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James Cook III
James Cook III
BUF · RB · vs DET
Projected role: rb:1. Injury: ACTIVE.
Current roster and game-injury feeds checked; absence of an injury report is not medical clearance.
StatVision matchup grade C · 46/100 · Evidence coverage 74/100
Research score, not a calibrated touchdown probability. Ranking and profile metric sample: 2026 W1, 2025 W18, 2025 W17, 2025 W16; 4 games. Current depth charts do not reconstruct historical roles.
TD Picks card sample · Last 4 games
Card usage follows the latest completed regular/postseason games; the existing ranking and profile metrics above retain their original sample. Projected roles describe the current depth chart, not every historical game.
- 2026 REG W1 · Sep 13, 2026
- 2025 POST W20 · Jan 17, 2026
- 2025 POST W19 · Jan 11, 2026
- 2025 REG W18 · Jan 4, 2026
Defensive TD rank details
RB: 9 touchdowns / 8 eligible games = 1.1250 TDs/game. All 32 defenses meet the four-game minimum. Equal rates share competition ranks (1, 1, 3). Broad position; not a role-specific split.
- 2026 REG W1 · 2026-09-13 · NO at DET
- 2025 REG W18 · 2026-01-04 · DET at CHI
- 2025 REG W17 · 2025-12-25 · DET at MIN
- 2025 REG W16 · 2025-12-21 · PIT at DET
- 2025 REG W15 · 2025-12-14 · DET at LAR
- 2025 REG W14 · 2025-12-05 · DAL at DET
- 2025 REG W13 · 2025-11-27 · GB at DET
- 2025 REG W12 · 2025-11-23 · NYG at DET
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Anytime touchdown odds
Odds unavailable
- Carries/game
- 12.8
- Targets/game
- 2.5
- Pass attempts/game
- 0.0
- Rushing + receiving TDs/game
- 0.5
- Passing TDs/game
- 0.0
- Snap share
- 46%
- Route participation
- Unavailable
- Red-zone touches/game
- 2.3
- Red-zone carries/game
- 2.0
- Red-zone targets/game
- 0.3
- Carries inside 5/game
- 0.5
- Opponent positional TDs/game
- 1.1
- Opponent positional yards/game
- 134.5
Opponent matchup
- 0.5 opportunities/game inside the 5
- 0.8 opportunities/game inside the 10
- 15.3 carries + targets/game (2026 W1, 2025 W18, 2025 W17, 2025 W16)
- BUF implied for 30.0 points
- 0.69 rush/receiving TDs per game across 6 verified games
- Projected depth role: rb:1
Venue and availability
Highmark Stadium · Weather unavailable. Roof status: Outdoor.
Unavailable projected offensive-line starters: 0; opposing defensive starters: 0. Individual coverage assignments are unavailable.
- Role-specific opponent TD leak unavailable.
- Verified alignment shares unavailable; no Alignment Leak points awarded.
- Route participation unavailable; snaps are not routes.
- Verified anytime-TD price unavailable; no market points awarded.