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Trade Brock Bowers for James Cook III? Yes, Cook is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. James Cook III is worth 87 rest of season and Brock Bowers 75, so the side getting Cook gains 12. Bowers rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Cook 15.8 with 11. On usage, Bowers has drawn 31 percent of LV targets; Cook has 67 percent of BUF carries and 9 percent of its targets. Bowers hosts BUF in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to TEs); Cook is at LV in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting James Cook III wins by 12.

Brock Bowers 7587 James Cook III

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Brock Bowers

TE2LV

75

value, #24

Pts/game
16.3
Games left
11
Bye
13
Brock Bowers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.516.316.8

James Cook III

RB12BUF

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

Where the values come from

Bowers is the 2nd tight end on the chart and 24th overall. His 16.3 a game is 6.8 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 75.

Cook is the 12th running back on the chart and 18th overall. His 15.8 a game is 7.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 87.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Brock Bowers at 11.5 in Week 3, 16.3 in Week 4 and 16.8 in Week 5, a median of 16.3 points a game, up 5.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced James Cook III at 16.2 in Week 3, 15.8 in Week 4 and 14.4 in Week 5, a median of 15.8 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Brock Bowers has scored 71.2 PPR points in 3 games, 23.7 a game, 7.4 a game more than the 16.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE11 with 176.2 PPR points in 12 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 3 vs NO: 27.6 points (TE1 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 116 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs KC: 20.6 points (TE3 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 86 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NE: 23.0 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

James Cook III has scored 66.5 PPR points in 4 games, 16.6 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 15.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB6 with 302.2 PPR points in 17 games, 17.8 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 9.9 points (RB27 that week), 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 20.9 points (RB5 that week), 135 rushing yards on 21 carries, 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 16.3 points (RB19 that week), 75 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 59 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Brock Bowers has averaged 12.0 targets and 8.0 catches for 101 yards a game on 81 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 24 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 2 games.

In Week 4 against KC he had 11 targets on 82 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, James Cook III has averaged 17.5 carries for 105 yards and 2.5 targets and 1.5 catches for 6 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 12 carries and 2 targets on 59 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Brock Bowers has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; James Cook III has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

BUF, Bowers's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 11.3 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to TEs of 32.

LV, Cook's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Brock Bowers would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Cook also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Brock Bowers for James Cook III?

    Yes on value: James Cook III is worth 87 and Brock Bowers 75, a gain of 12. If Brock Bowers starts for you and James Cook III would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Brock Bowers or James Cook III?

    James Cook III, 87 to 75. He rates 15.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.3 over 11 for Brock Bowers, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number