Start James Cook III or Jahmyr Gibbs? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jahmyr Gibbs over James Cook III in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jahmyr Gibbs at 23.3 points and James Cook III at 17.6, a gap of 5.7. Drafters take Jahmyr Gibbs at ADP 1 and James Cook III at 3.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 23.3 fantasy points for Jahmyr Gibbs, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 17.6 fantasy points for James Cook III, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Jahmyr Gibbs 5.7 points ahead of James Cook III on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Jahmyr Gibbs and DET visit BUF on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

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 on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

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.

Through Week 1, James Cook III played 72 percent of BUF snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 43 percent of the red zone chances.

James Cook III, Week 1 against HOU: 42 of 58 snaps, 13 carries for 57 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Bijan Robinson.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Chase Brown.
• Start Jahmyr Gibbs over Christian McCaffrey.
• Start Bijan Robinson over James Cook III.
• Start James Cook III over Chase Brown.
• Start Christian McCaffrey over James Cook III.