James Cook is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Cook in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cook's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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#80Leader marks (black ink)of 150

Streaks3 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2023–25

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James Cook

3× Pro BowlTop 11% all-time RBsElite Playmaker👑 #1 Running Back · 2025 📉 Fades · -15% playoffs ⭐ Shooting Star · 2025

Career Value · VORP

88 career value over replacement — #1345 all-time of 4,695. 22/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×6 top-10 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2022 · +22.9 vs expected KV-H

69actual

46.1 expected · Δ+22.9

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2022	22–23	BUF	16	—	89	507	2	5.7	2.2	24	27.0	1	32	21	180	1	65.6%	8.6	5.6	—	5	269	25.2%	—	0.0%	1	0.3%	329	3.7	178	2.0	3	29.7	25
2023	23–24	BUF	17	—	237	1,122	2	4.7	0.8	53	22.4	1	54	44	445	4	81.5%	10.1	8.2	—	16	634	54.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	640	2.7	482	2.0	8	29.6	53
2024	24–25	BUF	16	—	207	1,009	16	4.9	7.7	48	23.2	0	38	32	258	2	84.2%	8.1	6.8	—	14	485	47.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	530	2.6	479	2.3	14	14.8	48
2025	25–26	BUF	17	—	309	1,621	12	5.2	3.9	68	22.0	3	40	33	291	2	82.5%	8.8	7.3	—	11	639	57.2%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	935	3.0	686	2.2	21	14.7	68
2026	26–27	BUF	5	—	95	532	5	5.6	5.3	29	30.5	2	11	7	31	0	63.6%	4.4	2.8	—	2	216	66.8%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	71	—	937	4,791	37	5.1	3.9	222	23.7	7	175	137	1,205	9	78.3%	8.8	6.9	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,434	—	1,825	—	46	—	194

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

20thPlayoff Rushing Yards·627 yds 64thPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·4

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2025·Rush Yds1,621 yds

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A top 20% all-time running back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 88 · #1345 · High-Value

Worth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 30% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22

Avg surplus

peak +35

4 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 88