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James Cook or Donovan Peoples-Jones

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James Cook

James Cook

RB • Buffalo Bills BUF
Donovan Peoples-Jones

Donovan Peoples-Jones

WR • Cleveland Browns CLE
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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
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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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 Donovan Peoples-Jones
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Cook
OWN
66%
+0.67 compared to last week
START
13%
-1 compared to last week
OWN/START Donovan Peoples-Jones
OWN
75%
+2.57 compared to last week
START
25%
-2.57 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Cook
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Donovan Peoples-Jones
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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 Donovan Peoples-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 42nd with 100.10 total points (5.89 avg).
  • Currently 145.18 points behind the leader: Justin Jefferson
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.9.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 44th among WR.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 39th among WR.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 839 and 13.75 YPC and is currently ranked 31st among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 62nd among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 100 in rush yards with 2 (0.12 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 84th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 15 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +59, Rec Yards: +821 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Known to break out for big gains. If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.
  • 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: 43, REC YDS: 671, REC TDS: 4
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury James Cook

No Injury Reported

Injury Donovan Peoples-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 Donovan Peoples-Jones

Week 3
Cleveland Browns VS Pittsburgh Steelers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.35347.2924204011.20
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 21st with 103.00 total points (6.06 avg).
  • Currently 83 points behind the leader: Patriots DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.1.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1838 (108.12 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Ranked 19th in pass defense with 4066 (239.18 per game).
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 20 (1.18 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 20.35 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th 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: +45.49, Turnovers: +19 Sacks: +25, INTs: +17, TDs: EVEN, Points Allowed: -5.05,
  • 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: 46, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 383.7
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating James Cook
8.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Donovan Peoples-Jones
8.79
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 Donovan Peoples-Jones
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2020 CLE 7 20 14 304 21.7 2 0 0 0 0
2021 CLE 12 54 31 559 18.0 3 0 0 0 0
2022 CLE 16 92 59 797 13.5 3 1 2 2 0
3-YEAR AVG 13 58 36 576 15.9 3 0 1 2 0
Totals 39 177 111 1771 16.0 8 1 2 2 0
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ARI vs LAR
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BKN vs DET 7:30 PM EST
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