ESPN Fantasy Football on James Cook

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Cook gets my nod for two reasons: One, he has been a far more involved goal-line option than you might expect from a Buffalo Bills team that has the mobile Josh Allen under center, as Cook has 17 goal-line attempts to Allen's 20 over the past two years combined. Two, the pool of high-volume backs such as Cook dwindles quickly, and teams picking ninth have good odds of a Tier 2 wide receiver (CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Drake London and Collins) making it back to this slot.
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Cook's goal-line volume (17 attempts in 2 years) makes him the 9th-pick anchor.

Cook is the optimal Round 1 pick from the 9th slot because he has been a far more involved goal-line option than expected from a Buffalo Bills team with mobile Josh Allen under center, with 17 goal-line attempts to Allen's 20 over the past two years combined; additionally, the pool of high-volume backs dwindles quickly, and teams picking ninth have good odds of a Tier 2 wide receiver making it back to this slot.

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