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26
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James Cook or Will Shipley

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
James Cook

James Cook

RB • Buffalo Bills BUF
Will Shipley

Will Shipley

RB • Philadelphia Eagles PHI
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cook over Shipley

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Cook ... 100%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 15.59
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
13.73 79.9 0.61 1.29 6.76 0.02 15.59
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Outlook James Cook

James Cook at Rams — Primed for High-Scoring Road Battle

Cook continues to spearhead Buffalo's backfield ahead of Ray Davis and Ty Johnson, leaning into elite rushing efficiency that currently sits at 6.0 yards per carry this season. Buffalo's coaching staff has maximized his explosive running style through tailored power schemes, though Josh Allen remains a regular threat to siphon goal-line plunges.

In a projected high-scoring dome environment against the Rams, Cook offers an enviable weekly ceiling alongside his stable baseline. Our weekly projection expects around 80 rushing yards and roughly 14 carries, so fantasy managers should feel confident slotting him into their lineups as a premier RB1 across all formats.

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Latest News James Cook
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shipley over Cook

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Shipley ... 0%

BOTH ... 0%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 2.8
RUSH ATT RUSH YD RUSH TD REC REC YD REC TD FPTS
1.7 6.6 0 1.2 7.2 0 2.8
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance James Cook
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
12756.31280
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
362296.42280
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Will Shipley
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.80000
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
6233.801110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches James Cook
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Will Shipley
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Cook
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Will Shipley
OWN
 
2%
+0.49 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.44 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Cook
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Will Shipley
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 rank this player at 7th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 9th with 60.50 total points (15.13 avg).
  • Currently 37.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 37th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 26th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 83rd among RB.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 23rd among RB.
  • Top 15 in red zone attempts and is currently ranked 13th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 10 in rush attempts with 70 (17.50 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among RB.
  • Top 3 in rush yards with 421 (105.25 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among RB.
  • Top 10 in rush tds with 3 (0.75 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +20, Rush AVG: +0.7 Rush TDs: -2, Receptions: -6, Rec Yards: -65 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • His touches per game on the ground are great.

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 295, RUSH YDS: 1450, RUSH TDS: 13, REC: 32, REC YDS: 275, REC TDS: 3
Breakdown Will Shipley

    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 67th with 7.50 total points (1.88 avg).
  • Currently 90.6 points behind the leader: Kenneth Walker

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 50 in receptions and is currently ranked 49th among RB.
  • Top 50 in targets and is currently ranked 45th among RB.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 56th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 75 in rush yards with 51 (12.75 per game), though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 58th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: +25, Rush AVG: -5.3 Rush TDs: EVEN, Receptions: +4, Rec Yards: +24 Rec TDs: EVEN,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground
  • You do realize that this guy has no rushing touchdowns right?

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 9, RUSH YDS: 40, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 11, REC YDS: 83, REC TDS: 0
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury James Cook

No Injury Reported

Injury Will Shipley

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Cook

Week 5
Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.75255.7533704.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 21.00 total points (5.25 avg).
  • Currently 27 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 255.75 per game and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 408 (102.00 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in pass defense with 615 (153.75 per game) and is currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 3 (0.75 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.75 per game and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 28th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +77.89, Turnovers: -7 Sacks: -32, INTs: -2, TDs: -2, Points Allowed: +2.61,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Matchups Will Shipley

Week 5
Philadelphia Eagles @ Jacksonville Jaguars

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
13.25365.75861003.68
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among DST's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 39.00 total points (9.75 avg).
  • Currently 9 points behind the leader: Vikings DST
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in turnovers with 8 (2.00 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 297 (74.25 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Ranked 31st in pass defense with 1166 (291.50 per game).
  • Top 12 in sacks with 10 (2.50 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Top 2 in interceptions with 6 (1.50 per game) and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 13.25 per game and currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) and currently ranked 13th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +37, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: +3, INTs: -3, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -4.75,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 27, INT: 13, TDS: 5, PA/G: 21, YDS/G: 322.6
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating James Cook
29.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Will Shipley
0.56
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 91 525 5.8 2 33 21 180 8.6 1
2023 BUF 16 237 1122 4.7 2 54 44 445 10.1 4
2024 BUF 16 207 1009 4.9 16 38 32 258 8.1 2
2025 BUF 16 326 1737 5.3 13 43 36 304 8.4 2
2026 BUF 4 70 421 6.0 3 10 6 24 4.0 0
ON PACE 18 315 1895 6.0 14 45 27 108 4.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 19 286 1427 5 11 50 42 366 8.7 3
Totals 81 1076 5441 5.1 40 199 157 1330 8.5 9
Career Will Shipley
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2024 PHI 5 30 82 2.7 0 4 4 35 8.8 0
2025 PHI 11 14 49 3.5 0 12 9 56 6.2 0
2026 PHI 4 15 51 3.4 0 6 4 24 6.0 0
ON PACE 18 68 230 3.4 0 27 18 108 6.0 0
3-YEAR AVG 6 16 69 4.3 0 5 4 30 7.0 0
Totals 22 63 259 4.1 1 23 18 121 6.7 0
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ARI vs DET
ATL vs BAL
BUF @LAR
CAR vs BYE
CHI @GB
CIN @MIA
CLE @NYJ
DAL vs TB
DEN @LAC
HOU @TEN
IND @PIT
JAC vs PHI
KC vs BYE
LV @NE
MIN @NO
NYG @WAS
SEA vs SF
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MIL @SD 09:30 EDT EST
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BUF vs MIN 7:00 PM EST
CAR @MON 7:00 PM EST
CHI vs STL 8:00 PM EST
DET vs OTT 7:00 PM EST
FLA @LA 10:00 PM EST
NJ vs UTA 7:00 PM EST
NSH @TOR 7:00 PM EST
NYI @NYR 7:30 PM EST
SEA vs VGK 9:40 PM EST