The betting market prices James Cook at 13.5 PPR points per game for the 2026 season (222 points over 16.5 expected games), built from 19 live prop and prediction-market lines. 63% of that projection is priced directly from markets. The rest, receiving TDs, receiving yards, receptions and 1 more, is filled from a consensus of 2 outside projection sources.
That makes him the #13 overall value on the board and a Tier 5 RB, worth 76 season points more than RB26, the replacement-level starter at his position. His industry-consensus ADP sits at pick 12.5. The market and the draft room roughly agree on him. The voting crowd ranks him #7 while the market has him #28, one of the larger disagreements on the board. The market expects regression: he finished as the RB6 in 2025.
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Frequently asked
Is James Cook a good value at ADP 12.5?
James Cook ranks #13 in overall value on the 2026 PPR draft board (Tier 5 RB) against an industry-consensus ADP of 12.5. The market and the draft room roughly agree, so he is fairly priced rather than a bargain or a reach.
What is James Cook's floor and ceiling?
Across 17 games in 2025, James Cook's weekly floor (25th percentile) was 10.7 PPR points and his ceiling (90th percentile) was 28.3, with a median week of 20.4. 59% of his weeks landed at or above his floor.
How much of James Cook's projection is priced from markets?
About 63% of James Cook's 2026 season projection of 13.5 PPR points per game is priced directly from live player-prop and prediction-market lines (19 on the page). The remainder (receiving TDs, receiving yards, receptions and 1 more) is filled from a consensus of outside projection sources or a model estimate where no market prices that stat.
Value signalsWHY THE BOARD RANKS HIM HERE
▲Worth 76 season points more than RB26, the replacement-level starter at his position in this league, and the next tier down costs another 58.
—Priced about right: value and the field's ADP (~12.5) agree on him within a few spots.
▼The crowd is 21 spots higher on him than the market (crowd #7 vs market #28); the market is more skeptical than public sentiment.
▼The market expects regression: #28 now after finishing #18 overall last season (RB6).
2025 week by week302.2 FANTASY PTS TOTAL · 59% STEADY WEEKS