RB5 at 9th overall in elite Bills rushing attack; no cannibalization with Allen.
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James Cook is going in the first round, 9th overall, as RB5. The source is all in on the Bills rushing package under Joe Brady, who elevated Cook as offensive coordinator and now has even more control as head coach. The Bills averaged the most rushing yards per game in the NFL last year and ranked second in yards per rush. Cook is the clear lead back with Josh Allen as the only other relevant rushing option (goal-line vulture). The source notes Cook and Allen had six simultaneous top-10 weekly finishes together last year, disproving the cannibalization concern.
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James Cook, who is going in the first round. Ninth overall. He's the RB5 off the board.
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- What did Fantasy Football Weekly say about James Cook?
- James Cook is going in the first round, 9th overall, as RB5. The source is all in on the Bills rushing package under Joe Brady, who elevated Cook as offensive coordinator and now has even more control as head coach. The Bills averaged the most rushing yards per game in the NFL last year and ranked second in yards per rush. Cook is the clear lead back with Josh Allen as the only other relevant rushing option (goal-line vulture). The source notes Cook and Allen had six simultaneous top-10 weekly finishes together last year, disproving the cannibalization concern.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for James Cook (RB BUF). RB5 at 9th overall in elite Bills rushing attack; no cannibalization with Allen.
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- James Cook's complete 2026 fantasy football outlook — projections, ADP movement across every platform, injury context, and all source-backed STACKED insights — is on their STACKED player profile.
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