers alone. Chase Brown projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 9 games) and James Cook III 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Chase Brown. James Cook III is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Chase Brown?

    Not on these numbers alone. James Cook III projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games) and Chase Brown 144 (16.0 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts James Cook III over Chase Brown. James Cook III is listed questionable.

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