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James Cook has jumped Justin Jefferson in ADP. Yeah, dude. 10.0. I'm not I am not hip to that. I'm the reverse of it. I'm taking Justin Jefferson.

Mentioned at 3:20 – 3:32

STACKED’s take

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James Cook's ADP rise above Justin Jefferson is questionable

James Cook has seen his ADP rise above Justin Jefferson, a move that the speakers find surprising and disagree with, preferring to draft Jefferson instead.

James CookRB · BUFPlayer page — value, ADP, projections, and every insight

James CookPositiveValue

How I’d re-rank the top 12 RBs after Week 1: Jahmyr Gibbs Bijan Robinson Kenneth Walker Ashton Jeanty Christian McCaffrey James Cook Jonathan Taylor...

Dataroma

James CookPositiveValue

Re-ranking the Round 1-2 RBs in fantasy football after Week 1: 1. Jahmyr Gibbs 2. Bijan Robinson *tier break* 3. Jonathan Taylor 4. Kenneth Walker 5....

Ryan Heath

James CookPositiveUsage

Cook dominated backfield with 72% snap share in clean rotation.

Buffalo Rumblings

James CookPositiveUsage

Cook's 50% route rate in Week 1 marks an increase from prior seasons.

RotoWire NFL Articles

James CookPositiveProjection

Cook's Week 1 dud was matchup-driven; Bills' 36 points signal strong TD upside ahead.

ESPN Fantasy Football

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Bills scrapped Cook's expanded passing-down role mid-game in Week 1.

NBC Sports Rotoworld

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