James Cook
RB
Buffalo Bills▲ Hot
- Teammate Dalton Kincaid (a top target) is questionable.
- Teammate DJ Moore (a top target) is questionable.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how RBs have played against the Chargers in the 2026 season.
RB1 = the highest-scoring RB against Chargers in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ARI | Jeremiyah Love | 11 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13.0 |
| 2 |  LV | Ashton Jeanty | 21 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Average | 16.0 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | ||
| Median | 16.0 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | ||
| High | 21 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 13.0 | ||
| Low | 11 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10.3 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How James Cook should do vs the ChargersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Chargers, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game James Cook has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Chargers opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot James Cook will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Chargers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus James Cook's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than James Cook usually produces.
Projected is James Cook's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Chargers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Car | RuYd | RuTD | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOU | 13 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2 | DET | 21 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.9 |
| 3 | LAC | 24 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 4 | NE | 12 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 5 | LA | 25 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22.8 |
| 6 | LV | 22 | 95 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 24.3 |
| 8 | BAL | 21 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 18.1 |
| Cook avg | 19.7 | 101.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 18.8 | |
| Chargers RB1 avg | 16.0 | 44.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | |
| Difference | -3.7 | -56.5 | -0.5 | +3.1 | +1.3 | -3.7 | +0.0 | -7.2 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Cook averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreJames Cook vs the Chargers
Prediction for James Cook
Nobody knows which slot James Cook will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Chargers.
I predict about 15.2 points for James Cook if playing as a RB1. James Cook has averaged 15.4 over 2 games, and the Chargers have given up 11.7 to RB1s (-25% vs the league average of 15.6).
How this projection is built
1. The player. James Cook scored: Wk 1 9.9, Wk 2 20.9. Average 15.4; weighted toward recent games it is 16.9.
2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Chargers allowed 11.7 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 15.6, so that is -25%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -10% adjustment (x0.90).
4. Result. 16.9 x 0.90 = 15.2. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely James Cook is to reach it as a RB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (15.2) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 9.1 points, leaning on James Cook's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 15.
With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- RB1s have averaged 16.0 carries, 44.5 rushing yards and 3.0 receptions against the Chargers across 2 games.
- The Chargers allow 11.7 PPR points to RB1s, -25% versus the league average of 15.6 (ranked 22 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 2 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 10.3 to 13.0 (median 11.7).
- Every RB1 in the sample cleared 40 rushing yards.
- RB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.