Start De'Von Achane or James Cook III? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start De'Von Achane over James Cook III
- SF D vs RB
- 24.3
- 14th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 1
- DET D vs RB
- 25.0
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start De'Von Achane 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 De'Von Achane at ADP 11 and James Cook III at 12.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for De'Von Achane in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for James Cook III in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
De'Von Achane and MIA visit SF.
SF allowed 24.3 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 114 yards and a touchdown against SF and caught passes for 29 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, James Cook III has the softer matchup.
Injury status
De'Von Achane is not on the injury report.
James Cook III is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, De'Von Achane played 86 percent of MIA snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 19 percent of the targets and had 75 percent of the red zone chances.
De'Von Achane, Week 1 against LV: 48 of 56 snaps, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, De'Von Achane played 16 games for MIA and scored 322.8 PPR points, 20.2 a game, finishing RB5.
He ran 238 times for 1350 yards and 8 touchdowns, and caught 67 of 85 targets for 488 yards.
He was on the field for 75 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
De'Von Achane, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 41 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 83 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards, 14.2 PPR points.
De'Von Achane, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 42 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 81 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.0 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
RB9 · MIA · bye 6
2025 vs rush yds line 8-8
- Overall rank
- 22
- 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 board161
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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