James Cook

Buffalo Bills
Running Back #4
Buffalo Bills
Running Back #4
James Cook James Cook
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Personal

Age 25
Birthdate September 25, 1999
Height 5'11"
Weight 190 lb

Draft

College Georgia
Year 2022
Pick Round: 2, Overall: 63
Team BUF

Fantasy Value

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James Cook: James Cook To Play For Bills In 2025

Despite a contract impasse with the Buffalo Bills and the fact that he put his house up for sale in Buffalo, running back James Cook "will play for the Bills next season," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Things are "not great" between Cook and the Bills. The 25-year-old has a $5.3 million salary for the 2025 season, which is the last year of his rookie deal, and he's made it known he's looking for at least $15 million per year. Buffalo would like to sign him to a long-term extension, but at the moment the two sides aren't remotely close in negotiations. The former second-rounder (63rd overall) in 2022 out of Georgia has back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns in 16 regular-season games in 2024. Cook will be Buffalo's RB1 again in 2025, but fantasy managers must plan for TD regression, and the Bills could be looking to split the workload more with Ty Johnson and Ray Davis.

Apr. 8, 2025 11:18 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR TM GM Rushing Receiving
ATT YDS YPC TD FUM REC TGT % YDS TD YPC
2022 BUF 16 82 480 5.9 2 1 19 30 63.3 174 1 9.2
2023 BUF 16 224 1,086 4.8 2 2 41 50 82.0 429 4 10.5
2024 BUF 16 197 981 5.0 15 0 32 38 84.2 258 2 8.1

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