James Cook III
RB
BUF
Age 27.1
RB6
Dynasty 1QB
7,295
Overall 14
Superflex
5,567
-24% vs 1QB
Player facts
Age
27.1
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
College
Georgia
Drafted
2022
Season
5th
Jersey
#4
Expert rank
15.5
Where he sits
All 143 ranked running backs by dynasty value, log scale.
- RB24 — where a 12-team league runs out of starting slots1,880
- RB6 — James Cook III7,295
RB6 of 143, 5,415 clear of that line — 5 running backs price above him.
What makes up his value
- Consensus rank9,54881%
- Age curve-2,25319%
At 27.1 the age curve takes 2,253 points off him — 76% of what the same consensus rank is worth at the RB peak of 23-25.
The RB age curve
What his consensus rank is worth at every age, holding that rank constant.
Running backs peak at 23-25.
What holds this price up
5,415 above the starter line
RB24 prices at 1,880. At 27.1 he is past the RB peak of 23-25 and the age curve has already taken 2,253 off — what is left is priced on a shortening window.
Value over time
+203 across 8 snapshots
Value by format
| League | Value | vs base |
|---|---|---|
| Dynasty, 1QB | 7,295 | 0% |
| Dynasty, superflex | 5,567 | -24% |
| Redraft, 1QB | 9,548 | 31% |
| Redraft, superflex | 7,287 | -0% |
What he costs in picks
A pick package that reaches James Cook III’s 1QB dynasty price of 7,295.
- 2026 Pick 1.016,334
- 2027 Late 1st864
- 2026 Pick 3.0196
- Package total7,294
Within the ±5% fair band.
Comparable players
| Player | Pos | Age | Value | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake London | WR | 25.3 | 7,295 | — | Compare |
| Jeremiyah Love | RB | 21.4 | 7,312 | +17 | Compare |
| Josh Allen | QB | 30.4 | 7,009 | -286 | Compare |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | 27.8 | 6,943 | -352 | Compare |
| Chris Olave | WR | 26.3 | 6,656 | -639 | Compare |
| Malik Nabers | WR | 23.3 | 7,939 | +644 | Compare |