Scouting report · RB · Buffalo
James Cook III
A top-12 back in IDP dynasty. Age alone takes 6% off in a year.
#48 overall · age 27 · 2022 round 2, pick 63 · 5th season
BUFRunning back · RB12
PPR points a game
Value · Dynasty IDP
3,909
▲ 169 · 3 weeks
Rank
#48 · RB12
Overall · position
2026 PPR / game
18.9
RB7 at the position
Age
27
5 seasons in
In a year
−6%
3,688 · about #55 next year
Every format
12-team leagues. Tap a format to see him in it.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty IDP
This season 21%Next two seasons 40%Later 39%
54% of it is what he's projected to score (16.2 a game, aged season by season) and 46% is upside, the chance he does better. The projection weighs this season's 18.9 a game over 6 games against last season's 17.8 and his draft slot, giving less weight to last season when his role has grown, and it moves as the games pile up.
Splits
Regular season · week 7 of 2026
| Season | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 207 | 1,009 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 258 | 2 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | 17 | 309 | 1,621 | 12 | 40 | 33 | 291 | 2 | 17.8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 117 | 627 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 18.9 |
2026 week by week · PPR points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 148 in the last year · 101 in dynasty Superflex leagues
What managers actually gave for James in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty IDP first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names. 2 of them look lopsided at today's values (an injury or a role change since often explains it); none is left out.
- Oct 24, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5James Cook III for Matthew Golden + Jadarian PriceToday on the Dynasty SF board: 3,958 for his side, 8,194 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 20, 2026 · 10-team dynasty Superflex, TE +1James Cook III + Marvin Harrison Jr. for 2027 1st + 2027 2ndToday on the Dynasty SF board: 5,915 for his side, 2,938 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 15, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, half PPR, TE +0.5Pat Freiermuth + James Cook III for 2027 1stToday on the Dynasty SF board: 5,170 for his side, 2,067 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 15, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5James Cook III + 2027 2nd + 2028 2nd for Omarion Hampton + 2027 1st + 2029 2nd + 2029 4thToday on the Dynasty SF board: 5,490 for his side, 6,150 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 12, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +1Drake London + James Cook III for Germie Bernard + Jeremiyah Love + 2027 1st + 2027 3rdToday on the Dynasty SF board: 9,005 for his side, 9,855 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 10, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.5James Cook III + Rashee Rice for Rashid Shaheed + Bhayshul Tuten + 2027 1st + 2028 1stToday on the Dynasty SF board: 7,969 for his side, 8,850 for the otherCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of James's value in Dynasty IDP now. Open one in the calculator to see who wins it.
Head to head
- Week 8 start/sitJames vs Jonathan Taylor
- Week 8 start/sitJames vs Josh Jacobs
- DynastyJames vs Jeremiyah Love
- DynastyJames vs Bhayshul Tuten
In your league
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 7 of 2026). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 7 of 2026 (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 28. Where the numbers come from.