James Cook III: Start or Sit?
RB1 and feature back. Explosive one-cut runner with big-play burst and steady receiving usage.
This week’s verdict
Start
Start — every-week RB start at consensus RB12: 8% target share in 2025, 14.9 PPR projected vs HOU.
Projected
12.813.814.9
StandardHalf PPRPPR
Consensus
RB12
position rank
Opponent
HOU
this week
Implied total
23.5
team points
- HOU ranks 12 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 23.5 team points as 1.5-point favorites.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 57% snap share in 2025.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
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