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James Cook or Zay Jones

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
James Cook

James Cook

RB • Buffalo Bills BUF
Zay Jones

Zay Jones

WR • Jacksonville Jaguars JAC
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance James Cook
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
5132.60000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
17523.11000
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Zay Jones
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
58316.6370
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
1315712.1391
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches James Cook
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Zay Jones
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @KC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Cook
OWN
64%
-5.06 compared to last week
START
12%
-2.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Zay Jones
OWN
87%
+0.06 compared to last week
START
51%
+2.58 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Cook
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Zay Jones
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James Cook

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RB's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 39th with 97.70 total points (5.14 avg).
  • Currently 184.3 points behind the leader: Austin Ekeler
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 45th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 38th among RB.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 1 and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 30th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 577 (30.37 per game) and is currently ranked 36th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 3 (0.16 per game) and is currently ranked 42nd among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 19 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +577, Rush AVG: +5.3 Rush TDs: +3, Receptions: +21, Rec Yards: +180 Rec TDs: +1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 105, RUSH YDS: 450, RUSH TDS: 3, REC: 36, REC YDS: 274, REC TDS: 1
Breakdown Zay Jones

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among WR's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 21st with 137.80 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 107.48 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.6 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 13th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 25 in reception yards with 980 and 10.32 YPC and is currently ranked 23rd among WR.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 6 and is currently ranked 22nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 25 in rush attempts with 4 (0.21 per game) and is currently ranked 34th among WR.
  • Top 75 in rush yards with 18 (0.95 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 51st among WR.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 0 (0.00 per game) and is currently ranked 26th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +93, Rec Yards: +934 Rec TDs: +5,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 47, REC YDS: 566, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury James Cook

No Injury Reported

Injury Zay Jones

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Cook

Week 3
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
24.06335.1718104741.94
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 117.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 69 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 11.5 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1752 (97.33 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in pass defense with 4281 (237.83 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.61 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 24.06 per game and currently ranked 27th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.22 per game) and currently ranked 3rd among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -71.58, Turnovers: +12 Sacks: +42, INTs: +9, TDs: +4, Points Allowed: -1.69,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 23.3, YDS/G: 358.6
Matchups Zay Jones

Week 3
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Los Angeles Chargers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.06342.8929184211.87
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 16th with 112.00 total points (6.22 avg).
  • Currently 74 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.8 PPG. If you don"t have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.61 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Ranked 28th in rush defense with 2479 (137.72 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3693 (205.17 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.00 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 22 in points against with 23.06 per game and currently ranked 22nd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 23rd in Total TDs with 1 (0.06 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -16.61, Turnovers: +25 Sacks: +35, INTs: +16, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +5.06,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 42, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 28.7, YDS/G: 382.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating James Cook
8.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Zay Jones
12.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career James Cook
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2022 BUF 16 82 480 5.9 2 31 19 174 9.2 1
3-YEAR AVG 8 41 240 5.9 1 16 10 87 9.2 1
Totals 19 108 577 5.3 3 33 21 180 8.6 1
Career Zay Jones
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 BUF 14 74 27 316 11.7 2 0 0 0 0
2018 BUF 16 102 56 652 11.6 7 1 0 0 0
2019 BUF 14 46 27 216 8.0 0 1 3 3 0
2020 LV 11 20 14 154 11.0 1 0 0 0 0
2021 LV 14 62 42 519 12.4 1 2 3 1.5 0
2022 JAC 15 115 78 802 10.3 5 4 18 4.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 68 46 501 10.8 2 2 7 3.5 0
Totals 88 453 266 2864 10.8 17 8 24 3 0
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