James Cook Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Ravens

James Cook and the Buffalo Bills will play the Baltimore Ravens -- whose run defense was ranked first in the NFL last season (80.1 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Is Cook a DFS option for you this week, as he plays the Ravens? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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James Cook Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.2
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.0
• Projected Rushing Yards: 60.72
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.38
• Projected Receiving Yards: 14.03
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.08

Projections provided by numberFire

Cook 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 24th overall and seventh at his position, Cook picked up 234.7 fantasy points (14.7 per game) in 2024.
• In Week 2 last season against the Miami Dolphins, Cook posted a season-high of 27.5 fantasy points, with this stat line: 11 carries, 78 yards, 2 TDs; 1 reception, 17 yards, 1 TD.
• Cook accumulated 25.4 fantasy points in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs (13 carries, 85 yards, 2 TDs; 3 receptions, 49 yards) in his second-best game last season.
• Cook accumulated 2.9 fantasy points -- 6 carries, 20 yards -- in his worst game of the year, Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams.
• In his second-worst fantasy showing of the season, Cook picked up 4.8 points (9 carries, 39 yards) in Week 4 against the Baltimore Ravens.

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Ravens Defensive Performance

• Last season, Baltimore allowed five quarterbacks to register over 300 passing yards in a game.
• 13 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Ravens last season.
• Against Baltimore last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Ravens allowed at least three passing touchdowns to four opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Baltimore allowed six players pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• The Ravens allowed 20 players to haul in a TD pass against them last season.
• Baltimore gave up at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to six players last season.
• Looking at run defense, the Ravens gave up more than 100 yards on the ground to only one player last season.
• On the ground, Baltimore allowed 12 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In terms of run D, the Ravens didn't allow two or more rushing touchdowns to any opposing players last year.

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