George Pickens for James Cook III (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	George Pickens WR - DAL George Pickens WR - DAL
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 10	# 19	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at HOU	at NYG	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs HOU	This is a 3 star matchup. WRs perform close to their average vs NYG	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	269.2	198.9	-
Avg Game	15.8	11.7	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	30	31	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	James Cook III	George Pickens	Add Player

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/29	#12	#19	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#12	#9	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#8	#18	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#13	#14	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/28	#13	#18	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/28	#12	#19	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#12	#24	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/28	#12	#19	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/29	#12	#19	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#12	#10	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#5	#19	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#12	#19	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#5	#21	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/28	#7	#37	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#8	#14	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#12	#11	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#12	#11	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#12	#11	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#3	#19	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#12	#24	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/26	#12	#19	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/27	#12	#21	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/28	#12	#26	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#5	#19	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#12	#19	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#12	#11	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#15	#19	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#12	#50	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#33	#39	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/23	#5	#14	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#13	#19	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#5	#31	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#12	#19	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#13	#19	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#5	#24	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#13	#19	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#12	#24	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#5	#19	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#13	#19	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/24	#12	#18	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#5	#14	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#12	#21	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#12	#19	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#12	#26	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#5	#11	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#12	#21	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#12	#19	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#12	#14	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#12	#19	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#12	#11	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#12	#19	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#15	#19	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#12	#21	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#12	#18	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#12	#21	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#5	#25	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#5	#19	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#12	#21	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#20	#19	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#13	#26	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#8	#11	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#5	#31	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#12	#19	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#12	#19	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#12	#19	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#5	#26	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#12	#19	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#13	#19	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#12	#19	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#5	#14	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#12	#19	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#12	#19	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#13	#19	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/27	#12	#11	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#5	#31	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#5	#9	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#12	#21	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#13	#21	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#12	#19	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#12	#14	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#12	#18	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#8	#19	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#12	#14	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#12	#11	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#12	#18	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#12	#19	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#17	#11	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#12	#23	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#5	#19	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#15	#21	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#12	#11	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/23	#12	#14	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#12	#21	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#13	#14	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#12	#19	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#12	#14	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/28	#12	#18	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#12	#19	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#12	#14	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#12	#19	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#12	#19	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#8	#19	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#13	#31	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#12	#21	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#12	#19	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#15	#21	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#8	#19	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#12	#19	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#12	#19	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#12	#18	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#20	#21	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#12	#19	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#12	#19	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	George Pickens WR - DAL George Pickens WR - DAL
2026 Schedule
Week 1	at HOU	at NYG
Week 2	vs. DET	vs. WAS
Week 3	vs. LAC	vs. BAL
Week 4	vs. NE	at HOU
Week 5	at LAR	vs. TB
Week 6	at LV	at GB
Week 7	BYE WEEK	at PHI
Week 8	vs. BAL	vs. ARI
Week 9	at MIN	at IND
Week 10	at NYJ	vs. SF
Week 11	vs. MIA	vs. TEN
Week 12	vs. KC	vs. PHI
Week 13	at NE	at SEA
Week 14	at GB	BYE WEEK
Week 15	vs. CHI	at LAR
Week 16	at DEN	vs. JAC
Week 17	at MIA	vs. NYG
Week 18	vs. NYJ	at WAS

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	George Pickens WR - DAL George Pickens WR - DAL
2025 Points
Week 1	16.2	3.0
Week 2	25.5	12.8
Week 3	17.8	12.8
Week 4	19.5	25.4
Week 5	4.9	11.7
Week 6	8.7	22.8
Week 7	‐	8.2
Week 8	33.6	7.8
Week 9	12.5	7.9
Week 10	5.7	‐
Week 11	17.4	20.4
Week 12	18.9	20.6
Week 13	15.7	10.8
Week 14	9.1	3.7
Week 15	29.1	3.3
Week 16	25.4	19.0
Week 17	7.7	7.8
Week 18	1.5	0.9
Total	269.2	198.9
Average	15.8	11.7

Notes for Player Combination
	James Cook III RB - BUF James Cook III RB - BUF	George Pickens WR - DAL George Pickens WR - DAL
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Well, so much for all of the regression talk about James Cook last year. Cook crushed all of the haters, improving his stock as the RB6 in fantasy points per game. He led the NFL in rushing yards (1,621) while finishing third in rushing attempts and sixth in rushing touchdowns (tied). Cook had 14 total touchdowns compared to the 18 that he spiked in the previous season. Cook remained extremely efficient as a rusher, ranking 15th in explosive run rate and 11th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). His passing game usage was nearly identical to the previous season, with 40 targets (38 targets in 2024) and 8.8 yards per reception (8.1 in 2024). We can quibble about where Cook sits in the RB1 rankings in 2026, but he remains a rock-solid RB1 in one of the best offenses in the NFL.	Last season was a monster breakout season for George Pickens as the WR5 in fantasy points per game. His splits with CeeDee Lamb out and active were dramatic, but that doesn't mean that Pickens wasn't awesome in both realms. With Lamb in the huddle, Pickens averaged 15 fantasy points per game versus 24.2 with him out. Across that entire season with Lamb, that would have made Pickens the WR11 in fantasy points per game, and without him, he would have been the WR1 in fantasy points per game. With Lamb, Pickens had a 20.2% target share with 2.24 yards per route run, 77.1 receiving yards per game, a 25.2% first-read share, and 0.116 first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Without Lamb, those numbers jumped to a 23.6% target share, 3.14 yards per route run, 106.8 receiving yards per game, a 34.1% first-read share, and 0.154 first downs per route run. No matter how you slice it, Pickens was elite last year, and he should be a WR1 again this season in a pass-first Dallas offense.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros	James Cook led the NFL in rushing yards in 2025 (1,621). He finished as the RB6 in PPG and RB6 in total points scored. At 26 years old, the Bills RB is in his Uber Prime. He is improving every single season. And he has yet to be fully unlocked as a receiver despite being heavily touted as a pass-catcher coming out of Georgia. If Cook gets unleashed on all three downs under a new HC, he could flirt with an RB1 overall status as the engine to the Bills' offense. The 200-pound back has a 44-catch and 445 receiving yards season on his resume, which only Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Christian McCaffery, and De'Von Achane hit last season with 1,000 rushing yards to boot.	George Pickens delivered a true breakout in 2025, finishing as a top-6 fantasy WR despite sharing targets with CeeDee Lamb in Dallas. The big-play specialist thrived on efficiency and touchdown production, averaging 84.1 receiving yards per game with nine scores while consistently delivering spike-week upside. Pickens proved capable of producing WR1 numbers even alongside a healthy Lamb, although his high-variance play style makes weekly volatility part of the package. If he avoids a contract-related holdout and maintains his chemistry with Dak Prescott, Pickens should remain a low-end fantasy WR1 with week-winning upside.
Chris Welsh FantasyPros	#2 in Rush Yards Over expected at 1.14 (NFLSavant)