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The younger brother of Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, James Cook has a lot of fantasy managers excited about the future, especially those in the dynasty community. Cook split a backfield at Georgia with fellow 2022 NFL Draft pick Zamir White, accumulating over 1,000 total yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season. His landing spot in Buffalo has to be one of the more enticing for fantasy because, despite Devin Singletary's production late in 2022, the Bills don't have a ton invested in him going forward. Not only that, but they've obviously been looking for other options in the backfield to either split the workload with or entirely replace Singletary.
Cook's ability as a pass catcher immediately makes him interesting as that has been a major flaw in recent Bills backfield iterations as Singletary, Zack Moss, Matt Breida and others have proven themselves to be subpar receivers. Cook isn't a Christian McCaffrey-level pass catcher, but he's someone who has versatility and explosiveness which should allow him to get on the field sooner rather than later.
Those drafting Cook will need to make sure that they're not relying on him too early in the season as it's rare for rookie backs to step in and immediately take over a backfield from a veteran but don't be surprised if Cook is the best fantasy running back on the roster down the stretch. The Bills invested their second-round draft pick on him so they'll want to see a return on that investment eventually.
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