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James Cook III
Is James Cook III starting?
James Cook III is the starting RB for the Buffalo Bills.
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The Buffalo Bills play next in Week 6, on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). James Cook III is listed as the starter at RB going into that game.
At RB for the Buffalo Bills, Ty Johnson and Ray Davis are next in line behind him.
James Cook III's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 37-34 at LAR (Oct 12); L 26-29 vs NE (Oct 4); W 24-16 vs LAC (Sep 27).
James Cook III wears No. 4, is 27 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 190 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Georgia.
Is James Cook III playing this week?
James Cook III is expected to start at RB for Buffalo Bills. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
BUF RB Depth
Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup
- QB
- RBJames Cook IIIThis player
- WR1DJ Moore
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WR2
- WR3
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RTSpencer Brown
Questionable (as of Oct 12, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BUF | 5 | 95 | 532 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 17 | 309 | 1621 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 291 | 2 |
| 2024 | BUF | 16 | 207 | 1009 | 16 | 32 | 38 | 258 | 2 |
| 2023 | BUF | 17 | 237 | 1122 | 2 | 44 | 54 | 445 | 4 |
| 2022 | BUF | 16 | 89 | 507 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 180 | 1 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 71 | 937 | 4791 | 37 | 137 | 175 | 1205 | 9 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#3 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)
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| Season | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 5.94 | -6 | 32 | 2 | -1.91 | -5.17 | 8.5% | -0.5% | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 68 | 5.58 | 56 | 272 | 11 | 8.67 | 5.20 | 8.4% | 1.5% | 0.14 |
| 2024 | 48 | 10.63 | 37 | 260 | 14 | 12.76 | 6.97 | 7.7% | 0.9% | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 53 | -7.30 | 137 | 398 | 16 | 16.37 | 3.25 | 9.9% | 2.7% | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 24 | 6.50 | 82 | 132 | 5 | 3.87 | 2.20 | 5.8% | 1.6% | 0.10 |
| Career | 222 | — | 306 | 1094 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
James Cook III is rated 90 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 6th of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 93% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
Home / Road Split
Home · 3 games
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 12W@ LARYDS 111
- CAR
- 25
- YDS
- 111
- TD
- 2
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 7
- TD
- 0
Final W 37-34
Oct 4Lvs NEYDS 75
- CAR
- 12
- YDS
- 75
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 8
- TD
- 0
Final L 26-29
Sep 27Wvs LACYDS 154
- CAR
- 24
- YDS
- 154
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 0
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 0
- TD
- 0
Final W 24-16
Sep 17Wvs DETYDS 135
- CAR
- 21
- YDS
- 135
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 3
- YDS
- 4
- TD
- 0
Final W 41-31
Sep 13W@ HOUYDS 57
- CAR
- 13
- YDS
- 57
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 4
- YDS
- 12
- TD
- 0
Final W 36-31
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | W@ LAR | 25 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs NE | 12 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs LAC | 24 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | Wvs DET | 21 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | W@ HOU | 13 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
James Cook III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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