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Start James Cook III or Chuba Hubbard? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 11:11 AM ET.

Start James Cook III over Chuba Hubbard

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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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Chuba Hubbard

RB · CAR · at NO

Market projects
15.5
recent weeks avg
NO D vs RB
27.9
2nd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
98 of 100 at RB
Snap share
81%
Through Week 9
Target share
11%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Chuba Hubbard for James Cook III?

Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 8 games) and James Cook III 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Chuba Hubbard.

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Our Week 10 call

Start James Cook III over Chuba Hubbard in Week 10.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 15.6 points and Chuba Hubbard at 15.5, a gap of 0.1. 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 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 Chuba Hubbard this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.4, 15.3 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take James Cook III at ADP 9 and Chuba Hubbard at 83.

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 Chuba Hubbard yet. His market-based projections were 15.4, 15.3 and 15.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chuba Hubbard is 0.7 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts James Cook III 0.1 points ahead of Chuba Hubbard 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.

Chuba Hubbard and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 113 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 37 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Chuba Hubbard has the softer matchup.

Injury status

James Cook III is not on the injury report.

Chuba Hubbard 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, Chuba Hubbard played 81 percent of CAR snaps, took 73 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 6 against PHI: 74 of 79 snaps, 28 carries for 120 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 1 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 7 against TB: 34 of 56 snaps, 7 carries for 33 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 8 against GB: 67 of 73 snaps, 22 carries for 81 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Chuba Hubbard, Week 9 against DEN: 59 of 66 snaps, 16 carries for 79 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 17 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, Chuba Hubbard played 15 games for CAR and scored 125.4 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB38.

He ran 134 times for 511 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 39 targets for 223 yards.

He was on the field for 47 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 Chuba Hubbard for James Cook III?

    Not on these numbers alone. Chuba Hubbard projects 126 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.7 a game over 8 games) and James Cook III 128 (16.0 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Chuba Hubbard.

  • Should I drop James Cook III for Chuba Hubbard?

    Not on these numbers alone. James Cook III projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.0 a game over 8 games) and Chuba Hubbard 126 (15.7 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Chuba Hubbard.

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