James Cook
BUF RB
Age: 25
Born: September 25, 1999
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 190
College: Georgia
Avg Salary
$31.46 $0
Median Salary
$31.00
Roster%
100%
0%
2025 Bye Week: N/A

Feb 21, 2025 2:03 pm: Cook is seeking a contract extension and said he'd like to get more playing time as well, Ryan Talbot of newyorkupstate.com reports.
Analysis: Cook scored 18 touchdowns during the 2024 regular season despite playing just 48 percent of snaps in his 16 appearances. He got a carry or target on 50.5 percent of his snaps, which helped make up for the modest playing time and allowed for a second straight 1,000-yard rushing season. He's perhaps the most obvious TD regression candidate in the league for 2025, but he can make up for any losses in per-touch productivity if the Bills give him a larger workload. That's far from guaranteed, of course, considering Cook is one of the league's smaller lead backs (listed at 190 pounds) and has 2024 fourth-round pick Ray Davis behind him on the depth chart. Ty Johnson also got a lot of playing time in 2024, mostly in clear passing situations, but he's scheduled for unrestricted free agency, whereas Cook has one year remaining on his rookie contract.
Season Stats
Season | Team | TGT | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | KRTD | PRTD | FUM | Rush2PT | Rec2PT | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | BUF | 31 | 19 | 174 | 1 | 80 | 462 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98.60 |
2023 | BUF | 50 | 41 | 429 | 4 | 224 | 1086 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 224.50 |
2024 | BUF | 38 | 32 | 258 | 2 | 197 | 981 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257.90 |
2024 Game Logs 2025 2024
Game | TGT | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | RushAtt | RushYD | RushTD | KRTD | PRTD | FUM | Rush2PT | Rec2PT | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 ARI | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.30 |
Week 2 @ MIA | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.50 |
Week 3 JAC | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.70 |
Week 4 @ BAL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.80 |
Week 5 @ HOU | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.90 |
Week 7 TEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.20 |
Week 8 @ SEA | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.30 |
Week 9 MIA | 6 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.90 |
Week 10 @ IND | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.50 |
Week 11 KC | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.70 |
Week 13 SF | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 |
Week 14 @ LA | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.90 |
Week 15 @ DET | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.30 |
Week 16 NE | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.60 |
Week 17 NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.30 |
Transaction History
Date | Team | Transaction Type | Salary |
---|---|---|---|
Dec 27, 2021 11:56 AM | Just Joe | add | $2 |
Jan 5, 2022 12:12 PM | Just Joe | increase | $3 |
May 23, 2022 10:29 PM | Henry's Evil Empire | move (from Just Joe) | $3 |
Aug 18, 2022 11:35 PM | Harry | move (from Henry's Evil Empire) | $3 |
Jan 7, 2023 2:03 PM | Harry | increase | $7 |
Apr 1, 2023 1:29 AM | Harry | increase | $9 |
Jul 29, 2023 10:11 AM | Just Joe | move (from Harry) | $9 |
Aug 26, 2023 5:45 PM | Nothing To Lose | move (from Just Joe) | $9 |
Jan 4, 2024 2:27 PM | Nothing To Lose | increase | $13 |
Apr 1, 2024 12:44 PM | Nothing To Lose | increase | $30 |
Jan 3, 2025 10:38 AM | Nothing To Lose | increase | $34 |
Recent trades involving James Cook
Date | Proposing Team | Proposing Team Gives | Accepting Team | Accepting Team Gives |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 23, 2024 1:38 PM | Leviticus: Love thy Nabers | Kareem Hunt $8 A.J. Brown $75 $70 Loan | Baby Back Gibbs | James Cook $13 Chase Brown $5 |
November 20, 2024 12:19 PM | Love is Patient | Tee Higgins $19 Omarion Hampton $1 Quinshon Judkins $2 | Squirrel Interrupted | James Cook $27 $10 Loan |
November 16, 2024 8:44 AM | Miami Giraffes | James Cook $30 $24 Loan | DarbyDarbs | Drake Maye $6 |
November 14, 2024 2:57 PM | Little Buff Boys | James Cook $20 Kimani Vidal $9 Evan Stewart $1 | No Country for Old Donkeys | DeAndre Hopkins $9 Christian McCaffrey $100 Elijah Mitchell $2 Jordan Mason $1 $82 Loan |
November 14, 2024 2:50 PM | Nameless, Grey Faces | Justice Hill $5 Kyle Pitts $21 Bo Nix $5 Ashton Jeanty $5 | 2030 Super Bowl Champion | DeAndre Hopkins $25 Christian McCaffrey $109 James Cook $27 $125 Loan |
November 11, 2024 9:04 PM | Fantrax | James Cook $33 $7 Loan | Pony Express | Jordan Addison $6 Quinshon Judkins $20 |
August 20, 2024 6:00 PM | Blackbyrds | James Cook $37 | erottoneu | DeVonta Smith $35 Nicholas Singleton $7 $5 Loan |
July 22, 2024 7:40 PM | Chicago Walter Ditka butkusses | Jaylen Waddle $40 James Cook $43 | Cheesehead chuckers | Chris Olave $28 Zach Charbonnet $6 Blake Corum $8 |
June 12, 2024 4:55 PM | OttoDada | Deshaun Watson $24 James Cook $28 | FULL Throttle Baby II | Saquon Barkley $69 |
April 18, 2024 11:43 AM | OttoDada | Keenan Allen $37 Caleb Williams $31 | Connie Salads | Aaron Rodgers $26 James Cook $28 Tank Dell $23 Bo Nix $2 |