RB#4
James Cook
gsis_id 00-0037248
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Rush yds over expected
- 26.0
- RYOE / attempt
- 0.92
- Efficiency
- 3.36
- Time to line of scrimmage
- 2.57s
- 8+ defenders in box
- 22.7%
- Yards / carry
- 5.15
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Yds before contact / att
- 3.67
- Yds after contact / att
- 1.72
- Yds after contact
- 206
- Broken tackles (rush)
- 8
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 138 | 707 | 7 | 7.5 | 17 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 131.7 |
| 2025 | 19 | 348 | 1784 | 12 | -0.8 | 46 | 37 | 320 | 2 | 323.4 |
| 2024 | 19 | 260 | 1281 | 19 | 19.5 | 44 | 38 | 322 | 2 | 324.3 |
| 2023 | 19 | 273 | 1262 | 2 | -8.8 | 63 | 52 | 471 | 4 | 257.3 |
| 2022 | 18 | 106 | 559 | 3 | 2.4 | 32 | 21 | 180 | 1 | 116.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- College
- Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 2 · Pk 63 · BUF
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
80 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · RB cohort of 26
Each of ryoe / att, efficiency, time to los, yards / carry, 8+ box rate is z-scored across every qualified RB in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Christian McCaffreyRB · SF · distance 0.61
- RYOE / att
- 0.36
- Efficiency
- 3.49
- Time to LOS
- 2.51
- Yards / carry
- 4.63
- 8+ box rate
- 27.4
Ollie GordonRB · MIA · distance 0.62
- RYOE / att
- 0.45
- Efficiency
- 3.39
- Time to LOS
- 2.55
- Yards / carry
- 4.48
- 8+ box rate
- 27.5
Braelon AllenRB · NYJ · distance 0.66
- RYOE / att
- 1.22
- Efficiency
- 3.42
- Time to LOS
- 2.71
- Yards / carry
- 5.04
- 8+ box rate
- 25.9
Chuba HubbardRB · CAR · distance 0.72
- RYOE / att
- 0.76
- Efficiency
- 3.67
- Time to LOS
- 2.70
- Yards / carry
- 4.58
- 8+ box rate
- 23.7
Bijan RobinsonRB · ATL · distance 0.74
- RYOE / att
- 1.21
- Efficiency
- 3.43
- Time to LOS
- 2.75
- Yards / carry
- 5.20
- 8+ box rate
- 24.0
James Cook baseline
- RYOE / att
- 0.78
- Efficiency
- 3.26
- Time to LOS
- 2.54
- Yards / carry
- 5.12
- 8+ box rate
- 23.2