James Cook (RB, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: James Cook was a second-rounder in the 2022 NFL Draft, going 63rd overall to the Buffalo Bills following a phenomenal final season for the Georgia Bulldogs that saw him accumulate 1,012 scrimmage yards (728 rushing and 284 receiving), 11 total touchdowns (seven on the ground, four in the air), and a measure of 6.4 yards per carry on the way to a College Football (Invitational) Championship. Cook was fortunate enough to land with one of the top teams in the NFL, who are led by one of the league's best quarterbacks, and are always willing to mix things up in the backfield.

He had some eyebrow-raising outings in the first few weeks of play (11 carries for 53 yards in Week 2, four receptions for 37 yards in Week 3), but his offensive-snap counts were wildly inconsistent up until Week 5 against Pittsburgh. In the four games from that point, he has taken 49 offensive snaps with no fewer than ten in a given week, and has amassed 29 combined over the last two contests with the Packers and Jets. More importantly, he has taken 15 carries for 89 yards and his first career TD; and while he wasn't involved in the passing game through Weeks 5 & 6, he saw three catches on five targets for 59 yards receiving since Week 8. Cook now ranks second among Buffalo backs in rushing yards and carries behind Devin Singletary, and with Zack Moss being traded to a sputtering Colts squad for Nyheim Hines (six off. snaps, one target, zero catches, zero carries in his Bills debut), Cook has established himself as the clear #2 option. With even Singletary's role and effectiveness being frustratingly inconsistent this season, James Cook is a high-upside gamble worth taking for those in deeper formats who are fortunate enough to still have that option off the waiver wire.

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