Start Christian McCaffrey or James Cook III? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III
- MIA D vs RB
- 36.9
- 4th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 1
- DET D vs RB
- 25.0
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III in Week 2.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Christian McCaffrey at ADP 5 and James Cook III at 12.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Christian McCaffrey in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for James Cook III in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Christian McCaffrey and SF host MIA.
MIA allowed 36.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 144 yards and no touchdowns against MIA and caught passes for 45 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, Christian McCaffrey has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Christian McCaffrey is not on the injury report.
James Cook III is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Christian McCaffrey played 55 percent of SF snaps, took 33 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 1 against LAR: 36 of 65 snaps, 10 carries for 68 yards, 8 targets and 5 catches for 20 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Christian McCaffrey played 17 games for SF and scored 416.6 PPR points, 24.5 a game, finishing RB1.
He ran 311 times for 1202 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 102 of 129 targets for 924 yards.
He was on the field for 83 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 36 of 42 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 34 yards, 11.7 PPR points.
Christian McCaffrey, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 61 of 72 snaps, 23 carries for 140 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 28.1 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
RB8 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs rush yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 19
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
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 board164
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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