Start James Cook III or Jahmyr Gibbs? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jahmyr Gibbs over James Cook III
- BUF D vs RB
- 33.9
- 7th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 74%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 1
- DET D vs RB
- 25.0
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 2 call
Start Jahmyr Gibbs 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 Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 2 and James Cook III at 4.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jahmyr Gibbs in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for James Cook III in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Jahmyr Gibbs and DET visit BUF.
BUF allowed 33.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns against BUF and caught passes for 17 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, Jahmyr Gibbs has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jahmyr Gibbs is not on the injury report.
James Cook III is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Jahmyr Gibbs played 74 percent of DET snaps, took 88 percent of the carries, drew 13 percent of the targets and had 50 percent of the red zone chances.
Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 1 against NO: 57 of 77 snaps, 29 carries for 156 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jahmyr Gibbs played 17 games for DET and scored 366.9 PPR points, 21.6 a game, finishing RB3.
He ran 243 times for 1223 yards and 13 touchdowns, and caught 77 of 94 targets for 616 yards.
He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 18 of 2025 against CHI: 19 carries for 80 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.3 PPR points.
Jahmyr Gibbs, Week 17 of 2025 against MIN: 44 of 64 snaps, 17 carries for 41 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 6.4 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
RB49 · BUF · bye 7
2025 vs anytime td line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 183
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 10
Ranked behind
RB50 · DET · bye 6
2025 vs rush yds line 7-10
- Overall rank
- 188
- 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 board5
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 10
- Board size244 draftable players
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