ESPN Fantasy Football on James Cook

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My teams where I went hero RB with James Cook III, Jonathan Taylor or Ashton Jeanty (or two RBs early) are doing much better.

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Cook III hero RB strategy outperformed Hampton; teams doing much better.

James Cook III was selected as a hero RB in leagues that outperformed those that took Omarion Hampton in the same role. Michael F. Florio's teams using Cook as the early RB anchor, paired with waiting on the second back, performed much better than hero RB approaches with Hampton, suggesting Cook's early-round value has delivered.

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