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James Cook III
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James Cook III

RBposition#4jersey27age5' 11"height190lbs5 yrsexperienceGeorgiacollege
At a glance

James Cook III is a running back for the Buffalo Bills (No. 4). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 169 carries for 814 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns; 12 catches on 18 targets for 110 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, James Cook III has produced +0.02 EPA per carry on 169 carries. Snap share in Week 8: 54% of offensive snaps.

Is James Cook III playing this week?

James Cook III is not on the current injury report. The Buffalo Bills play next on the road at the New York Jets on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are James Cook III's stats this season?

In 8 games of the 2026 season, James Cook III has 169 carries for 814 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns; 12 catches on 18 targets for 110 receiving yards and 0 touchdowns.

What is James Cook III's EPA per play?

+0.022 EPA per carry on 169 carries (total +3.7), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does James Cook III play for?

James Cook III plays running back for the Buffalo Bills, wearing No. 4. James Cook III is 27 years old, 5' 11", 190 lbs. College: Georgia. League experience: 5 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “James Cook III 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/james-cook-iii (updated 2026-11-10).

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75gradeRB
James Cook IIIBuffalo Bills · #4
Pro Bowl8th of 53 running backs
2026 percentile card · vs 53 qualified running backs

How he stacks up

Rush/g95YPC80EPA/car82Success90Tgt/g44Rec/g58

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs running backs with 41+ carries. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method8 games169 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 16 min agoGlossary →
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Rushing TD40 / 50
10to 50

About 10 games at 1.0 a game · next season

#58 since 1999 · #16 among active · 2 to pass Brian Westbrook

Rushing yards5,073 / 7,500
2,427to 7,500

About 24 games at 102 a game · next season

#67 since 1999 · #13 among active · 24 to pass Brandon Jacobs

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 169+0.022EPA / carry · total +3.746%success491st downs24explosive
Targets: 18+0.173EPA / target · total +3.139%success-0.3air yds/tgt8.2YAC71st downs2explosive

Total EPA by week

-0.5Wk 1
+3.9Wk 2
+0.1Wk 3
+3.3Wk 4
-2.8Wk 5
+5.0Wk 6
+2.6Wk 8
-4.8Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
72%42 snapsWk 1 · HOU
74%55 snapsWk 2 · DET
67%44 snapsWk 3 · LAC
59%35 snapsWk 4 · NE
62%40 snapsWk 5 · LA
66%45 snapsWk 6 · LV
54%44 snapsWk 8 · BAL

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bills · signed 2025 · 4 years, through 2028$11.5M a year
Total
$46.0M
Guaranteed
$15.3M
Share of cap at signing
4.1%
33% of the value guaranteed
89th paid94th in EPApercentiles among 146 RBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2025Bills · Extension4 yrs · $46.0M · $11.5M/yrActive
  2. 2022Bills · Drafted4 yrs · $5.8M · $1.5M/yrExtended

Game log

RushingReceiving
WeekOpponentResultCarRush ydsTDLongRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13@ Texans logoHOUW 36-311357012341206
2 Sep 17vs Lions logoDETW 41-312113513513404
3 Sep 27vs Chargers logoLACW 24-162415412301000
4 Oct 4vs Patriots logoNEL 26-29127511722806
5 Oct 12@ Rams logoLARW 37-342511121811707
6 Oct 18@ Raiders logoLVW 33-3022951133358026
8 Nov 1vs Ravens logoBALW 36-1021801162321012
9 Nov 9@ Vikings logoMINW 23-63110711101000
Season1698148351218110026

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vsDerrick HenryBAL · 176 carriesvsBijan RobinsonATL · 169 carriesvsBucky IrvingTB · 167 carriesvsJonathan TaylorIND · 160 carriesvsKenneth Walker IIIKC · 159 carriesvsD'Andre SwiftCHI · 155 carriesvsJavonte WilliamsDAL · 154 carriesvsChuba HubbardCAR · 135 carries
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